Charities
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‘What is it that keeps you wanting to survive?’ Giles Duley and Rwandan genocide survivor Olive Mutetamfura on resilience and forgiveness
The photographer, who lost his legs and an arm in Afghanistan, says the genocide survivor is the ‘most resilie…
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Two years on, we fear that a second withdrawal from Afghanistan is under way | Letters
Just 25% of the $3.23bn needed for the UN humanitarian response plan has been raised. Women and girls will be …
- Afghanistan, Aid, Charities, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, Voluntary sector, World news
UN Afghanistan head meets Taliban over ban on female aid workers
At least seven international NGOs have suspended aid, saying they cannot work without female staffThe acting h…
- Afghanistan, Animals, Boris Johnson, Charities, Civil service, Conservatives, Foreign policy, House of Commons, Politics, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, Voluntary sector, World news
Boris Johnson did prioritise animal charity for Afghan evacuation, MPs told
Second whistleblower suggests to committee that top civil servants lied to cover up episodeA second whistleblo…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Charities, Europe, Humanitarian response, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Ukraine
The response to Ukraine is laudable. But as a British Afghan, I’m a little jealous | Nelufar Hedayat
Seven months since Kabul’s fall, my family are still pleading for help. Has the world forgotten this ongoing h…
- Amnesty International, Charities, Global development, India, Mother Teresa, Narendra Modi, Oxfam, South and Central Asia
Oxfam says its work in India is imperilled by ban on foreign funding
Government has banned Mother Teresa charity and many other NGOs from receiving donations from abroadOxfam Indi…
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Terence O’Malley obituary
My friend Terence O’Malley, who has died aged 79, was an inspirational teacher who became a passionate campaig…
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A friend in need: volunteers rush to help refugees feel at home in UK
Up to 50 people a day are signing up to offer help to Afghans who fled the TalibanThe UK’s largest refugee bef…
- Afghanistan, Charities, Global development, Home Office, Immigration and asylum, Politics, Priti Patel, Refugees, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, Voluntary sector, World news
‘Chaotic’ UK response criticised as Afghan babies wait for milk and donations turned away
Volunteers ‘operating blind’ about refugees’ needs, while hotels left with no staff to distribute aidThe gover…
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Ex-marine Pen Farthing and pets cleared for Afghanistan evacuation
MoD says founder of Kabul animal shelter has passed security at airport but does not mention charity staff and…
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Scottish charity urges Raab to help evacuate two Afghan aid workers
Female employees work for Linda Norgrove foundation, set up by parents of aid worker, which finds scholarships…
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Afghan child refugees left without support in Home Office hotels
Charities accuse the government of failing to meet young asylum seekers’ basic needs, despite care pledge Chil…
- Africa, Aid, Boris Johnson, Charities, Conservatives, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Global development, Internally displaced people, South and Central Asia, UK news
Where UK aid cuts bite deepest – stories from the sharp end
As women and children lose out on programmes that could change their lives, Britain’s reputation has been dimi…
- Aid, Bangladesh, Charities, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Global development, Inequality, Politics, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
UK aid cuts to Bangladesh NGO a ‘gut punch’, says charity head
Withdrawal from long-term partnership catastrophic, says Brac, affecting women and girls’ education and those …
- Aid, Charities, Children, Global development, Race, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Voluntary sector, World news
‘Sponsor a child’ schemes attacked for perpetuating racist attitudes
Using individual children to ‘sell’ schemes to rich donors is similar to ‘poverty porn’ images of past, say ex…