by Agency Reporter | Sep 9, 2023 | Briefing
LUTHERAN World Federation (LWF) General Secretary, the Rev Dr Anne Burghardt, has joined with the heads of other global Christian organisations in urging G20 leaders to commit to a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) that can foster “just,...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 9, 2023 | Briefing
RSPB SCOTLAND has hailed the launch of a consultation by the Scottish Government as an essential stepping-stone that will lead to policies and eventually a new law that will guide Scotland’s response to the nature crisis for the next two decades. The Scottish...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 8, 2023 | Briefing
VISIT MY MOSQUE is the biggest mosque open day event in the UK. Now in its eighth year, the project facilitates hundreds of mosques across the UK opening their doors to local communities, fostering connection and strengthening the ties that bind. Visit My Mosque 2023...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 8, 2023 | Briefing
TANZANIA has prevented a delegation of MEPs from visiting the country, despite previously agreeing to allow them in to investigate human rights abuses against the Maasai in the name of conservation. The Greens/European Free Alliance group of MEPs has called the...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 7, 2023 | Briefing
PRESSURE is increasing on the G20 to lead a global push to increase taxes on the richest citizens, returning them to past levels that most people believe were fairer and more useful for society. Without this adjustment extreme wealth and inequality will continue to...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 7, 2023 | Briefing
GLOBAL maritime charity Stella Maris has launched a new version of its Port Chaplain Directory, a vital tool which helps seafarers and fishers get access to pastoral, practical and spiritual support wherever they are in the world. The Stella Maris Port Chaplain...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 6, 2023 | Briefing
EMPLOYMENT support services for people claiming benefits are not working for employers or jobseekers and need to be reformed into a new universal service, according to a new report by IPPR. Services run by local Jobcentres to help people into and on in work are based...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 6, 2023 | Briefing
CHILDREN in Africa are among the most at risk of the impacts of climate change but are woefully neglected by the key climate financing flows required to help them adapt, survive and respond to the climate crisis. According to a new UNICEF report, Time to Act: African...
by Staff Writer | Sep 5, 2023 | Briefing
INDEPENDENT food banks are reporting a bleak picture of more and more people facing financial hardship and in need of their help. The latest survey from the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) finds food bank managers deeply concerned about the growing number of...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 5, 2023 | Briefing
DEFENCE and Security Equipment International (DSEI), one of the world’s largest arms fairs, is taking place at the ExCeL centre in London between 12-15 September. Protests which began on 4 September will continue for two weeks, with the first week targeting the...
