by Agency Reporter | Apr 14, 2023 | Briefing
THE DEVELOPMENT Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD DAC) has published its preliminary figures on the amount of development aid for 2022. The data shows that overall aid spending from 30 OECD members totalled 204...
by Staff Writer | Apr 14, 2023 | Briefing
A UN EXPERT has welcomed the Vatican’s rejection of the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’, a 500-year-old Catholic decree that was used to justify the seizure of indigenous lands by colonial powers. “The doctrine of discovery is still an open wound for many...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 13, 2023 | Briefing
THE AMERICAN CIVIL LiBERTIES UNION (ACLU) has released a report showing significant changes in ACLU’S use of clemency as a tool to correct failed policies and offer second chances to currently and formerly incarcerated people throughout 2022. The Annual Report...
by Staff Writer | Apr 13, 2023 | Briefing
NEW ANALYSIS commissioned by Greenpeace reveals the UK to be the top destination for private jet flights in Europe. It showed that a private jet took off from this country every six minutes last year, and that the UK can claim the busiest route, the most polluting...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 12, 2023 | Briefing
RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT leave it too late to make sure they have the required ID to vote in the upcoming local elections, the Local Government Association (LGA) has urged. Over 230 councils in England have elections this May, with around two thirds of the country going...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 12, 2023 | Briefing
THE UNITED KINGDOM must ensure without discrimination the protection of all children seeking asylum and put an end to the practice of placing unaccompanied children in hotels, UN experts said in a statement released on 11 April. “We are deeply concerned at reports...
