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UK slashes aid to poorest nations in ‘moral catastrophe’ of 40% savings – and fails to protect HIV funding fully
News / 20th March 2026The UK government is to slash aid spending to some of the poorest countries in the world, as part of moves to reduce spending by 40 per cent.
UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’
News / 19th March 2026Climate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly £2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put national security and lives overseas at risk.
Middle East war risks pushing 45 million more people into acute hunger
News / 18th March 2026The Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN World Food Programme has warned, as the UN chief again demands an end to the widening conflict.
The Iran war Is breaking global humanitarian aid efforts
Article / 13th March 2026The war in Iran has triggered severe global economic disruption, choking off disaster relief supply chains and spiking oil prices—further exacerbating existing humanitarian crises.
$1 billion a day for war in Iran could help every American family who needs healthcare and food stamps
Blog / 9th March 2026The Trump administration - backed by several members of Congress - is cutting healthcare and food assistance for millions of families while spending $1 billion a day on a war in Iran.
Should billionaires have it all?
Blog / 9th March 2026In today's world of increasingly stark inequality, the case for billionaires demands close scrutiny. Lawrence S. Wittner asks if they should exist at all.
Experts worldwide agree: US-Israel attack on Iran a clear violation of international law
News / 4th March 2026Experts on international law throughout the world have concluded that the unprovoked US-Israeli attack on Iran that began on Saturday is illegal.
This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations
Article / 2nd March 2026By attacking Iran without Security Council approval, the US and Israel are attempting to destroy the United Nations and the international rule of law — but they will fail.
Strengthen the United Nations
Blog / 26th February 2026Although the United Nations was created in 1945 with the goal of ending war and solving other global problems, in many cases the international organization has been unable to fulfill its mission.
From India, Guterres calls for $3 billion fund to ensure AI benefits all
News / 20th February 2026The future of artificial intelligence “cannot be decided by a handful of countries or left to the whims of a few billionaires,” the UN Secretary-General told the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.