Members of Gulabi Gang dressed in their distinctive pink saris. Photo credit: G. M. B. Akash / Panos

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War on Want works in the UK and with partners around the world to fight poverty and defend human rights, as part of the movement for global justice.

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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?

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.

Tea pickers in a tea plantation, Sri Lanka. Tea production is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for the country. iStock

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.

Women holding Palestiniain flag at apartheid wall

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.

Women holding a protest sign against extractivism, Buenos Aires, August 2022

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.

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.

URGENT APPEAL: Save Palestinian Lives

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URGENT ACTION: Gaza in crisis.

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We are a charity but not an aid agency. We don’t impose solutions to poverty. We fight against the causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.