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Inequality tightens its grip on the most vulnerable
Blog / 19th May 2022Please do not say you were not aware that the world produces enough food to feed all human beings on Earth, while nearly double the combined European Union’s population go to bed hungry… every single night.
World military expenditure passes $2 trillion for first time
News / 13th May 2022World military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of $2.1 trillion. This was the seventh consecutive year that spending increased, reports the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
With clenched fists, they spend money on weapons as the planet burns
Blog / 13th May 2022Two important reports were released last month, neither getting the kind of attention they deserve, writes Vijay Prashad for the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.
'Avoidable tragedy': Rich nation failures blamed as global hunger hits record high
News / 6th May 2022The number of people suffering from extreme hunger reached an all-time high in 2021 and is on track to increase further this year—unless wealthy countries ramp up efforts to "tackle the root causes of food crises rather than just responding after they occur."
Cost of the Ukraine war felt in Africa, Global South
Blog / 6th May 2022As the West is busy dealing with its own economic woes while cutting off Russian exports, little heed is being paid to those suffering the most, writes Ramzy Baroud.
The suicidal war on nature continues unabated – International Mother Earth Day
Blog / 28th April 2022There is plenty of information alerting against the ongoing devastating human war on Mother Nature. And the message is clear, writes Baher Kamal for IPS News.
'We won't stop': Climate scientists vow to keep fighting after global mobilisation
News / 12th April 2022After wrapping up a worldwide civil disobedience campaign to call for a "climate revolution," scientists have pledged to keep fighting for the ambitious action they warn is necessary to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of the fossil-fueled global emergency.
‘Terrifying prospect’ of over a quarter of a billion more people crashing into extreme levels of poverty this year
Report / 12th April 2022Over a quarter of a billion more people could crash into extreme levels of poverty in 2022 because of COVID-19, rising global inequality and the shock of food price rises supercharged by the war in Ukraine, reveals a new Oxfam brief.
Number of people facing extreme hunger in Sudan predicted to double
News / 25th March 2022The number of people who are severely hungry in Sudan could double by September as a result of poor harvests, economic crisis, internal conflict and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UN has warned.
Afghanistan: Food insecurity and malnutrition threaten ‘an entire generation’
News / 25th March 2022People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of “unparalleled proportions”, according to the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator.