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North ignores ‘perfect storm’ in global South

Blog / 22nd February 2024

A gathering ‘perfect storm’ now threatens much devastation in the global South, likely to most hurt the poorest and most vulnerable, writes Jomo Kwame Sundaram. 

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1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection

News / 22nd February 2024

Globally, 1.4 billion children aged 0-15 lack any form of social protection, leaving them vulnerable to disease, poor nutrition and poverty, according to new data released today by the International Labour Organization, Save the Children and UNICEF. 

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Israel’s Gaza campaign is the gravest moral crisis of our time

Article / 15th February 2024

The crisis in Gaza shows those nations that should be defending international law and humanitarian values to be openly betraying their commitments. Their moral bankruptcy couldn’t be more glaring, writes Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi.

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UN says war-torn Sudan must not be forgotten, calls for aid funding

News / 14th February 2024

The United Nations has urged countries not to forget the civilians caught up in the war in Sudan, appealing for $4.1 billion to meet their humanitarian needs and support those who have fled to neighbouring countries.

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After Dubai: Towards a “just, orderly, and equitable” fossil fuel phase out

Article / 8th February 2024

Unless we win a comprehensive climate finance breakthrough, all hope for ‘a fair, orderly, and equitable’ phase-out of fossil fuels will be abandoned, writes Tom Athanasiou.

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Onerous debt making poorest poorer

Blog / 2nd February 2024

Contractionary economic trends since 2008 and ‘geopolitical’ conflicts subverting international cooperation have worsened world conditions, leaving their poorest worse off, writes Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

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Can the IMF and the World Bank really be changed?

Blog / 1st February 2024

A geopolitical bias, outdated governance and a too market-oriented framework are only some of the structural deficits of these institutions, writes Jayati Ghosh.

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Aid organizations condemn cut in funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees

News / 30th January 2024

In a collective outcry against the suspension of funding to the UN's humanitarian relief agency, several aid organizations have voiced their deep concern over the perilous situation unfolding in Gaza.

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Universal health coverage stalls while financial protection goes backwards

Blog / 26th January 2024

Is the World Health Organisation contributing to the reinvention of structural adjustment? The People's Health Movement comments on the latest WHO Global Health Governance Report.

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STWR supports call to UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza

Article / 25th January 2024

STWR joins global humanitarian and human rights organisations demanding all UN member states halt arms transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups fuelling the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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