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‘Children are being starved by design’: all of Gaza faces hunger crisis due to Israeli siege
Article / 13th May 2025New 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.
The World Bank, at 80, and the true goals of multilateral cooperation and global development
Article / 9th May 202580 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.
Health inequities are shortening lives by decades
Blog / 7th May 2025A 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.
US led ‘unprecedented’ surge in global military spending in 2024
Blog / 30th April 2025Military 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.
Gaza is burning. UK NGOs must abandon failed diplomacy and fight back
Blog / 29th April 2025Only legal action, protests and public pressure will convince Britain’s government to end its complicity in genocide, writes Nick Dearden and Shaista Aziz.
Despite Pope Francis’s wishes, there’s little appetite for richer nations to help the poorest
Blog / 28th April 2025Trump’s tariffs will make it tougher for emerging economies to service loans but debt relief has fallen off the political agenda, writes Heather Stewart.
Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) 2025
Blog / 22nd April 2025The Global Day of Action on Military Spending demands our governments shift from war spending to real security: disarmament, human rights, and climate justice. Visit GDAMS and join the call to #DefundMilitarism.
Sudan faces worsening humanitarian catastrophe as famine and conflict escalate: UN experts
News / 22nd April 2025As the conflict in Sudan reaches the two-year mark, UN human rights experts raised alarm that widespread starvation and a distressing surge in acute malnutrition are unfolding.
‘War without limits’: Aid agencies sound the alarm as Israel’s Gaza blockade enters a second month
News / 8th April 2025One month after Israel cut off humanitarian aid from the Gaza Strip, aid agencies say the humanitarian situation there has deteriorated dangerously.
Tens of millions at risk of extreme hunger and starvation as unprecedented funding crisis spirals
News / 1st April 2025Despite the generosity of many governments and individual donors, WFP is experiencing a steep decline in funding across its major donors.