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Patrick Watt, commercial director at Bupa Global, shares his insight on how the pandemic has prompted a renewed focus on both physical and mental health for

14 Jun 2021 The leaders of some of the world’s wealthiest countries – with the notable exception of China – published a joint statement following the end of the G7 summit on Sunday vowing a “new deal” for the continent of Africa and heavy investment in a “green revolution” for the world. The statement also meandered into a wide variety of topics including the war in eastern Ukraine, “hate speech,” imposing a minimum global tax, and improving job prospects for women. The statem...

‘A partial plan, not a Marshall Plan’: Campaigners rue lack of solid commitments from G7 leaders

The recently-concluded G7 summit has been a massive letdown on a historic opportunity to tackle the triple crises of climate, COVID and collapse of nature, experts across the globe said on Monday.If the leaders cannot get their act together by ...

English News and Press Release on World; published on 13 Jun 2021 by Christian Aid

Traditional kilt-making has been added to the list of endangered crafts YOU may have heard the news that traditional kilt-making has been added to the list of crafts that are in danger of disappearing, so we should probably talk about what’s at risk here. We should also talk about the weird and, to be honest, troubling relationship some men have with their kilts. Knitted deep into the plaid are all sorts of complicated issues, including politics, nationality, and gender, and maybe one day S...

These reckless aid cuts will hit people who are already down, says Christian Aid Format 21 Apr 2021 Responding to today’s confirmation of cuts to the overseas aid budget, Christian Aid’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Patrick Watt, said: “Today’s announcements confirm that the UK government’s broken promises on aid will carry a very heavy cost for people in poverty. Cutting aid this heavily and quickly is perverse when poverty is rising, and millions of people are struggling w...

11 Leading NGOs call on UK government to rethink aid budget cuts to Syria that “puts lives at risk” Format 16 Mar 2021 Four months ago, the Middle East Minister James Cleverly told Parliament “Many countries have turned their backs on the Syrian people; the United Kingdom is not one of them and we will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with them in their time of need.” However, if the recent reports of a 67% cut to the FCDO’s Syrian aid budget are accurate, then the impact on the...