Cooperation, not cash, key to ending modern slavery by 2030 – experts
Thomson Reuters Foundation Simply pumping money into anti-trafficking efforts will not achieve a global goal of ending modern slavery by 2030, experts said on Tuesday, urging greater cooperation between governments, companies and charities to raise awareness and take more action. Countries should not solely focus on funding but strive to better share information on slavery […]
Young Britons more likely to stand up for women after #MeToo – survey
Thomson Reuters Foundation Young British people are more likely to call out inappropriate behaviour after the #MeToo movement heightened global awareness of sexual harassment, a survey published on Tuesday found. More than one in three people in Britain said they were now more likely to challenge inappropriate conduct, such as lewd comments or unwanted advances […]
As climate risks rise, scientists call for rules on solar engineering
Thomson Reuters Foundation Technologies to reflect some of the sun’s rays away from Earth, as a way to cool future runaway climate change, are moving closer to becoming a reality, and rules are needed now to govern them, scientists and other experts said on Monday. “There is no risk-free path at this point” in dealing […]
US confidence in Pope Francis’ handling of abuse scandal drops
RNS Confidence in Pope Francis’ handling of the child sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church has dropped dramatically among American Catholics in recent months, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. The report, released Tuesday, shows that only three in 10 Catholic adults (31 per cent) say Francis is doing an “excellent” […]
Cholera cases spike in violence-hit Yemeni port
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of suspected cholera cases in the violence-hit Yemeni port city of Hodeidah has almost tripled, a charity said on Tuesday, warning the disease could kill hundreds of thousands of children already weak from malnourishment. Save the Children said the health facilities it supported had recorded a 170 per cent increase […]
TURNING DESERTS INTO FARMLAND: HOW AN AUSTRALIAN AGRONOMIST HAS EMPLOYED AN ANCIENT FARMING PRACTICE TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF MILLIONS
DAVID ADAMS speaks to World Vision’s Tony Rinaudo, named last week as one of the winners of this year’s “alternative Nobel Prize”, the Right Livelihood Awards, about his passion for turning deserts into farmland…
Sudan releases shipment of Bibles held in port for six years
World Watch Monitor The Sudanese government has cleared a shipment of Bibles believed to have been held in Port Sudan for six years. The Arabic-language Bibles were released two weeks ago and transported to the capital, Khartoum, after years of appeals by church leaders, a local source told World Watch Monitor. Since 2011, customs officials […]
ESSAY: FOUR CHALLENGES FOR CATHOLIC BISHOPS AT SYNOD ON YOUNG PEOPLE
As Catholic bishops from across the globe gather in Rome for a synod on young people, US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at four key challenges the church faces in engaging with youth…
POSTCARDS: BACK HOME, CAMEROON MIGRANTS GRAPPLE WITH LIBYA TRAUMA, PRISON DEBT
INNA LAZAREVA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how migrants who have returned to Cameroon after attempting to reach Europe for a better life are struggling to readjust to life…
Paige Patterson, ousted Baptist seminary leader, to teach ethics course
RNS Paige Patterson, ousted as president of a prominent Southern Baptist seminary this spring for allegedly dismissing women’s concerns about domestic abuse and rape, is set to teach a Christian ethics course at a Charlotte, North Carolina, seminary later this month. Patterson, once the top elected official of the Southern Baptist Convention, was removed in May from […]