The Archbishop of York has called on churches and congregations to join him in supporting international charity WaterAid’s 2016 Christmas Church Appeal, Made Of The Same Stuff, to help give water as well as hope to those most in need.

Kevin Watkins, CEO Save the Children, said today in response to DFID's publication of the Bilateral and Multilateral Aid reviews:

WaterAid today welcomes renewed commitment from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to water, sanitation and hygiene, and a focus on the poorest who are furthest behind.            

From Liberia to Nepal, Ethiopia to India, progress is being made to ensure more disabled people are living lives with dignity with inclusive water infrastructure, accessible toilets and improved hygiene services, as demonstrated in new photos released by international nongovernmental organisation WaterAid to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December). 

Today, the ‘Making Rights Real’ guidance is being launched at the Rural Water Supply Network Forum which started in the Cote d’Ivoire.

The National Audit Office has found that given the Department for International Development’s (DFID) plans to invest further in the private company CDC, a clearer picture of actual development impact would help to demonstrate the value for money of the Department’s investment.

University of Exeter PhD Student Thibaud Deruelle writes ahead of the French primary elections on Sunday 20th November.

Labour’s mayoral candidate for Liverpool Steve Rotherham writes for PoliticsHome on his reflections of Donald Trump’s election and devolution.

Ahead of World Toilet Day, MPs respond to a new report launched by WaterAid which reveals the hardest places in the world to find an urban toilet.

Vice-Chair of Labour Friends of Israel Michael Dugher MP reflects on a visit to Yad Vashem this week with colleagues and calls on Jeremy Corbyn to visit himself.

'This will be a long drawn out process and it is important to stress that hauliers will not get an immediate pay-out; indeed there is no guarantee of any pay-out at all. However it would appear that based on the high level of evidence already received that the prospects for compensation look encouraging.' says RHA Chief Executive, Richard Burnet.

Four Bar leaders write to President Zuma of South Africa in light of his government's decision to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). 

The disconnect between voters and politicians has been cited as the cause of many current challenges in modern politics, from Brexit to the growth in support for extremist views around Europe.

Ahead of today's Commons Opposition Day debate on Yemen, Conor McGinn writes for PoliticsHome warning that 'bankrupt thinking on the left' risk diminishing its commitment to human rights and the rule of law.  

Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake urges the Government to show a “robust and consistent” response to Russia. 

Three newborn babies, two born on Italian Coastguard boats in the Central Mediterranean and one at port, are among the newest arrivals of refugee and migrant children in Italy, as numbers of children hit record levels, says UNICEF.

Welsh Labour MP Madeleine Moon MP writes ahead of her debate today on ‘Policies, strategies and funding for environmental protection’ in light of the EU referendum.

WaterAid launches new campaign to improve water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in hospitals around the world 

Vaccination drive provides platform for malnutrition screening in response to mounting crisis in Borno state

Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Hussein-Ece writes following her question in the House of Lords on: 'The number of lone children in Calais with family links in the United Kingdom who have been allowed into the United Kingdom in the past 12 months'.

UNICEF UK has welcomed comments made yesterday by the Home Secretary in her response to an urgent question on the situation facing asylum-seeking children in Calais.

International development charity WaterAid has launched its first virtual reality documentary, Aftershock.

International Development Secretary Priti Patel was joined by Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson and others to discuss the priorities for helping vulnerable children at a Save the Children conference fringe event.

Conservative MP Heidi Allen made an impassioned speech to a Unicef and Conservative Home reception about the need to do more for child refugees.