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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Still working to ensure freedom, equality and dignity for all
Article / 30th January 2020To mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations issued '30 articles on the 30 articles' that summarise this historic document. Below we republish the backgrounders about the economic and social rights which are central to our campaigning activities at STWR.
New leadership for the IMF, same old hypocrisy?
Article / 30th January 2020With its latest pronouncements on the threat of rising inequality, can we expect to see an International Monetary Fund that firmly rejects the austerity policies it has historically pushed? Unfortunately not, explains Sam Pizzigati for Inequality.org.
World confronting harsh realities of unequal global landscape
Report / 23rd January 2020The World Social Report 2020, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, shows that income inequality has increased in most developed countries, and some middle-income countries including China.
Just 162 billionaires have the same wealth as half of humanity
News / 21st January 2020In a stark reminder of gaping global inequality, a new report by Oxfam reveals that 162 billionaires, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have the same wealth as the poorest half of the world.
UN sounds alarm over unprecedented levels of hunger in southern Africa
News / 16th January 2020Southern Africa is in the throes of a climate emergency, with hunger levels in the region on a previously unseen scale, the UN has warned.
Ballooning debt forces poor countries to cut public spending
Blog / 13th January 2020Poorer countries are cutting public spending in response to a “growing debt crisis”, campaigners have warned.
3% of U.S. military spending could end starvation on earth
Blog / 13th January 2020A billboards project from World Beyond War highlights how little of current U.S. military spending could permanently end hunger and extreme poverty globally.
Terminemos con la pobreza mundial exigiendo el Artículo 25
Article / 9th January 2020Únase a STWR, Compartir los Recursos del Mundo, en manifestaciones para el Artículo 25 de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos.
What protests in Lebanon can tell us about inequality worldwide
Blog / 7th January 2020With all eyes on them, Lebanese protesters now have the opportunity to outline an ambitious programme for reform that tackles inequality for current and future generations, writes Mona Fawaz.
A year of protests, with inequality at their root
Blog / 7th January 2020The UN's 2019 report on human development is timely in view of the widespread social unrest in many countries that derives, to a large extent, from the inequalities this report analyses. By Yossi Mekelberg.