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Poor people in the developing world have a right to medicine

Blog / 22nd November 2023

People should not die because of their income or where they were born. We must have the courage to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry, writes Bernie Sanders.

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UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’

Blog / 10th November 2023

UK government policies continue to entrench poverty and inflict unnecessary misery on millions of people, says Just Fair director Jess McQuail and UN’s Olivier De Schutter.

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America’s war economy and the urgent call for peace in the Middle East

Article / 10th November 2023

Many Americans believe that the nations abundance should be used not as a tool of death, but as a lifeline for poor and struggling people at home and abroad. By Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.

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Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns

News / 10th November 2023

Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, according to a new report from the UN environment agency..

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UK ‘in violation of international law’ over poverty levels, says UN envoy

News / 7th November 2023

Poverty levels in the UK are “simply not acceptable” and the government is violating international law, the United Nations’ poverty envoy has said ahead of a visit to the country this week.

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Hunger emergencies at risk of going forgotten amid crisis in Palestine

Blog / 3rd November 2023

The latest Hunger Hotspots report provides a telling reminder of critical humanitarian emergencies that risk falling under the radar while the world’s attention is on the conflict in Israel and Palestine. 

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It’s a poverty emergency and we must act

Blog / 20th October 2023

Lives cut short by poverty and low-wealth is a moral indictment of a society that is abandoning millions amid abundance. This crisis requires an emergency response, writes Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis for Common Dreams.

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A new eco-social contract: The social security for all campaign

Article / 19th October 2023

Ahead of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the World Bank and IMF, STWR joined the new campaign for 'Social Security for all' from the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors. 

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Marrakesh declaration to end austerity

Article / 13th October 2023

More than 300 civil society organisations call upon governments, Ministries of Finance and International Financial Institutions to #EndAusterity and implement financing alternatives at the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Marrakesh. 

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Faced with crushing debts, world’s poorest nations to slash public spending by over 229 billion dollars

Blog / 12th October 2023

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are returning to Africa, for the first time in decades, with the “same old failed message”.

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