by Agency Reporter | Sep 9, 2021 | Briefing
THE WORLD’S POOREST COMMUNITIES are best-placed to find solutions to local ecological crises, rather than having external solutions forced upon them, a leading economist has said. Sir Partha Dasgupta, one of the UK’s most eminent economists, was speaking at St...
by Staff Writer | Sep 8, 2021 | Briefing
THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASOCIATION (BMA) have responded to the government’s announcement on social care Dr Chaand Nagpaul, BMA chair of council, said: “The effectiveness of our healthcare system is hugely dependent on a safe and functional social care system with...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 8, 2021 | Briefing
CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK (CAN), a global network of more than 1500 civil society organisations in over 130 countries working together to fight the climate emergency, has called for the UN climate talks – COP26 – to be postponed. The conference is set to take place in...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 8, 2021 | Briefing
CATHOLIC BISHOPS AND ORGANISATIONS have voiced their opposition to the arms trade, as the UK prepares to host one of the world’s largest arms fairs next week. The DSEI arms fair takes place in London 14-17 September, bringing together governments and military...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 7, 2021 | Briefing
THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS (CPJ) has called on Taliban leaders to instruct their fighters to immediately cease detaining and harassing journalists in Afghanistan and allow the media to operate freely and without fear of violence or reprisal. On 25 August,...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 7, 2021 | Briefing
THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS have launched a new educational pack, Nature’s Climate Heroes, to help primary school children understand the connections between the natural world, a changing climate, and people. Solutions to address climate change and wildlife loss should be...
