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Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
Blog / 17th October 2025More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN.
The existence of hunger is a political choice
Article / 14th October 2025Hunger is neither a natural condition of humankind nor an unavoidable tragedy: it is the result of choices made by governments and economic systems that have chosen to turn a blind eye to inequalities, writes Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Urgent calls for debt relief as study shows health and education cuts in developing world
News / 13th October 2025Top economists are demanding urgent action on debt relief as analysis from the campaign group Debt Justice shows struggling governments are cutting back on health and education.
Beware Trump’s ceasefire deal absent meaningful UN action to halt Israel’s genocide
Article / 10th October 2025The U.S. '20-point Gaza plan' has succeeded in upstaging calls at the UN General Assembly for concrete, UN-led measures to force Israel to end its criminal genocide in Gaza and illegal occupation of Palestine, writes Nicolas J. S. Davies.
Global health at risk as funding cuts threaten fight against AIDS, TB, and malaria
News / 9th October 2025Global efforts to fight three of the world's most harmful and widespread infectious diseases—AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria—are now threatened by dramatic cuts to global health financing.
‘Africa’s voice is not heard’: Leaders issue call for equity, justice and courage
News / 26th September 2025On the third day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding message: the global order must be reshaped to ensure fairness, equity, and representation for all nations.
Report shows how to end ‘climate colonialism’ and ensure a just transition for Global South
Report / 25th September 2025Oxfam details how “climate colonialism” of wealthier nations “hijacks” resources from the Global South—and lays out how the world can build an energy system rooted in equality and justice.
UN at 80: A mixed legacy of highs and lows
Article / 23rd September 2025As the UN commemorates its 80th anniversary, at a high-level meeting of 138 world political leaders, one lingering question remains: is there any reason for a celebration – judging by the UN’s mostly failed political performances over the last eight decades?
Hundreds of thousands mobilise worldwide to ‘Draw the line’ for climate action and justice
News / 23rd September 2025Ahead of this month’s United Nations General Assembly and November’s UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil, activists around the world are taking part in a global week of action “for a future built on peace, clean energy, and fairness.”
UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack
News / 19th September 2025“Underfunded, overstretched and under attack” is how the UN's top aid official has referred to the UN and the support it is providing to the humanitarian sector.