In the US, teens charged after United Methodist Church leader is killed
Memphis, Tennessee, USAP A 15-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with murder in the fatal shooting of a pastor and leader of the United Methodist Church during a carjacking in Memphis, Tennessee. Rev Autura Eason-Williams was shot Monday afternoon outside of her home, the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church said. She was found […]
Monkeypox outbreaks: How global organisations are mobilising faith networks to fight stigma
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on how faith leaders from across religions are working with the World Health Organization officials in combatting monkeypox outbreaks…
Australian religious leaders can play key role in addressing forced marriage, says Anti-Slavery Australia head
Geelong, Australia Religious leaders can play an important role in addressing the issue of forced marriage in Australia, according to Professor Jennifer Burn, director of Anti-Slavery Australia. “Religious leaders have actually got a key role here…” Burn told Sight. “They are respected in their communities and are often turned for advice and assistance and they do have […]
Essay: Mo Farah – here’s why it is so difficult for trafficking victims to disclose their experiences
PATRICIA HYNES, professor of social justice at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK, looks – in an article published on The Conversation – at the factors that discourage human trafficking victims from coming forward…
Wow!: How ‘adopting’ trees helps boost forests and incomes in Kenya
GEOFFREY KAMADI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that the carbon-curbing scheme goes beyond traditional planting projects by getting sponsors to pay to keep trees alive until they mature…
Denying refugees and migrants healthcare violates rights, WHO says
Reuters Millions of migrants and refugees are being denied adequate health care and should be included in the health systems of host countries as a human right, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Zakaria, 10, an injured Syrian refugee boy, is fed by a nurse as he undergoes rehabilitation at a post traumatic care […]
US President Joe Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power
Somerset, Massachusetts/Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that climate change is an emergency but stopped short of a formal declaration, announcing a modest package of executive actions and promising more aggressive efforts. Biden made the comments during a visit to Massachusetts and as a historic heat wave batters Europe and […]