by Agency Reporter | Mar 22, 2022 | Briefing
MORE THAN NINE MILLLION CHILDREN are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign across four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi. The drive, led by governments, with the support of UNICEF and...
by Staff Writer | Mar 21, 2022 | Briefing
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the National Union of Journalists have expressed disappointment and anger at the refusal of the UK Supreme Court to consider the appeal in the extradition case against Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange. More than two years after...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 21, 2022 | Briefing
NURSING STAFF RISK being forced off the road by soaring fuel prices unless the Chancellor takes urgent action in his Spring Statement, says the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). It is calling for an urgent review of the NHS mileage rates in the wake of the fuel crisis,...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 20, 2022 | Briefing
THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED in a media competition for young people on the subject, ‘Anyone can make a difference: 21st Century Changemakers’ run by the Columban Missionary Society in Britain and Ireland. Young people 13-18 years in Catholic Schools were asked to...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 19, 2022 | Briefing
DECLARING THAT THE WORLD must deliver sustained support to the people of Afghanistan, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has appealed for robust assistance to address the country’s humanitarian needs and those of Afghan refugees abroad. “As much...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 19, 2022 | Briefing
CLIENTEARTH HAS STARTED legal action against the Board of Directors of Shell, arguing that their failure to properly prepare the company for net zero puts them in breach of their legal duties. On 15 March, the environmental law organisation notified Shell, in its...
