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Muslims Against Anti-Semitism, a campaign group, is urging the UK to take tougher action against hate speech following what it called the insufficient handling of an investigation into the Islamic Relief Worldwide charity.
As Holocaust Memorial Day took place across the world, the group said Muslims could no longer tolerate anti-Semitism and it called on the government to take further action.
One of those investigated was IRW trustee Heshmat Khalifa, who made more than a dozen offensive Facebook posts. These expressed anti-Semitism and support for Hamas.
The chairman of Muslims Against Anti-Semitism, Ghanem Nuseibeh, told
The National the watchdog s measures mean the situation with IRW remains largely unchanged .
Principles for locally led adaptation
Eight principles for locally led adaptation have been developed to help ensure that local communities are empowered to lead sustainable and effective adaptation to climate change at the local level. IIED is among over 40 governments, leading global institutions and local and international NGOs that have already endorsed these principles and are advocating their endorsement by others.
Two women harvest Chayote fruits and vines to make nutritious meals for their family. Local adaptation priorities, such as conserving and using crop biodiversity, can help manage climate change impacts (Photo: Qiubi, via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)
Empowering local stakeholders to lead in adapting to climate change gives communities on the frontline of climate impacts a voice in decisions that directly affect their lives and livelihoods.
RELEASE: 40 Governments and Leading Institutions Commit to Support Locally Led Climate Adaptation
Press Release - January 24, 2021
Climate emergency threatens to push 130 million people into extreme poverty by 2030, yet local people are often left out of decisions and funding; Momentum emerges to shift status quo
Forty governments, leading global institutions and local and international NGOs, including the United Kingdom and Irish governments, UN Development Programme, Climate Investment Funds, Zurich Investment Group, BRAC and Slum Dwellers International, have committed a new set of principles to ensure climate adaptation is led by local people. ‘The Principles for Locally Led Adaptation’ are launched today at the start of the Climate Adaptation Summit (25 January).