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‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

News / 8th November 2024

“Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by violence and conflict, say UN agencies.

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'Unacceptable,' advocates say as COP16 ends without biodiversity fund deal

News / 4th November 2024

Officials at the international biodiversity conference were forced to suspend talks without reaching an agreement on a key issue of the summit—a detailed finance plan for a dedicated biodiversity fund.

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Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty and deaths, says Oxfam

Report / 4th November 2024

The high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and excess deaths, a report has found.

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Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and end to impunity

News / 24th October 2024

STWR joins a coalition of more than 150 NGOs urging the international community to end the impunity that has allowed atrocities by Israeli forces against civilians to escalate in Gaza, the West Bank and now Lebanon.

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Ending poverty for half the world could take more than a century

News / 22nd October 2024

At today’s feeble pace, it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, according to the World Bank.

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Africa faces escalating food crisis as conflict and climate impacts drive hunger

News / 22nd October 2024

163 million Africans are currently experiencing acute food insecurity, a number that has nearly tripled in just five years, according to new data.

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International financial system ‘not fit for purpose’ to address catastrophic debt crisis: UN poverty expert

News / 21st October 2024

The international financial system is failing to address the catastrophic debt crisis that is engulfing developing countries and causing misery for hundreds of millions of people, according to the UN’s poverty expert. 

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World told act now or face 136 years of hunger, report warns

Report / 18th October 2024

High levels of hunger will continue for another 136 years in many developing countries, according to a new report assessing global hunger.

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Up to 21,000 people are dying each day from conflict-fuelled hunger around the world

Report / 16th October 2024

On World Food Day, analysis by Oxfam reveals that hunger has reached an all-time high exposing the flaws in global peacebuilding and conflict recovery efforts. 

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Good governance should aim for the common good and for international cooperation

Blog / 11th October 2024

At the heart of good governance is the need for governments to treat other nations with respect, with peace, and with a readiness for dialogue and global cooperation, says Jeffrey Sachs.

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