The World Health Organisation (WHO) have warned that the world now faces a “catastrophic moral failure” due to the inequity with Covid vaccine policies. The Director General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that there was clear inequity with the distribution of the vaccine. Richer nations were receiving the vaccine far quicker than people in [...]
Israel have already administered the vaccine to a higher percentage of its population than other countries. While they have offered the vaccine to Palestinians with resident status in East Jerusalem, they have not done the same to those in the occupied West Bank or Gaza and it is unlikely that those living there will have [...]
The chief executive of the Northern Trust has reported that 50 per cent of patients in Antrim Area Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19. Across the whole of the north there are now 840 Covid inpatients, 63 of which are in intensive care and hospitals are operating at 95 per cent capacity. Kieran McCausland, Workers’ [...]
145 residents of Dublin Central have signed a petition in support of an objection lodged to An Bord Pleanála by Workers’ Party representative, Éilis Ryan. The objection concerns the proposed development of 280 ‘co-living’ apartments at Hendron’s Building, 36-40 Upper Dominick Street, D7. Submitting the objection to An Bord Pleanála today, Ryan commented: “The proposed [...]
In December, a UN independent human rights expert called on the United States to remove the sanctions against Syria warning that it may seriously impede the rebuilding of the countries destroyed infrastructure and increase the already devastating humanitarian situation which is currently heighted by Covid-19. The United States were characteristically duplicitous when they first launched [...]
The independent Think Tank, Resolution Foundation has conducted a survey into the increase in poverty due to Covid. From the Summer of 2020 families with children who were in the lowest income bracket were reporting an increase in spending. Chris Bailie:Workers Party,Oldpark DEA said“the reason for the increase in poverty results from a variety of [...]
After a five-year investigation the Commission of Investigation has produced its final report into Mother and Baby homes. The report makes for grim reading and we are faced with confronting one of the darkest and most shameful periods of our history. But confront it we must. The report reveals a culture of oppression and misogyny. [...]
The Workers’ Party wishes to note its disappointment at the leaking of the details of the Mother and Baby Home Commission report to the media. This action has caused a huge amount of distress to survivors who will have read this report in the newspaper yesterday with surprise and shock having expected to receive a [...]
Chris Bailie:Workers Party,Oldpark DEA representative has strongly criticised the Minister for Education who has shown complete contempt for special schools and their teaching staff. He said ‘Along with their colleagues in nurseries, special schools remain open. The Government have shown a complete lack of understanding and knowledge regarding what the role of special education teachers [...]
Gemma Weir, Workers Party North Belfast representative has slammed Education Minister Peter Weir for his total incompetence in supporting schools during the pandemic. Back in September schools were asked to come up with a plan for how to reopen safely and within the guidelines for social distancing. School leaders in every school in the North [...]