by Agency Reporter | Oct 17, 2023 | Briefing
THE level of mass killings and human rights abuses in Ethiopia over the last several years of conflict is staggering, and the international community must step up efforts to protect civilians and hold perpetrators of gross human rights abuses accountable for their...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 16, 2023 | Briefing
NEW figures published in the government’s annual Statutory Homelessness in England report show a steep rise in numbers of young people leaving care aged 18-20 who experience homelessness or the threat of homelessness. The government’s own research shows that during...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 16, 2023 | Briefing
AMID growing climate impacts and water scarcity, the Kingdom of Morocco and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has signed an agreement for a new project that will improve the livelihoods and living conditions for rural people in the mountainous...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 15, 2023 | Briefing
THE General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Dr Jerry Pillay, released the following statement on 13 October, calling for a new approach to the conflict in Palestine and Israel. The World Council of Churches (WCC), in the aftermath of brutal violence where...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 14, 2023 | Briefing
OXFAM is warning that a total siege on Gaza will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. The announcement from the Israeli government, in response to the appalling attacks by Hamas, will stop all food, water, electricity and fuel from reaching an already vulnerable...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 14, 2023 | Briefing
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) have jointly launched guidance, entitled Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice. The new guidance aims to support countries to transform mental health systems and...
