Articles by Share the World’s Resources
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Pathways of Transition to Agroecological Food Systems
Adam Parsons | Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
20 Jun 2016
A new report by leading sustainability experts has reaffirmed the case for a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems – fundamental to which is a call for redistributing power back into the hands of those who feed the world.
→ read full articleNo Recognition of ‘One Humanity’ at the World Humanitarian Forum
Rajesh Makwana | Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
13 Jun 2016
In light of the overwhelming moral imperative to share planetary resources more equitably and protect the lives of those facing humanitarian emergencies, the World Humanitarian Summit is yet another reminder of the huge gulf between government priorities and the desperate reality of the world situation.
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Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Apr 2016
Establishing a globally agreed tax body under the auspices of the United Nations and putting an end to dubious tax avoidance activities would bolster government revenues and help finance the provision of essential public services, especially in the Global South.
→ read full articleThe Global Refugee Crisis: Humanity’s Last Call for a Culture of Sharing and Cooperation
Rajesh Makwana, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Mar 2016
The real crisis is not the influx of refugees to Europe per se but a toxic combination of destabilising foreign policy agendas, economic austerity and the rise of right-wing nationalism, which is likely to push the world further into social and political chaos in the months ahead.
→ read full articleScrapping Trident and Transitioning to a Nuclear-Free World
Rajesh Makwana, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Mar 2016
As the illicit trade in nuclear weapons escalates alongside the risk of geopolitical conflict, it’s high time governments decisively prioritised nuclear disarmament – and that means scrapping Trident, the UK’s inordinately expensive nuclear deterrent, which would also facilitate the redistribution of scarce public resources to fund essential services.
→ read full articleWorld Day for Social Justice 2016 – Time to Share the Wealth
Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
22 Feb 2016
Market Forces Are the Problem, Not the Solution – Every year since 2009, the United Nations has highlighted February 20th as the World Day for Social Justice in a bid to underscore the glaring inequalities that increasingly characterise the world today.
→ read full articleA New Era of Global Protest Begins
Rajesh Makwana, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Jan 2016
14 Jan 2016 – Research by Dr. David Bailey provides empirical evidence that we have entered a prolonged period of dissent characterised by an escalation in the magnitude and diversity of public protest. The catalyst was the financial crisis of 2008, which continues to have a detrimental impact for the vast majority of citizens – even while the combined wealth of the richest 1% continues to soar.
→ read full articleBeyond the Sustainable Development Goals: Uncovering the Truth about Global Poverty and Demanding the Universal Realisation of Article 25
Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
2 Nov 2015
The Sustainable Development Goals – despite their positive and progressive rhetoric – by no means constitute a transformative agenda for meeting the basic needs of all people within the means of our shared planet. This report argues that we may never see an end to poverty “in all its forms everywhere” unless…
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Rajesh Makwana, Share The World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Oct 2015
Without a collective worldwide awakening to the injustice of widespread poverty amidst excessive wealth inequalities, it may remain impossible to overcome vested interests and the political inertia of governments. The responsibility for change falls squarely on the shoulders of us all.
→ read full articleImagining the Ultimate Global Sharing Day
Rajesh Makwana, Share The World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Nov 2012
The growing support for the sharing economy has the potential to change the way we understand and address the many challenges we face. But it is at the national and global level that sharing can have a truly transformative impact in relation to poverty, sustainability and world peace.
→ read full articleWhy We Should All Be Talking About Global Sharing
Adam Parsons, Share The World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Nov 2012
Understanding how the principle of sharing relates to economic policy might be simpler than we imagine. In STWR’s recent report, we expanded the existing notion of the sharing economy to include modern systems of social welfare and public service provision, which we argue is perhaps the most advanced form of sharing on a nationwide level that exists in the modern world.
→ read full articleShould We Celebrate a Decline in Global Poverty?
Adam Parsons, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Mar 2012
The World Bank’s latest data suggests a decline in global poverty throughout every region of the developing world, as well as the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goal on halving poverty well ahead of schedule. But is this really the ‘good news’ that we are led to believe?
→ read full articleDemanding an End to World Hunger
Mohammed Mesbahi, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Dec 2011
A solution to the world’s problems cannot be brought about by any political party or ideology, and can only happen through a free, united and single voice of the world’s people – for whom an end to life-threatening deprivation in every country must become the first priority, says Mohammed Mesbahi. Edited from an interview by Adam Parsons.
→ read full articleThe Silent Humanitarian Crises beyond East Africa
Rajesh Makwana and Adam Parsons – Share the World’s Resources,
25 Jul 2011
The international response to the East African crisis is far short of urgent needs, yet the extreme deprivation being reported is only the tip of the iceberg. A massively upscaled redistribution of resources from North to South is needed if we are to prevent needless poverty-related deaths worldwide, write Rajesh Makwana and Adam Parsons.
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