by Agency Reporter | May 31, 2023 | Briefing
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (WCC) General Secretary the Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay has expressed concern over a violent protest by right wing Jewish activists against an Evangelical Christian event in Jerusalem on 28 May. The protestors – who included a prominent...
by Agency Reporter | May 30, 2023 | Briefing
GOVERNMENTS and international lenders, like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, should create and support universal social security systems in accordance with their human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch and Development Pathways have said, releasing...
by Agency Reporter | May 30, 2023 | Briefing
DEEP-ROOTED institutional and cultural problems undermine the UK Home Office’s performance and approach to crime, immigration, and asylum seekers – and are neglected by ministers at their peril, warns a new Institute for Government (IFG) report. The report, Home...
by Agency Reporter | May 29, 2023 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH from the Covid Social Mobility and Opportunities (COSMO) study reveals the impact of financial insecurity on mental health in England. According to the research, 82 per cent of parents who report financial struggles are at high risk of psychological...
by Agency Reporter | May 29, 2023 | Briefing
THE Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLA) was formally adopted by consensus on 26 May following two weeks of negotiations in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The negotiations involved delegations from more than 70 countries, international organisations and civil society groups....
by Staff Writer | May 28, 2023 | Briefing
THE ZACTAX CAMPAIGN (also known as the Zacchaeus Project), an ecumenical campaign advocating for tax justice, supported by the World Council of Churches and other international faith bodies, has been relaunched. The project calls for a global tax and economic system...
