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Countries to include donations of vaccine doses as foreign aid

Posted on 22 February 2022

Last week, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Development Assistance Committee issued a statement, which says that countries will be able to count donations of unwanted vaccine doses…
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War in Ukraine will hurt the poorest

War in Ukraine will hurt the poorest

Posted on 22 February 2022

Today, Ukraine is the closest thing Europe has to a failed state.
 
War in Ukraine will not only create an energy crisis that impacts the most vulnerable countries (Russian accounts for…
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Launch of new podcast series: Useful Outsiders

Posted on 17 February 2022

We are excited to announce the launch of our new monthly podcast series!

We kick off with an episode that really captures what we want the series to interrogate: how can aid…
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Psychological impact of Tongan eruption and tsunami

Posted on 17 February 2022

The psychological effects of the Tongan tsunami and volcanic eruption, and now a Covid-19 outbreak, are becoming a concern for locals, a veteran journalist told Stuff reporters recently.
 
The Tongan government predicts the road to recovery…
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Impact of war in Ukraine on the most vulnerable

Impact of war in Ukraine on the most vulnerable

Posted on 16 February 2022

The ties between the conflict in Ukraine and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region are complex. Regional states have a direct interest in preventing escalation and in minimising…
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How to change people's minds on vaccines - latest research

Posted on 16 February 2022

Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw, author of A Matter of Fact. Talking Truth in a Post-Truth World and Co-Director of The Workshop outlines how to be effective when countering misinformation.
 
Telling people they’re stupid and shouting…
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10% double wealth while Covid makes poorer worse off – new Oxfam report

Posted on 10 February 2022

This year’s Oxfam report, Inequality Kills, opens with the rise in wealth of the richest people over the pandemic, contrasting it with the fall in income for most of the world.
 
Then…
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Situation in Tonga following the volcano eruption

Posted on 10 February 2022

Following the powerful underwater volcano eruption in Tonga on 15 January, we continue to liaise with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and disaster response agencies on behalf of our…
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The consequences of further armed conflict in Ukraine

The consequences of further armed conflict in Ukraine

Posted on 04 February 2022

With the threat of Russia using military force looming, Amnesty International warns that another escalation of the armed conflict in Ukraine will have devastating consequences for human rights in the region; threatening…
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‘Afghanistan hanging by a thread’ - nearly 100% face hunger

Posted on 02 February 2022

Freezing aid is hurting the most vulnerable.
 
23 million people, more than half the population, face starvation and a million children may die, according to the latest data from the UN.…
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