Press releases

Press releases

This month's news and media releases.

EU leaders threatening to 'kill off' last hopes of a global climate deal

October 30 2009 - EU leaders are threatening to ‘kill off’ any remaining hope of a good global deal to combat climate change, Christian Aid campaigners are warning today.

Treasury review highlights UK responsibilty for tax havens

October 29 2009 - Christian Aid welcomes the Foot Report on British offshore financial centres as a further sign that the UK is taking responsibility for its major role in the global problem of tax havens.

EU finance ministers betray the poor on climate change

October 20 2009 - Christian Aid is alarmed to hear that the European finance ministers’ meeting to discuss climate finance today in Luxembourg has broken up without agreement.

Christian Aid working to help victims of India floods

October 14 2009 - The poorest regions of southern India have been hit by the heaviest rains in more than a century, leaving more than 300 people dead and 1.5 million homeless.

Carbon capture companies must share results with poor countries

October 12 2009 - Companies which receive millions of pounds of UK taxpayers’ money to test carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology on power plants must be willing to produce results relevant to poor as well as rich countries, says a new report.

Climate talks ‘moving backwards and in to grave danger’

October 9 2008 - Progress on a global climate deal went into reverse during the Bangkok talks which closed today (Friday 9 October), jeopardising years of hard-won progress and threatening to tip the world into catastrophic global warming.

Christian Aid to send €100,000 to help earthquake victims

October 5 2009 - Emergency teams from Christian Aid partner agencies have reached areas most affected by the Indonesian earthquake, Padang and the coastal city further north, Pariaman on the island of Sumatra.

Developing countries supported by Scottish Government lose millions through tax dodging

October 2 2009 - The five countries that receive money from the Scottish government’s international development fund lose millions every year through tax dodging, according to a new Christian Aid report. The Missing Millions, the cost of tax dodging to developing countries supported by the Scottish government details how, collectively, the countries lost just under £43 million in tax revenue between 2005 and 2007.

Christian Aid launches Indonesia earthquake appeal

October 1 2009 - Christian Aid today launched an emergency appeal for victims of the Indonesia earthquake. Its partner agencies in the country have already sent emergency task forces to the affected area.