By failing to include legislation to enshrine the 0.7% aid commitment in law in today's Queens speech this Tory-led Government has once again broken a Coalition Agreement promise. In addition, both the Tories and Lib Dems have failed to honour a promise which was in their respective 2010 election manifestos.

Every child deserves the best start in life. No matter where they live. However, UNICEF's latest report on child nutrition, launched at the Dublin Conference on Hunger - Nutrition - Climate Justice hosted by the Mary Robinson Foundation and Irish Government, revealed that every year 2.3 million children...

This year barring any last minute surprises, the Tory-led government will deliver on Labour's commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on overseas development assistance. This should be a source of national pride with particular credit due to the civil society and faith networks that have campaigned for the...

Lord Justice Leveson's report on press conduct and ethics has provided us with a unique opportunity to address problems that are decades old.

There is consensus that the current system of press regulation is broke and needs fixing. It not only fell short in investigating allegations of criminal wrongdoing ie...

Retrieving grain from an anthill is not easy. Once the baked earth has been broken with a shovel or pick axe, it is beaten to dust, before being sifted to salvage the grain buried by the ants. For children in Chad, these grains may make the difference between going to...

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit Tanzania in East Africa with ActionAid to view a range of projects in the country which focus on the empowerment of women and their increasing involvement in private sector businesses.

In the town of Bagamoyo, on the coast,...