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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2024-02-06 ( 3 items ) |
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Civilians are in Crisis in Gaza - Donors Must Restore Funds for UNRWA (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 -- Oxfam America issued the following joint statement on Feb. 3, 2024, with seven organizations:
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Joint statement from humanitarian NGOs:
"The U.S. decision to temporarily pause funding for UNRWA will dramatically weaken the backbone of the humanitarian response for 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza. It is important to ensure a thorough investigation into the grave allegations by the Israeli government that 12 UNRWA employees directly participated in the hein more PR
National Partnership for Women and Families: On #FMLA31, States are Leading the Way for Comprehensive Paid Leave Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release:
New analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) highlights the positive impacts on families and state economies when workers have access to state-implemented paid family and medical leave programs that provide workers the ability to address their own serious health needs, care for a family member with a major illness, injury or disability, or to welcome a new child. So more PR
Oxfam: 'Xenophobic and Counterproductive Policies' Don't Belong in Supplemental Funding Package (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Oxfam America issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2024:
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In response to the inclusion of a border security deal that would effectively eviscerate the right to seek asylum in the national security supplemental, Gina Cummings, Vice President of Advocacy, Alliances & Policy at Oxfam America, a global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice, said:
"Following President Biden's disappointing and harmful statements embracing failed po more PR
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