by Agency Reporter | Aug 18, 2021 | Briefing
UNHCR, THE UN REFUGEE AGENCY, has released a ‘non-return advisory’ for Afghanistan, calling for a bar on forced returns of Afghan nationals, including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected. Speaking on 17 August, spokesperson Shabia Mantoo...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 17, 2021 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES (IFS) finds that one of England’s biggest early years programmes delivered long-lasting health benefits for children through their teenage years. Taken together, the savings from reduced hospitalisations up to age 15...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 17, 2021 | Briefing
THE FIRST METRO MAYORS outside of London were first elected in 2017. In the North, they were Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester, Steve Rotheram in Liverpool City Region, and Ben Houchen in Tees Valley – all of whom were re-elected earlier this year. Dan Jarvis...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 16, 2021 | Briefing
UNHCR, THE UN REFUGEE AGENCY, is extremely concerned by the rapid escalation of conflict in Afghanistan. Amid intensified clashes in Nimruz province in the country’s south-west, Afghan refugees have been forced to flee to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Many more...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 16, 2021 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT MUST DO MORE to enable councils to play their part in decarbonising the UK, Friends of the Earth has said. The call comes after a new BBC survey found that over a third of English councils are supporting policies that could increase carbon emissions,...
by Staff Writer | Aug 15, 2021 | Briefing
THE CHURCH COMMISSIONERS for the Church of England are looking to develop a net zero carbon strategy for its land investments as they seek to deliver on a ‘Respect for the Planet’ responsible investment strategy. The Church Commissioners say they regularly...
