Lifesaving programmes in peril, UNRWA chief urges countries to reconsider funding suspension

adminJanuary 27, 2024September 18, 202404 mins

It was “shocking” to see the suspension of funds in reaction to allegations against a small group of staff, Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner General, said in a statement. “It would be immensely irresponsible to sanction an Agency and an entire community it serves because of allegations of criminal acts against some individuals, especially at a time…

China: ‘Vocational training’ programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour

adminApril 27, 2023September 12, 202403 mins

“Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have reportedly been ‘transferred’ from their traditional rural lives to low-skilled and low-paid employment since 2015, through a programme described as voluntary, but in practice their participation has reportedly been coerced,” they said in a statement. ‘Cultural and political indoctrination’ They noted that the labour transfer programme is facilitated by…