by Sean Reilly | Jun 16, 2008
A major and sometimes controversial figure in the Israeli peace-making world has arrived in London. Ron Kronish, Director of the Israeli Inter-Religious Co-ordinating Committee for Israel, is visiting St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation before receiving the ICCJ...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 16, 2008
Debt campaigners have welcomed the decision of the Paris Club of creditors to cancel US$347 million of Togo’s debt and impose a moratorium on remaining debt payments to these creditors until 2011. Creditors cited the food crisis as the main reason why had been...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 16, 2008
A new charity is being launched in London tomorrow to pioneer an award-winning community response to sex offending, in the UK. Circles UK aims to support the development and effectiveness of Circles of Support and Accountability, (Circles), which have halved rates of...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 15, 2008
The military strategy of trying to win ‘hearts and minds’ in Afghanistan by building schools and health clinics is failing to address the root causes of violence in the country, a new report launched earlier this week by a group of European and Canadian aid agencies...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 14, 2008
UK-based International development agency Christian Aid has accused the government of ‘eviscerating’ the Climate Change Bill by failing to include within it a number of measures crucial to the fight against global warming. The NGO said it was deeply disappointed at...