by Agency Reporter | May 11, 2023 | Briefing
THE GRIM PROSPECT of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the day, as heavy fighting continues, UN humanitarian agencies have warned. In an alert on the situation, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that it expected between two and 2.5 million...
by Agency Reporter | May 10, 2023 | Briefing
THE TUC (Trades Union Congress) has warned that the right to strike of one in five workers in Britain is at risk because of the Conservative government’s Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. New analysis published by the union body shows that 5.5 million workers in...
by Agency Reporter | May 10, 2023 | Briefing
WITH SHARP REDUCTIONS in methane emissions key to keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is launching a new initiative to help developing countries lower methane emissions from agricultural and...
by Agency Reporter | May 9, 2023 | Briefing
DESPITE BEING CHAMPIONED by UK government ministers and the Labour Party, private hospitals can only play a limited role in bringing down waiting times in England, a new study concludes. The UK government’s Elective Recovery Taskforce, which reports soon, has been...
by Agency Reporter | May 9, 2023 | Briefing
A STUDY PUBLISHED BY international development charity Christian Aid highlights the devastating economic impact climate change will inflict on Commonwealth countries. The new report lays out the grim economic future facing Commonwealth countries, and underlining the...
by Staff Writer | May 8, 2023 | Briefing
OVER 50 ANTI-MONARCHY protesters were arrested in London on the day of the Coronation, including three volunteer members of Westminster City Council’s Night Safety team, and several members of the anti-monarchy campaigning organisation Republic, which had...
