by Agency Reporter | Apr 29, 2024 | Briefing
AS PART of a new initiative to address food consumption from a Christian perspective, Green Christian is hosting a series of monthly online workshops, starting this coming Wednesday, 1 May. The first event features Vicky Hird, who will be exploring the case for more...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 28, 2024 | Briefing
A MAJOR landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of six lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years. The vast majority of lives saved – 101 million...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 27, 2024 | Briefing
A REPORT published by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Disabled People concludes that the UK Government has made “no significant progress” in addressing the grave and systematic violations of Deaf and Disabled people’s rights that it highlighted more than...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 27, 2024 | Briefing
NEW joint research from Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC) and the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) has revealed that women living in Oxfordshire with lived experience of domestic violence and/or sexual abuse are missing vital medical appointments due...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 26, 2024 | Briefing
A JAMAICAN government minister has accepted the United Reformed Church’s apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. The Hon Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, encouraged other UK churches, along with the UK...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 26, 2024 | Briefing
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT voted on 24 April to approve the proposed European law requiring large companies to prevent and remedy human rights and environmental abuses in their global supply chains. This is a step forward for corporate accountability, says Human Rights...
