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UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard

News / 5th June 2025

The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid in Mozambique to maternal health services in Afghanistan, critical programmes are on the brink of collapse unless urgent funding is secured.

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Rev. Barber leads Moral Monday march against ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ amid Senate debate

Blog / 3rd June 2025

The bill would "rob the poor, starve children, and deny care to the sick in order to line the pockets of the wealthy," writes Julia Conley for Common Dreams.

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Gaza: Top UN envoy calls on Israel to end devastating strikes, starvation of civilians

News / 30th May 2025

Gaza’s population is being “starved and denied the very basics,” while the region stands at a dangerous crossroads, the UN’s Middle East peace envoy has warned the Security Council.

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Hundreds of millions are dying of hunger

Article / 30th May 2025

Enough food is produced to meet the needs of 11 billion people. Why do so many of the 8 billion people on the planet go hungry? By Vijay Prashad for Tricontinental.

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World Health Organisation’s annual budget is the ‘equivalent to global military expenditure every 8 hours’

News / 21st May 2025

The Director-General of the WHO drew a sharp contrast between its budget and global spending priorities: US$ 2.1 billion is the equivalent of global military expenditure every eight hours. 

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Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions

News / 19th May 2025

Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, pushing millions of people to the brink in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions. 

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‘Children are being starved by design’: all of Gaza faces hunger crisis due to Israeli siege

Article / 13th May 2025

New data shows the total Israeli siege that's now in its third month has made Gaza's already dire hunger crisis worse, leaving the entire Palestinian enclave in emergency conditions.

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The World Bank, at 80, and the true goals of multilateral cooperation and global development

Article / 9th May 2025

80 years since the World Bank's establishment, demand is growing for a UN intergovernmental process to review its governance, role and mandate. In the Bank's current form, it's not for purpose. 

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Health inequities are shortening lives by decades

Blog / 7th May 2025

A global report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that the underlying causes of ill health often stem from factors beyond the health sector, such as lack of quality housing, education and job opportunities.

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US led ‘unprecedented’ surge in global military spending in 2024

Blog / 30th April 2025

Military spending worldwide soared to $2.718 trillion last year, meaning it "has increased every year for a full decade, going up by 37% between 2015 and 2024," according to an annual report released this week. 

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