Day: 29 October 2024

UN report urges immediate global action to close critical gender gaps

Stuart Mitchell

The latest edition of Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024, launched recently by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, reveals that progress has been made worldwide on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment. Women hold one in every four parliamentary seats, a significant rise from a decade ago. The share of women and girls living in extreme poverty has finally dipped below 10 per cent following steep increases during the COVID-19 pandemic years. Up to 56 legal reforms have…

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UNESCO raises the alarm on reports of illicit trafficking of cultural heritage

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO is deeply concerned about the recent reports of possible looting and damage of several museums and heritage institutions in Sudan, including the National Museum, by armed groups. The Organization calls on the international community to do its utmost to protect Sudan’s heritage from destruction and illicit trafficking. Since the start of the hostilities in April 2023, UNESCO has been closely monitoring the impact of this crisis on Sudan’s heritage, cultural institutions and artists. In recent weeks, this threat to culture appears to have reached an unprecedented level, with reports…

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UK Trusts and Foundations contributed over £120m to arts and culture during the first year of the pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

New report looks at the significant investment of Trusts and Foundations in supporting the arts and cultural sector. Building on research published in 2021, a new report, Funding for Arts and Culture: an overview of data 2019–22, shows the scale of investment into the arts and cultural sector in the UK from Trusts and Foundations during the pandemic.  The report was commissioned by The Arts Funders Group; a group of independent Trusts and Foundations who meet regularly to share intelligence and shape collective action. The Group is part of the ACF Funders’ Collaborative…

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The Silas Pullen Fund raises a million pounds for vital research into brain tumours

Stuart Mitchell

This article is taken straight from the Brain Tumour Charity’s website here and as such is their copyright, please take a look at their site and the great work that they do. I did not want to condense or reduce this, but I wanted to showcase the amazing work done by the Silas Pullen Fund but didn’t feel I could do it any better than this piece written by Piers Townley, hence why I copied it directly, but all of this is their hard work. The Silas Pullen Fund was…

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Season’s Bleatings. Shaun the Sheep needs ewe!

Stuart Mitchell

Shaun the Sheep encourages schools and youth groups to sign up and take part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day This year Shaun the Sheep has taken on a new fleece of life in the hope of encouraging schools and youth groups up and down the country to sign up and take part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday 12th December. As the charity’s new ‘Head of Wool’, Shaun has colla-baa-rated with Save the Children to make the world better with a sweater and wants children…

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