WOW!: LANDMARK PROJECT TO HELP PERU COFFEE FARMERS COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from South America on how a new UN-backed project aims to help coffee farmers in Peru…
World Council of Churches head says living in human fraternity a “divine calling” opposed to racism
Racism is “deadly” for human relationships and “one of the most dangerous poisons in our lives as one human family”, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches has told a conference in Abu Dhabi as he called for an affirmation that living in “human fraternity” is a “divine calling”. Speaking at the Global Conference […]
HOPE SHINES
For February and March, 2019, we’re reading Hope Shines, a collection of short stories which were shortlisted for the Hope Prize, an annual literary award given by the Brotherhood of St Laurence for writing that transcends stereotypes of ‘the poor’ and reflects the resilience that people show in the face of poverty and testing times.
Rough sleeping falls in England – but “damning” rise in London
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of people sleeping rough in England fell in 2018 for the first time in a decade to 4,677, the British government said on Thursday, after pledging to end the problem by 2027. Yet numbers were up 16 per cent in England’s three largest cities – Birmingham, Manchester and London – […]
Don’t just arrest – buy better to stop slavery, states urged
Thomson Reuters Foundation Governments will not end labour exploitation or human trafficking by simply targeting criminals and should focus on ensuring the goods and services they provide are free of abuses, a top official at Europe’s security watchdog said on Thursday. Countries have little to no control over the actions of traffickers but can influence […]
Iranian officials interrogate 65-year-old Christian woman for 10 days – report
World Watch Monitor Iranian authorities continue to arrest Christians, among them a 65-year-old woman who was held in detention and interrogated for ten days, day and night. Security officials raided Ruhsari Kamberi’s home in Karaj, 50 kilometres west of the capital Tehran, a few days before Christmas while she was there with four other female […]