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COP28: everything you need to know
We call for an end to the global reliance on fossil fuels, and a just transition to green energy systems at this year's UN climate summit.
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Why we need to fix global tax rules!
Amazon paid £0 in UK corporation tax last year. How do rich multinational corporations get away with paying little-to-no tax on their vast profits – and who is paying for the black hole this lost tax revenue leaves in public finances?
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Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians
The right to food is an internationally recognised human right. But for Palestinians, this right is under attack by Israel’s apartheid and occupation regime.
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Tea trade trouble for Sri Lanka's crucial rainforests
The tea trade is threatening Sri Lanka's crucial rainforests, with devastating impacts for local people, regional biodiversity and the global climate.
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Statement on Palestine (October 2023)
We are deeply concerned by the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and Israel. This has resulted in an unacceptable loss of life — and we urge all parties, including the international community to work to stop the bloodshed.
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Why we must move beyond extraction
A post-extractive approach understands that resources are finite and hold value beyond their monetary value, and that the process of extraction has costs far beyond the financial. Resource use must be justice-based, and prioritised raising living standards for the majority of people within planetary limits, rather than maximising profit for a few at any cost.
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Climate-colonialism: Anglo American's mining expansion in Chile endangers millions
London-based mining company Anglo American claims to be a climate leader — yet its mining projects are devasting Global South communities and the environment.
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The fight for rights: why we must defend strikes, boycotts and protests
We must defend our right to strike, our right to protest and our right to boycott against the UK government's legislative attacks.
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2022: Stories from the struggle
While 2022 has been a year of growing repression, worsening economic crisis and climate breakdown, War on Want’s partners, supporters and allies have continued to fight against the root causes of global inequality and injustice. 2022 has also been a year of resistance, unity, and struggle.