Out-of-home care for Indigenous children to be all Aboriginal-controlled Commitment to Aboriginal-controlled care comes after reports find it provides ‘the best outcomes for children and families’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024
Court weighs survivors' claim that French troops stood by during Rwanda genocide The Paris Court of Appeal has set a date to rule on whether to dismiss long-standing accusations that French troops knowingly failed to prevent a massacre in the Bisesero hills of western Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. Radio France Internationale · Sep 21, 2024
South African government seeks solution to millions in unpaid electricity bills In South Africa, the government considers how to absorb the impact of around 400 million euros worth of electricity bills still unpaid by some districts. Also, NGOs say that French energy giant TotalEnergies' controversial oil project in northern Uganda, is having devastating effects on biodiversity. And after decades at the… France 24 · Sep 19, 2024
NGOs call Home Office ‘unethical’ over £15m offer to help resettle deportees More than 30 groups say they will not be ‘complicit’ in department’s ‘divisive anti-migrant agenda’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024
UK overseas aid spend will reach 17-year low without urgent action, NGOs warn Humanitarian sector says UK will lack credibility at world summits owing to ‘devastating’ impact of budget cuts The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024
Starmer under pressure to distance UK from Italy’s hard-right immigration plans Backbenchers and NGOs criticise decision to explore how country has cut migrant numbers at Rome talks The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024
Climate Finance Talks Make Little Progress Before UN Summit International negotiations on money to help developing countries tackle climate change concluded without a breakthrough this week, just two months before Azerbaijan hosts the United Nations climate summit. International Business Times · Sep 13, 2024
Refugee NGOs attack EU shipwreck ‘double standard’ after Bayesian effort Organisations who try to save lives in Mediterranean say Sicily response showed what can be done The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2024
Campaigners sue EU over ‘grossly inadequate’ 2030 climate targets Groups challenging emissions limits in key sectors including agriculture, waste and transport The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024
Minister seeks legal settlement in case of South Africa’s imperilled penguins Dion George says avoiding extinction of African penguin is his objective, and settling case aimed at stopping fishing around major colonies will help The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024
Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov 'arrested in France' The Russian-French tech mogul was reportedly stepping off a private plane when he was detained Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2024
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France over lack of moderators on app Russian foreign ministry calls on Western NGOs to demand his release The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024
Several NGOs start a registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador as anti-gang crackdown continues Several nongovernmental organizations have launched a registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador, hoping it will help families that don't know the whereabouts of their loved ones The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024
Nicaragua Shutters 1,500 NGOs As Crackdown Continues Nicaragua on Monday shuttered 1,500 NGOs, bringing to more than 5,000 the number of such entities scrapped in a crackdown on opponents by President Daniel Ortega. International Business Times · Aug 19, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024 Lawyers seeking arms export ban submit claims of Israeli war crimes to UK court Case brought by NGOs is attempt to prevent the UK government continuing to grant arms export licences
International Business Times · Aug 18, 2024 'Unpopular' Ukrainian Ex-cons Battle Back From Russian-held Jails Yulia's husband was different from most Ukrainians captured by the Russian army, usually prisoners of war whose fate moved crowds.
France 24 · Aug 14, 2024 W.H.O : Mpox is global health emergency World's Health organization Director-General has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). The current strain is more virulent than…
The Conversation · Aug 14, 2024 If we want more solar and wind farms, we need to get locals on board by ensuring they all benefit too The race is on to transition to clean energy. Solar and wind farm developers are inundating regional communities in the hope they will host generation and transmission infrastructure. This extra capacity is needed to achieve the federal government target of 82% renewables in Australia by 2030.
International Business Times · Aug 13, 2024 Venezuela Prepares NGO Crackdown As UN Warns Over Mass Arrests The UN voiced concern Tuesday over what it said was a climate of fear in Venezuela, as the country's parliament considered laws that critics say will be used to crack down on NGOs and political opponents of strongman leader Nicolas Maduro.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 26, 2024 Human rights in Niger 'in free fall' a year after coup, rights groups say Military authorities in Niger have committed numerous human rights violations a year after seizing power in a coup, according to a report published Thursday by three international NGOs.
The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024 144 South Africans with mental disability died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. Lessons from the inquest judgment A South African high court ruling marks an important milestone in holding public officials to account for their decisions.
France 24 · Jul 13, 2024 After 10 months of war, the humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘is absolutely atrocious’ As the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza enters its 10th month, NGOs are once again sounding the alarm. The Palestinians, who have been displaced several times in the enclave on the Israeli army’s orders, are crammed into overcrowded areas where humanitarian aid can no longer get through.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024 UK should restore diplomatic presence to help Afghan women, says aid chief Hugh Bayley says NGOs would also benefit as he releases report on impact of UK programme in Afghanistan
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024 ‘All threats to the sea come from humans’: how lawyers are gearing up to fight for the oceans A rising number of lawsuits in courts around the world are holding governments and corporations to account for their treatment of the seas and those who rely on them
Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2024 ‘I’ll never see him again’: Attacks killing aid workers in eastern DRC Since the start of 2024, more than 170 security incidents have directly targeted humanitarian workers, the UN says.