by Agency Reporter | Jan 6, 2024 | Briefing
IFAD, the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development, has announced a new partnership with the international money transfer operator, Moneytrans. The project is part of the Platform for Remittances, Investments and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship in...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 5, 2024 | Briefing
SENIOR leaders from churches and charities have called on politicians to take urgent action on rising poverty in the UK and around the world. In a joint statement released today (Friday 5 January) senior Christian leaders – including the General Secretary of Churches...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 5, 2024 | Briefing
THE UK government must urgently introduce a new law to prevent the country’s financial sector from funding deforestation and human rights abuses overseas, according to a new report by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). Published on 4 January, the report by the...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 3, 2024 | Briefing
UN HUMANITARIANS repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza on Tuesday, amid reports of continued Israeli bombardment of the southern towns of Deir al Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah, direct clashes on the ground and the firing of rockets overnight...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 3, 2024 | Briefing
NEW research from Shelter reveals the impact of homelessness on school age children. Half of teachers at state schools in England (49 per cent) work at a school with children who are homeless or who have become homeless in the last year. With a dire shortage of social...
