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Thursday, 05 December 2019 23:09
Captivity and conflicts, seventy years on
In 1949 the UN agreed a Convention of the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. Seventy years later, there are an estimated 21 million forced-labour victims worldwide.…
Thursday, 05 December 2019 23:06
Global: GO 2020 outreach
Christians will soon celebrate Christmas, BUT hundreds of millions of people have not yet heard of Christ. The great revivals and mission advances throughout church history followed the pattern of prayer preceding evangelism. Now, tens of…
Thursday, 05 December 2019 23:04
Global: small island states and COP25
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is an intergovernmental organisation of low-lying coastal and small island countries, many of which are put at risk by climate change. As COP 25 enters its second week, AOSIS…
Thursday, 05 December 2019 23:01
Samoa: measles crisis
An exceptional measles epidemic in Samoa is attributed to a decision in 2018 to suspend a vaccination programme after two infants died following vaccination. UNICEF has now sent Samoa 110,500 vaccines, and the government has issued…
Thursday, 05 December 2019 22:58
Iran: 200+ killed, hundreds arrested
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani has called for the release of unarmed and innocent people arrested during the two weeks of protests in over 100 cities and towns after a 300% fuel price increase. The protests have…
Thursday, 05 December 2019 22:55
Georgia: anti-corruption activism
When the ruling party, Georgian Dream, backtracked on a promise to transition to a fully proportional parliamentary system before the 2020 elections, thousands of citizens protested, demanding a progressive electoral reform. But such protesters face smear…