Niaz Alam BBC is known to have refused an appeal broadcast request from the DEC. The 2009 DEC Gaza appeal screened only by Channel 4 and ITV raised £8.3m. In August 2014, the BBC broadcast a new DEC aid appeal for people in Gaza, screened without similar controversy, which is reported to have raised £16m over two years. Niaz Alam Niaz Alam is a responsible investment consultant and journalist. He served as a director on the Board of the London Pensions Fund Authority from 2001 to 2010 having been appointed as an adviser on Responsible Investment and Human Rights issues. Since 2013,
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