by Agency Reporter | Jun 4, 2021 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT’S GREEN JOBS and investment plans lag far behind most G7 countries, according to a report by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The analysis shows the government’s Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution is just a fraction of the...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 4, 2021 | Briefing
MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE DIED from Covid-19 since G7 leaders last met back in February 2021. At that time they made vague pledges to increase the global vaccine supply, but crucially failed to collectively back the waiver of intellectual property rules and...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 3, 2021 | Briefing
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION is concerned about families on the ‘cliff-edge’ of becoming homeless in England, and says councils want to work with the UK Government on a plan to support and protect households to stay in their homes in as many cases as...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 3, 2021 | Briefing
UNHCR, THE UN REFUGEE AGENCY, is calling for a renewed commitment from the international community to stand in solidarity with millions of Afghans who are anxious about their future. Host countries have provided safety to millions of Afghan refugees fleeing successive...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 2, 2021 | Briefing
EVERY YEAR, EUROPEAN COUNTRIES contribute to the diversion of fresh fish essential to maintaining food security for over 33 million people in the West African region. This is the conclusion of a new report by Greenpeace Africa and Changing Markets, Feeding a Monster:...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 2, 2021 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT SHOULD BACK the Biden administration’s new proposals for international coordination on a minimum corporation tax at the G7 meeting this month, according to the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR). In a new briefing paper, the IPPR Centre for...
