by Agency Reporter | Feb 28, 2024 | Briefing
CHILD Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is calling on the Government to extend its new timescales for moving people from older benefits to Universal Credit (UC), to prevent vulnerable claimants from falling through the cracks. In a phased process known as ‘managed...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 28, 2024 | Briefing
THE Inter Faith Network of the UK is in the process of closing, but on 26 February it released the following statement, titled Safety, Civility and Respect. A Statement by the Co-Chairs and Faith Communities Forum Moderators of the Inter Faith Network for the UK The...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 27, 2024 | Briefing
UNIONS, legal networks and rights organisations have condemned the UK government’s decision to reintroduce employment tribunal fees. In a joint statement, 48 organisations and campaigners including the TUC, Citizens Advice, Maternity Action, Women’s Budget Group,...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 27, 2024 | Briefing
THE PANAMANIAN GOVERNMENT has not yet provided essential services for the Guna Indigenous people of Gardi Sugdub, who plan to relocate because of rising sea levels on their overcrowded island, says Human Rights Watch. Urgent government action is needed to address...
by Staff Writer | Feb 26, 2024 | Briefing
THE Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has expressed its regret at the closure of the Inter Faith Network following the government’s decision to withhold funding for the network. The MCB says the decision “appears to be particularly vindictive and reflective of a...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 25, 2024 | Briefing
AS UKRAINE enters a third year of war, the international development agency Christian Aid says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should suspend surcharge payments on Kyiv’s outstanding loans so money can be better directed to pay for urgent humanitarian needs...
