by Agency Reporter | Apr 9, 2024 | Briefing
A new report from Transparency International UK calls for reforms to the appointment and conduct rules of the House of Lords, aimed at reducing corruption risks in the second chamber. Transparency International UK research found almost a quarter of all nominations...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 9, 2024 | Briefing
A MULTI AGENCY MISSION led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) accessed Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 5 April to conduct a preliminary assessment of the extent of destruction and identify needs to guide future efforts to restore the facility. The highly...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 8, 2024 | Briefing
AN analysis by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and The Women’s Budget Group (WBG) has found that the cost of the barriers to paid work encountered by women – such as caregiving responsibilities, gender bias in recruitment and attitudes towards aging –...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 8, 2024 | Briefing
TO mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, released a statement, in which he warned against dehumanising hatred, incitement and discrimination, and reminded States of the need...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 7, 2024 | Briefing
NEW analysis by Age UK has found around 4.7million people in the UK aged 65 and over, are unable to complete all eight of the most fundamental tasks required to use the internet successfully. These include being able to turn on devices and enter account logins, use...
by Staff Writer | Apr 6, 2024 | Briefing
CHRISTIAN AID Head of Middle East Policy and Advocacy, William Bell, has confirmed that the charity will not scale down its work in Gaza. “The devastating deaths of seven more aid workers, in addition to the numerous Palestinian aid workers and more than 32,000...
