by Agency Reporter | Aug 25, 2023 | Briefing
THE UK is at risk of falling behind in the global race to achieve a net zero economy without strategic public investment in green manufacturing technologies, according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank. In the US, the Biden...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 24, 2023 | Briefing
PEOPLE who are out-of-work and receiving universal credit are finding it harder to get back into appropriate jobs because Jobcentres are focused on enforcing rules through the threat of benefit sanctions rather than providing support, according to the results of a...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 24, 2023 | Briefing
THE United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has recorded credible reports of serious human rights violations by the de facto Taliban authorities against hundreds of former government officials and former members of the armed forces. A UNAMA report...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 23, 2023 | Briefing
ONE IN TWO working private renters in England – 3.2 million adults – would not have enough in savings to pay their rent for more than a month if they lost their job, new research by Shelter reveals. And 2.2 million renters (34 per cent) would be immediately unable to...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 23, 2023 | Briefing
GLOBAL SOUTH countries are trapped in relying on fossil fuel exploitation to generate revenue to pay debts, according to a new report published by 35 organisations including ActionAid International, Friends of the Earth International, Oil Change International, the...
by Staff Writer | Aug 22, 2023 | Briefing
NEW DATA from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) shows that acceptances onto nursing courses are down 13 per cent across the UK. This follows an overall decline in students applying to study nursing. The decline in acceptances on to nursing...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 22, 2023 | Briefing
IN A historic referendum, people in Ecuador have voted to block oil drilling on uncontacted tribes’ land in the Yasuní National Park. Leonidas Iza, President of Ecuador’s national Indigenous organisation CONAIE, said: “The Ecuadorian people, mindful of life, in...
by Staff Writer | Aug 21, 2023 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH from Conservation International offers the most robust understanding yet as to which socio-economic, cultural, regulatory and environmental factors have the greatest impact on forests – for better and worse. The study, by Jonah Busch of Conservation...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 21, 2023 | Briefing
NORTHERN IRELAND Humanists has urged the Executive Office (TEO) to make sure its equality work means equality for everyone in Northern Ireland, including the non-religious, religious minorities, and LGBT people. In response to a consultation on its draft Equality...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 20, 2023 | Briefing
THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (WCC) is inviting the global fellowship, partners, and friends to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Focusing on promoting understanding and cooperation among Christians worldwide, the WCC is marking the anniversary as a stepping stone...
