Aid groups warn of ‘catastrophic’ situation as Syrians brace for offensive
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation A Syrian army offensive in the rebel-held enclave of Idlib would have a “catastrophic” humanitarian impact and cause levels of civilian suffering unprecedented in the seven-year war, aid agencies have warned. The government has said it aims to recapture the north-western Idlib region, a refuge for civilians and rebels displaced from […]
BOOKS: A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE INTERSECTION OF GLOBALISATION AND RELIGION
DARREN CRONSHAW reads Miroslav Volf’s Flourishing…
UK companies’ struggle to ensure fair wages sparks slavery concerns
Thomson Reuters Foundation British businesses are struggling to ensure workers in their global supply chains are paid a decent wage, and the situation could worsen after the country leaves the European Union next year, a survey of company managers found on Monday. A fifth of companies have discovered wage violations in their operations over the […]
US imposes sanctions on Myanmar for “widespread human rights abuses”
World Watch Monitor The US government announced on Friday that it had imposed sanctions on Myanmar for “widespread human rights abuses” against Christians, Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities, reports The New York Times. According to the Treasury Department the abuses against Rohingya Muslims in south-western Rakhine state, forcing more than 700,000 to seek refuge in neighbouring […]
US: AS WILDFIRES RAGE, CALIFORNIA TOWN RALLIES FOR MATERIAL, SPIRITUAL HELP
HEATHER ADAMS, of Religion News Service, reports from the fire-ravaged town of Redding, California…
In depth – Hidden agendas cloak Turkish-US feud over jailed pastor
World Watch Monitor On the eve of the week-long Muslim festival of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused US President Donald Trump of not wanting to solve his country’s disagreements with the United States over jailed US pastor Andrew Brunson. “It seems that they do not want to solve these problems, […]
ESSAY: ON WORLD ENTREPRENEUR’S DAY, LET’S EQUIP ENTREPRENEURS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO END POVERTY
On World Entrepreneur’s Day, MEREDITH SCOTT, chief executive of Opportunity International Australia, and JOANNA WHITE, chair of Opportunity International Australia’s board, celebrate the micro-entrepreneurs in developing nations who are turning around their families’ lives…
GENESIS AND HUMAN NATURE
The early chapters of Genesis are some of the most sublime in Western literature. God created the universe with words – information, coded data, says Paul Clark. PICTURE: Steve Halama/Unsplash Philosophically, Genesis offers arguably the best explanation for human nature – why are we a devastating mix of good and evil? Genesis argues our goodness […]
POSTCARDS: AS TOURISTS FLOCK TO HIMALAYAS, WOMEN LEAD PLASTICS CLEAN-UP
ATHAR PARVAIZ, in an article published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from India…
British charities spending more to tackle sexual misconduct, survey finds
Thomson Reuters Foundation British charities are spending more money on staff and training to tackle sexual misconduct since an abuse scandal swept through the aid sector, a survey has found. Revelations earlier this year that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in Haiti snowballed into widespread reports of harassment and abuse in the aid sector, plunging it […]