by Agency Reporter | Mar 9, 2022 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT from the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) and Oxfam sheds light on the inside of the new €43 million migration centre on the Greek island of Samos. The report comes ahead of the six-year anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal, and in the midst of already more...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 8, 2022 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT failed to work effectively or quickly enough to provide support for aid workers and the Afghan people, says a new report from the International Development Committee, Afghanistan: UK support for aid workers and the Afghan people. Furthermore, the...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 8, 2022 | Briefing
ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, the international development charity Christian Aid has warned women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and is calling for women’s “strengths, knowledge and capabilities” to be at the forefront of...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 7, 2022 | Briefing
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION is concerned that latest workforce data shows the number of social workers leaving their roles in 2021 was 4,995, an increase of 16 per cent on the previous year. Vital services that protect vulnerable children from harm in England are...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 7, 2022 | Briefing
AS RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE continues to be backed by an information war, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has announced that together with its local partner, the Institute for Mass Information (IMI), it will be launching the Press Freedom Centre, in Lviv,...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 6, 2022 | Briefing
EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS MINISTERS met on 3 March and agreed to activate the EU Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), given the situation in Ukraine and arrivals to the EU of people seeking safety. This is the first time the TPD has been activated. Set up in the...
