Wallasey Town Hall, where Wirral Council meets in normal times WIRRAL Council could completely change next week as huge elections for the borough take place. On Thursday, May 6, polls will open in all 22 of Wirral s wards with everything to play for. In 2019, Labour lost its majority on the council, making the politics of the authority a lot more uncertain and giving opposition parties far more power. The Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and the Conservatives frequently mention the end of the Hoylake Golf Resort project and end of the
Wirral View newspaper as key achievements of their increased power. However, Labour is still by far the most powerful party in the council, with its leader Cllr Janette Williamson in charge of the authority since last September.
Rock Ferry Labour councillor Yvonne Nolan (centre) cannot easily access Rock Ferry station in her wheelchair Passengers at a Wirral station are still having to add miles to their journeys or even be carried over railway bridges, despite campaigns going back years to add lifts to allow disabled access. Those who use wheelchairs or have trouble climbing stairs are unable to use Rock Ferry station without having to either travel miles to a station with a lift, then change trains and come back on themselves, or be carried up the steps of the railway bridge and then down the other side.
A media organisation in Sri Lanka has shared a claim that UNESCO denied any damage to the country's Sinharaja forest, following reports of deforestation. But the claim is misleading. The statement was made by the National Commission for UNESCO in Sri Lanka, which is separate from and does not speak for the global organisation. UNESCO is in fact looking into deforestation
17 March: UNESCO press briefing on forthcoming World Water Development Report 2021
12/03/2021
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UNESCO will present the 2021 United Nations report, Valuing Water, at an online press conference on
17 March, one week ahead of its publication. The press conference will be held in French from 10 to 11 am (Central European Time), and in English from 3.30 to 4.30 pm (CET).
The Report demonstrates that failure to recognize the value of water is the main cause of its waste and poor management. Published on the occasion of World Water Day on 22 March, the publication focuses on a different subject every year. The 2021 edition examines the complex issue of setting a value on a resource that is so essential to life. The authors stress the need of rising to the challenges posed by growing water scarcity which is already affecting several parts of the world. They argue that this requires us to make more explicit the multifaceted values of water. And the Re
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards honour five women researchers in mathematics, astrophysics, chemistry and informatics
11/02/2021
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On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, UNESCO and the L Oréal Foundation honoured five women researchers in the fields of astrophysics, mathematics, chemistry and informatics as part of the 23rd International Prize for Women in Science.
On this occasion, UNESCO published a global study on gender equality in scientific research. Entitled To be smart, the digital revolution will need to be inclusive, it shows that although the number of women in scientific research has risen to one in three, women remain a minority in mathematics, computer science, engineering and artificial intelligence. Every year, women write as many scientific articles as men, but their chances of appearing in prestigious journals are lower. While women represent 33% of researchers, on a