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US$2 trillion for war versus US$100 billion to save the planet
Blog / 19th July 2022The money that is being swallowed into the Western military establishments does not only drift away from any climate spending but also promotes greater climate catastrophe, writes Murad Qureshi.
Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief
News / 19th July 2022Wildfires and heatwaves wreaking havoc across swathes of the globe show humanity facing “collective suicide”, the UN secretary general has warned, as governments around the world scramble to protect people from the impacts of extreme heat.
Just two weeks of food billionaire wealth gains could fund anti-hunger effort in East Africa
Blog / 19th July 2022While one person is dying every 48 seconds in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia alone, Oxfam report that food billionaires have increased their collective wealth by $382 billion since 2020.
West must force private lenders to ease Africa’s crippling debt, say campaigners
News / 13th July 2022Western governments should “compel” private lenders to ease loan repayments from low-income countries to tackle a debt crisis, according to campaigners.
World is moving backwards on eliminating hunger and malnutrition, UN report reveals
News / 8th July 2022The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving in reverse, away from the Sustainable Development Goals.
New world records: More weapons than ever. And a hunger crisis like no other
Blog / 8th July 2022While the NATO Summit ended in Madrid with net commitments to double spending on weapons and to increase by eight-fold the number of troops in Europe, the total of hungry people worldwide now marks an unprecedented record.
Poor People’s March: Organizing for peace, justice, and equality
Blog / 24th June 2022Tens of thousands of people joined the Mass Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls on June 18.
Funding needed for climate disasters has risen ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years
Report / 10th June 2022Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam.
Are we headed for mass revolts to upturn the global economic model?
Blog / 10th June 2022How long can billionaires continue to amass wealth while the world's poorest struggle to buy food? By Paul Rogers for Common Dreams.
UN “deeply troubled” by impending cuts on development aid by rich nations
Blog / 1st June 2022The invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western nations and a rise in humanitarian and military assistance to the beleaguered country, is now threatening to undermine the flow of ODA to the world’s poorer nations.