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New report - Building Solidarities: Gender Justice in a Time of Backlash
Global progress on gender equality is under threat. How can feminist and LGBTQI+ movements regain momentum through building solidarities?
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05 November 2024
Was There a Famine in Gaza in 2024?
This paper assesses the extent to which a famine occurred in Gaza. It concludes that, whilst the answer depends on which definition of famine is used, Israel’s use of food as a weapon of war against civilians in Gaza caused avoidable hunger and starvation deaths, and almost certainly constitutes a war crime and a crime…
Stephen Devereux
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