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Extreme hunger has more than doubled in the world’s worst climate hotspots, says Oxfam
Report / 22nd September 2022In a new report on the impact of climate on food supply, Oxfam found a 123 per cent rise in acute hunger in the 10 countries with the highest number of UN appeals driven by extreme weather events.
Annual Report for 2022: Share the World’s Resources
Report / 15th September 2022As the year 2021 began, the need for sharing global resources was unprecedented. Read more about STWR's activities in 2021 and our future plans.
Climate collapse is not inevitable but ‘great leap’ needed
Blog / 14th September 2022To bring about a 'Great Leap' scenario, it is necessary to address the fundamental inequalities that are the root cause of the ecological crisis, writes Paul Virgo.
The transformative potential of human rights economics
Blog / 14th September 2022Human rights advocates could be more active in using human rights tools to transform economic thought and practice, particularly in holding private and public economic actors accountable for their actions.
Wall Street giants set to smash profit records off global hunger, energy crisis
Blog / 14th September 2022Russia's war on Ukraine has wreaked havoc on global commodity markets, driving up energy and food prices and exacerbating hunger emergencies around the world.
The world food crisis is about to get worse
News / 2nd September 2022Millions are facing starvation as war combines with financial and climate-driven shocks. Now the U.N. goal to end hunger by the end of the decade looks further than ever.
Achieving earth for all
Blog / 2nd September 202250 years ago, the report ‘The Limits of Growth’ was published — and its scenarios turned out surprisingly accurate. But we can still change course, writes Jayati Ghosh
Record profits for grain firms amid food crisis prompt calls for windfall tax
News / 25th August 2022Companies at the centre of the global grain trade have enjoyed a record bonanza amid soring food prices around the world, raising concerns of profiteering and speculation in global food markets that could put staples beyond the reach of the poorest.
Coming together to save earth could be the best project ever undertaken by the human species
Blog / 25th August 2022Change will come, and can only come from committed people mobilizing in common cause as a powerful social movement, writes David Korten.
U.N. humanitarian agencies face record funding gap this year
News / 15th August 2022U.N. humanitarian projects face a record funding gap this year, with only a third of the required $48.7 billion secured so far as global needs outpace pledges.