Christian Aid (London)
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August 02
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Congo-Kinshasa: Escalating DRC Conflict Pushes Humanitarian Situation to Crisis Levels [press release]
Despite intermittent peace talks in neighbouring Uganda, the conflict between the DRC national army (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group continues on the ground in eastern DRC. Read more »
July 26
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Sierra Leone: Land Grabs Increase Poverty and Food Shortages, Says New Report [press release]
The rush for farmland by foreign investors engaged in industrial-scale plantation agriculture in Sierra Leone has increased poverty and food shortages among communities who have... Read more »
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Mali: Elections Spark Fears of More Violence [press release]
With Mali about to go to the polls in the first round of Presidential elections, Christian Aid urges all parties involved in the process to work towards ensuring the ballot passes... Read more »
July 24
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Church Leaders Urge World to Pray for Peaceful Elections [press release]
Church leaders in Zimbabwe have asked Christians around the world to pray for their country, and called for there to be no violence ahead of elections taking place on July 31. Read more »
July 19
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Africa: OECD Action Plan On Tax Dodging Is Step Forward but Fails Developing Countries [press release]
The new OECD Action Plan against multinationals' tax dodging is a step forward but fails developing countries, the Global Alliance for Tax Justice, Christian Aid and Oxfam warn... Read more »
May 31
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Africa: High Level Panel - a Good Start, but Increasing Inequality Can't Be Ignored [press release]
Responding to news of today's High Level Panel report on the global plan that should follow the Millennium Development Goals when they expire in 2015, Helen Dennis, Christian Aid's... Read more »
May 28
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Mali: Northern Security Vacuum Deepens Plight of Malians At Onset of Hunger Season [press release]
Mali faces a heightened risk of severe food shortages at the onset of the annual 'hunger season', with on-going conflict and its aftermath exacerbating the situation. Read more »
May 22
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Africa: Thousands Forego Food to Urge G8 to Take Action On Global Hunger [press release]
Thousands of people around the UK - including at least three bishops - are getting ready to go without food to show world leaders their commitment to ending global hunger. Read more »
May 08
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Africa: Failure to Legislate On Aid a 'Broken Promise' [press release]
Christian Aid's senior UK political adviser Sol Oyuela said today: 'Failing to enshrine in law the principle that 0.7 per cent of GNI should go on overseas aid is a broken promise. Read more »
May 06
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Africa: Fight Tax Abuse, Don't Raid the Aid Budget, Urges Christian Aid [press release]
6 May 2013 - The UK Government should concentrate on helping stop the damage caused by tax abuse in developing countries rather than raiding the aid budget, Christian Aid said... Read more »
April 25
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Africa: Rowan Williams Begins New Social Justice Role As Chair of Christian Aid [press release]
Dr Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, becomes Chair of Christian Aid's Board of Trustees on May 1 with a plea to Christians to become agents of social justice. Read more »
April 15
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Africa: Stop Dodging Difficult Questions On Climate, Warns Christian Aid [press release]
World leaders should stop dodging difficult questions on climate change because doing so will only exacerbate the crisis, Christian Aid warns today at the opening of a conference... Read more »
April 10
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Africa: EU Anti-Corruption Law Welcome but UK Must Answer 'Difficult' Tax Questions [press release]
Christian Aid gives two cheers today for European moves to tackle corruption by forcing some large companies to come clean about their payments to governments around the world.... Read more »
April 05
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Africa: Christian Aid Backs Faith Leaders' Call for Action On Global Poverty [press release]
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and religious leaders from across the G8 countries have called on Heads of Government to follow the UK in fulfilling existing commitments to... Read more »
April 02
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Africa: Christian Aid Week Bites Back At Hunger [press release]
Christian Aid Week (12-18 May 2013 www.caweek.org), Britain's longest running door-to-door fundraising week, will this year be urging the British public to 'bite back at hunger'... Read more »
March 27
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Africa: It's Time to Make Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax, Campaigners Urge [press release]
The international system for taxing multinationals is broken and out of date, with many loopholes which allow unscrupulous companies to avoid paying their fair share - as the... Read more »
March 25
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Africa: David Cameron Urged to Put Tax At Heart of New Plan to Tackle Global Poverty [press release]
David Cameron and other leaders working on a global anti-poverty plan should ensure it helps poor countries collect the tax billions they are owed, Christian Aid urges today, on... Read more »
March 22
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Africa: The PM Can't Afford to Ignore Environmental Risks in Setting the Post-2015 Development Framework [press release]
Next week, the High-level Panel on the post-2015 development agenda meets for the fourth time. Read more »
March 20
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Africa: Historic Achievement On Aid but Missed Opportunity On Tax Dodging [press release]
Responding to the Chancellor's Budget today, Christian Aid Director Loretta Minghella said: 'Today, a 40 year-old promise to the world's poorest was finally delivered. Read more »
March 04
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Africa: Christian Aid Applauds Justine Greening's Speech On Girls and Women [press release]
Commenting on a speech about female empowerment made today by Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, at an event co-hosted by Christian Aid, Christian... Read more »
March 01
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Rwanda: Christian Aid Welcomes Government's Steps On Aid to Rwanda [press release]
In response to Justine Greening's decision today to re-programme £16m aid to Rwanda, Christian Aid welcomes the fact the UK aid will once again be reaching the poorest and... Read more »
February 24
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Congo-Kinshasa: Leading Congolese and International NGOs Welcome Peace [press release]
A group of prominent Congolese and international NGOs today called on countries in the Great Lakes region, along with their international partners, to ensure that the Peace,... Read more »
February 19
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Africa: Help Combat Tax Avoidance Across the World, Christian Aid Urges UK Government [press release]
Commenting before the publication of the Public Accounts Committee's new report on tax avoidance in the UK, Alex Prats, Christian Aid's Principal Adviser on Economic Justice, said:... Read more »
February 18
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Africa: Christian Aid Urges UK Government to Continue Backing UN Peace and Security Deal for DRC [press release]
Christian Aid is urging the UK Government to further support the signing and implementation of the United Nations recently proposed DRC and Great Lakes peace and security deal,... Read more »
February 16
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Africa: New Statement to the G8 From Christian Aid's Economic Policy Advisor [press release]
Joseph Stead, Christian Aid senior economic policy adviser said today: 'The G20 must address as an absolute priority the impact of tax dodging in the developing world'. Read more »
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