by Agency Reporter | Apr 21, 2021 | Briefing
STATES AND DONOR COUNTRIES are being urged by NGOs including Christian Aid to provide the additional $5.5 billion needed for urgent food assistance to reach more than 34 million girls, boys, women and men around the globe who are on the brink of famine. In a joint...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 20, 2021 | Briefing
UK MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAs) in continental shelf waters store approximately 26.5 million tonnes of carbon, according to Marine Conservation Society data, making them a vital tool in the battle against the climate emergency. However, industrial fishing methods...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 20, 2021 | Briefing
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES Filippo Grandi praised Pope Francis’ holistic approach to global displacement and the needs of the most vulnerable, including those forced to flee their homes, as expressed in the encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti, during a...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 19, 2021 | Briefing
After UK Government guidance in force from 12 April made clear that the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is maintaining the requirement for care home residents to self-isolate for 14 days after a visit out, John’s Campaign is threatening to bring legal...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 19, 2021 | Briefing
CLIENTEARTH HAS FILED LANDMARK LEGAL ACTION in Belgium to stop ‘quantitative easing’ from European central banks flowing to fossil fuel companies and polluting firms that are exacerbating the climate crisis. Lawyers from the environmental charity have challenged the...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 18, 2021 | Briefing
UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS have expressed deep regret at Japan’s decision to release contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, saying the discharge could impact millions of lives and livelihoods in the Pacific region. “The release of...
