by Agency Reporter | Jan 31, 2022 | Briefing
THE GRIM CONDITIONS in prisons in England and Wales were laid bare on 27 January as official figures revealed that the number of people dying behind bars has reached its highest level since current recording practices began. A statistical bulletin, published by the UK...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 30, 2022 | Briefing
ALLOWING LARGE NUMBERS of people in low and middle-income countries to go unvaccinated is “a reckless approach to public health” that could lead to new variants of Coronavirus, scientists have warned the UK government. More than 320 scientists and public health...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 29, 2022 | Briefing
UNHCR, THE UN REFUGEE AGENCY, has welcomed the major progress achieved in Jordan in including Syrian refugees in the country’s labour market. In 2021, a record 62,000 work permits were issued to Syrians, according to figures published by the Government and UNHCR on 25...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 29, 2022 | Briefing
CHRISTIAN AID has called on the UK government to take urgent action to halt a devastating global hunger crisis, as a new World Food Programme (WFP) report reveals more of the world’s most vulnerable are at risk of acute hunger and starvation. The report warns...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 28, 2022 | Briefing
FUTURE LEADERS in the UK and abroad need help to prepare for the unprecedented “crunch point” they are likely to face because of worsening climate change and the consequences of biodiversity loss, a new IPPR report has warned. Members of the millennial...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 28, 2022 | Briefing
KEY WORKERS in the public sector face another year of “wages gloom” unless the government acts swiftly, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. New analysis published by the union body shows that median pay in the public sector fell by 2.3 per cent in real terms...
