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DARK SECRETS: 5 - The Real Truth

‘Doctors sit in hotels doing nothing’: Almost 70% of businesses support asylum seekers entering work sooner

Asylum seekers currently have to wait 12 months before applying for jobs

Evening Standard

Woman who fled dangerous Iran with husband watched 16 people drown in dinghy disaster

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Leila Eftetahi and husband Ali fled Iran's sacred city of Masshad in 2015 after her father locked her away, banned them from seeing each other, and tarred him with criminal charges

Daily Mirror

Humanitarian crises could worsen in Haiti, Venezuela, says aid group

The humanitarian crises in Haiti and Venezuela that have subjected millions to hunger, violence and disease could worsen this year without more aid, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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NGOs resume some Afghan operations with women workers

Three foreign aid groups restore work in health sector after Taliban bans women from working with NGOs in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Aid groups resume some Afghan operations with female healthworkers

Several aid organisations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could work in areas such as health, in spite of restrictions last month barring female NGO workers.

Reuters

Afghan mother-of-two says living in London hotel ‘like a prison’ amid affordable housing shortage

More than 2,000 homes are needed to help families move out of hotels

Evening Standard

Afghan Rulers Urged to Reverse Ban on Women Aid Workers

A strong majority of the UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Friday to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women including the latest ban on women working for aid organizations which is exacerbating the already critical humanitarian crisis in the country. The joint statement from 11 of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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U.S. calls for U.N. to urge Taliban to reverse bans on women

The United States on Friday pushed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan to reverse bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school, diplomats said.

Reuters

Taliban ban on women workers hits vital aid for Afghans

Aid workers say the Taliban's ban on women working for non-governmental organizations is already starting to hurt the massive humanitarian campaign that is keeping Afghanistan alive

The Independent UK

Why this year's Sydney to Hobart was so memorable for race veteran Joe de Kock

He competed as a two-handed crew on his own boat.

Newcastle Herald

Editorial: Economic downturns hurt Americans. They can kill Somalis

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kicked off the holiday season with another interest-rate increase. He also lit the fuse for a sell-off in the stock market by telling the world, “We have more work to do,” signaling additional rate hikes in 2023. A year-end “Santa Claus Rally” could still materialize,…

Chicago Tribune

‘Sense of helplessness’ for Afghan women on Taliban NGO work ban

Alia, an Afghan mental health professional, said the Taliban’s ban on women working with NGOs hurts the vulnerable.

Al Jazeera

Aid groups stop operations in Afghanistan as Taliban ban women NGO staff

Several aid groups are suspending operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban imposed a new ban on women working in non-governmental organizations, potentially disrupting humanitarian assistance to millions during the harsh winter months.

Tribune News Service

Climate change will fuel humanitarian crises in 2023 -study

Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC).

Reuters

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Crisis-hit Somalia, Ethiopia top aid group's Watchlist for 2023

Somalia and Ethiopia, both Horn of Africa nations ravaged by drought and conflict, will be the countries of highest concern in 2023, according to an annual Watchlist issued by the International Rescue Committee aid group on Wednesday.

Newcastle Herald

Father-and-son crew Andrew and Harry Miller eye Sydney to Hobart glory

Experienced Sydney to Hobart sailor Andrew Miller was already keen to partner his son, Harry, in his first attempt at the race. Now, after changes to include two-handed crews in the race for the Tattersall Cup overall handicap prize, the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club duo are eyeing a special debut…

Belfast Live

NI Protocol needs resolved to stop loyalist paramilitaries “finding momentum”, MPs told

Independent Reporting Commission updates Northern Ireland Affairs Committee members

The Independent UK

Agreement on NI Protocol needed to halt ‘momentum’ for paramilitaries, MPs told

The comment came as the Independent Reporting Commission addressed the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster.

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New initiative takes aim at mental health crisis among refugees

ATLANTA — U.S. troops’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is something Hogai Nassery has been confronted by long after August 2021, when the last plane took off from Kabul, marking the end of the U.S.’ longest war. Starting last year, Nassery has supported Afghan evacuees who have resettled in metro Atlanta…

The Independent UK

Formal engagement process with paramilitaries recommended by commission

The body published its fifth report on Wednesday on progress towards ending paramilitarism in Northern Ireland.

Chronicle Live

Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre requires 'urgent improvement' in safety procedures

Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) holds a number of extremely vulnerable women but inspection of the centre found the need for 'urgent improvement' in areas of safety

ABC News

WA nurses union avoids deregistration, says no plans for further strikes in bitter pay dispute

The Australian Nursing Federation says a threat to deregister the union in WA will not be carried out after it met with the state's Industrial Relations Commission, adding it has no plans for further strikes.

ABC News

Australian Medical Association slams Industrial Relations Commission over nurses union threat

The head of the peak medical organisation representing doctors in WA describes a threat to deregister the Australian Nursing Federation as "Thatcher-like".

ABC News

As nurses strike, WA's Industrial Relation Commission faces its biggest challenge in years

WA's Industrial Relations Commission resolves disputes in the workplace, but it now runs the risk of being a toothless tiger as WA's nurses flatly ignored its orders and started a strike.

ABC News

Western Australian nurses and midwives strike after rejecting pay and conditions offer

Nurses and midwives have walked off the job, after their union rejected the government's latest pay and conditions offer.

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