Author: timnicholls
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Check out some of Mark Lazarowizc’s recent speeches
Mark Lazarowizc, Shadow Minister for International Development, has made a couple of speeches in the House of Commons recently. They’re worth checking out. There is one on Zimbabwe: on providing development assistance and supporting a transition to democracy. The other is on the subject of volunteering. Don’t forget, you can post comments below on what…
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Tony Blair at the Centre for Global Development
By Eilidh Macpherson, LCID Secretary Last week saw Tony Blair, in his role as Patron of the Africa Governance Initiative, present his vision for a new focus on governance in Africa with an event at the Centre for Global Development in Washington, where he launched his essay, “Not Just Aid: Making Government Work Can Transform…
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Will Human Rights have their day in Bangladesh?
By Claire Leigh You may not know it, but today (10th December) is World Human Rights Day. Coinciding the with the day that Liu Xiaobo fails to collect his Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for his tireless efforts to promote greater respect for human rights in China, this year’s celebration is a good time to reflect…
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Gordon Brown speaks to the GCE
By Richard Serunjogi, LCID BME Officer Gordon Brown last night argued that education is not only a basic human right but the key to economic growth and development. Mr Brown spoke at a Global Campaign for Education (GCE) event held at Bloomberg in London as part of the launch of his book, Beyond the Crash. We…
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TUC steps up its work to win ‘decent work’ for the world’s poorest people
By Gemma Tumelty, Programmes Officer, TUC The TUC has today published a new five year international development strategy, setting out how it plans to use members’ money and grants from the government and other organisations to raise wages and improve rights for some of the world’s poorest workers. Unions are already tackling poverty pay and…
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Huhne can easily stay in Cancun: Call Ming or Charles!
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne today risked embarrassing the UK delegation at the UNFCCC talks in Cancun by threatening to return home to vote for a large rise in student tuition fees. The UK has taken a lead role in negotiating the future of the Kyoto Protocol. Huhne has attempted…
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London turned red for World AIDS Day
by Matt More Last night, landmarks around the world were turned red to commemorate World AIDS day. In London, County Hall and the London Eye were illuminated to raise awareness of (RED)’s goal of an AIDS free generation by 2015. In 2008, approximately 430,000 children were born with HIV, roughly 18% lower than in 2001.…
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Ahead of World AIDS Day, David Cairns writes for Progress
Tomorrow, 1 December, is World AIDS Day. Ahead of the day, David Cairns has written for Progress about his experiences meeting an inspirational woman in Nairobi, Kenya. This woman, who spoke out about her HIV, found that her son was sacked from his job, even though his employers knew he was not HIV positive. Stories…
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Overseas Champion for violence against women? Well, it’s a start……
“When I questioned the male councillors on the way they conducted meetings…they retaliated with threats and violence. They kidnapped me for a week and I was beaten repeatedly and not given food. My family were also threatened.” Marta Martínez, Bolivian Councillor When I first heard the words above, spoken by a Bolivian Councillor whose organisation…
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Harriet’s first speech outlines some critical areas for international development
This article was originally posted on Left Foot Forward. This morning, shadow international development secretary Harriet Harman gave a speech at ActionAid headquarters in London. Marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Ms Harman outlined six key priorities for the future of international development: 1. Realising the 0.7 per cent GNP pledge…
Labour Campaign for International Development 