May 10

• 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 7

• 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 26

• 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 16

• 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

• 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 5

• 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 2

• 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 28

• 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  The international system for taxing multinationals is broken and out of date, with many loopholes which allow unscrupulous companies to avoid paying their fair share - as the...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 26

• 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 25

• 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 21

• 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 5

• 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 4

• 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 26

• 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

• 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 »

• 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 18

• 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 »

February 11

• Africa: Christian Aid Launches New 'Count Your Blessings' Mobile APP for Lent [press release]

  With Lent beginning on Wednesday February 13, Christian Aid has launched a brand new mobile app to help people pause and think about their lives and those of others around the... Read more »

January 28

• Mali: Escalating Violence in Northern Mali Is Fuelling Hunger in the Sahel [press release]

  The recent escalation of fighting and the subsequent displacement of people within Mali and to neighbouring countries is exacerbating the Sahel's chronic food crisis and... Read more »

December 19, 2012

• Africa: Christian Aid Launches a New Youth Collective to Engage Young People On Issues of Faith and Injustice [press release]

  Christian Aid has launched a new movement to encourage and inspire young people to come together to tackle injustice. Read more »

December 13, 2012

• Africa: First Angolan Teenagers Win International Diana Award for HIV Awareness Campaign [press release]

  Christian Aid's long term partner, Women's Christian Union of Angola, wins prestigious International Diana Award for their 'Girls building Bridges' project and their work on HIV... Read more »

December 11, 2012

• Angola: Young Angolan Teenagers Scoop 2012 Diana Award [press release]

  Christian Aid's long-term local partner, Women's Christian Union of Angola, have won this year's International Diana Award for their 'Girls building Bridges' project in the... Read more »

December 7, 2012

• Africa: UK Government Must Do More to Tackle Financial Secrecy [press release]

  As the world observes International Anti-Corruption Day on Sunday (December 9), Christian Aid reiterates its call for the UK government to do more to end financial secrecy. Read more »

November 22, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Christian Aid Calls Upon UK Government to Act Further On Upsurge of Violence in DRC [press release]

  Christian Aid welcomes the UK Government's initiative to engage urgently with the Congolese, Rwandan and Ugandan governments to help peace and stability return to the Democratic... Read more »

November 3, 2012

• Africa: Food Event is a Precious Opportunity to Tackle Causes of Hunger [press release]

  Christian Aid today welcomed David Cameron's announcement of an event next year on food and hunger, which currently afflicts some 870 million people globally. Read more »