East Africa famine: We need funds now, and to deal with underlying problems
We desperately need funds now to deal with the East Africa famine, but also long term fund commitments from developed countries, write Christian Aid.
Brexit & Foreign Policy
Why the deafening silence on Afghanistan?
The defence committee report on Operations in Afghanistan catalogues an array of political, strategic and tactical mistakes and negligence from ministers and military.
Catastrophe looms unless China signs water-sharing agreement with India
Barry Gardiner MP, chair of Labour Friends of India, writes on the desperate need for a water-sharing agreement between China and India over the Brahmaputra River.
Bold consensus needed for a better future for Europe’s fisheries
William Bain, the shadow food, farming and fisheries minister, writes on the need for a bold consensus across Europe for a fairer future for fisheries.
DEC step up East Africa food crisis campaign
The Disasters Emergency Committee are stepping up their efforts to raise donations and bring aid to the millions at risk from starvation in the Horn of Africa.
How UK taxpayers underwrite military sales to a Middle East autocracy
How the UK taxpayer is underwriting military sales to an autocratic middle eastern regime
Disasters Emergency Committee needs to start coordinating Africa crisis response
Why hasn’t the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) stepped in and done more to coordinate the UK response to the Horn of Africa food crisis, asks Lord Avebury.
Other nations need to follow Britain’s lead to avert disaster in Africa
More than 12 million people in east Africa are facing desperate food shortages following the worst drought in 60 years, reports David Taylor.
World should have acted faster to tackle East Africa food crisis
Richard Miller, Executive Director of anti-poverty charity ActionAid, on how the international community could have done more to forsee the Horn of Africa emergency.
Two faces of Republika Srbija: the hopeful future, the shameful past
Just as Novak Djokovic showed off the best of Serbia with his Wimbledon win yesterday, so today the world saw the worst – war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic at The Hague.