Media advisory – Sahel food crisis
February 03 2012 - Thousands of people along the border with Niger and Burkina Faso are being forced to leave their homes in search of food as a result of the deepening food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa.
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Tom Wright urges people to ‘count their blessings’ as Christian Aid launches Lent android app
February 02 2012 - Christian Aid has launched a free android app designed to help people ‘count their blessings’ during Lent.
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Stick to timetable over aid promise, Christian Aid urges
February 06 2012 - Christian Aid is calling on the government to keep to its original timetable for passing into law its commitment to give 0.7 per cent of gross national income in foreign aid.
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Loretta Minghella calls for value based economic reform at Davos
January 30 2012 - Christian Aid Director Loretta Minghella added her voice to calls for economic reform when she addressed a meeting at the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Thursday (26th).
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UN report is right to demand action on global destruction and inequality
January 30 2012 - A new UN report warning that the world is environmentally exhausted and staggeringly unequal is a welcome wake-up call, Christian Aid says today.
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Bishop seeks parliamentary answers over tax dodging in poor countries
January 26 2012 - The Bishop of Derby has raised the issue of multinational corporations dodging taxes in developing countries in the House of Lords.
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Egypt: Helping combat growing poverty
January 25 2012 - With Egypt asking the IMF for an emergency loan to shore up the country’s economic future, Christian Aid partners are supporting vulnerable communities faced with growing poverty.
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Christian Aid responds to worsening Sahel hunger crisis
January 24 2012 - With seven million people across five West African countries facing the spectre of famine within months, Christian Aid is stepping up its early response plans to assist those living in the stricken Sahel region.
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Christian Aid assists civilians fleeing violence in South Sudan
January 17 2012 - Christian Aid has begun assisting civilians displaced by the recent spate of inter-communal violence in the remote town of Pipor in Jonglei state, South Sudan, and urges a swift end to escalating hostilities. The government in Juba has now declared Jonglei a ’humanitarian disaster area’ and has appealed for international assistance to help end the crisis.
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Tax haven secrecy is a global curse, Christian Aid urges Ed Miliband
January 16 2012 - Christian Aid welcomes Ed Miliband’s determination to tackle the tax havens which are harming UK public finances but it urges him to go further, because financial secrecy is a curse for poor countries too.
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Cyclone Thane kills 48 as thousands affected by Indian floods
January 16 2012 - Christian Aid has released £50,000 to partner organisations in India after more than 6000 Indian villagers were forced from their homes and 48 were killed by Cyclone Thane.
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Motivate yourself by getting fit for a good cause
January 13 2012 - Kick start your New Year exercise routine by signing up for a 2012 charity challenge with Christian Aid. Whether you like running, cycling or trekking, we have an event to suit keep fit enthusiasts of all levels.
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Christian Aid slams human rights abuses following contested elections in the Congo
December 23 2011 - Christian Aid is deeply concerned by brutal attacks on civilians by Congolese security forces in the wake of November 28 presidential elections, and incumbent President Kabila's recent declaration of victory at the polls for a second five-year term.
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Christian Aid launches emergency appeal for the victims of the Philippines typhoon
December 19 2011 - Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal to enable its partner organisations in the Philippines to reach more people who have lost their homes and livelihoods in floods caused by Typhoon Washi, which struck the southern island of Mindanao early Saturday.
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Christian Aid launches new Cathedrals to Coast cycle challenge
December 19 2011 - Christian Aid is launching a new two day cycle challenge, The Cathedrals to Coast Cycle Ride, for 2012 as part of its varied portfolio of sports related challenge events.
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Christian Aid partners responding to devastation in the Philippines
17 December 2011 - Christian Aid partner organisations in the Philippines are responding to the devastation wrought by Typhoon Washi across a huge area in the south of the country.
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Need for climate deal more pressing than ever after UN summit, says Christian Aid
December 16 2011 - It's always impossible to know exactly what will emerge from the two weeks of international climate change negotiations held every December. But one safe bet is that governments will put off big decisions altogether, if they can. In the short-term, it's easier than agreeing to something potentially unpopular at home.
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Record number of Palestinians displaced by demolitions as quartet continues to talk
December 13 2011 - Groups raise alarm about accelerating settlement expansion and increased settler violence.
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EU urged to unlock climate talks by recommitting to Kyoto
December 08 2011 - The European Union can give the deadlocked Durban climate talks a dramatic boost by recommitting to the Kyoto Protocol, Christian Aid says today.
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‘Vampire’ countries told to stop sucking Kyoto dry
December 07 2011 - Japan, Russia, Canada and the EU must stop sucking the life out of Kyoto at the climate change talks in Durban, campaigners are demanding today outside the four countries' London embassies.
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South African bishop accuses rich countries of climate ‘apartheid’
December 06 2011 - South African Bishop Geoff Davies today compared rich countries' behaviour at the Durban climate talks with apartheid, saying wealthy nations were trying to keep power and wealth for themselves. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the Anglican Church leader urged decision makers to put the needs of people and the planet before profit.
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Durban climate talks: Still cause for hope but urgent action needed says Christian Aid
December 01 2011 - Governments have made little or no progress in official meetings at the Durban climate talks but their tactics in private meetings suggest there is still cause for hope, Christian Aid says today.
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Stop making excuses and start getting tough on climate change, Christian Aid urges Europe
December 05 2011 - Europe must stop making excuses and blaming others for its failure to commit to tackling global warming, Christian Aid says today as ministers take over from their negotiators at the climate talks in Durban.
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Quick fixes at Bonn will tip Afghanistan back into civil war
December 05 2011 - Afghanistan risks deterioration back into civil war unless concrete steps toward long term development are taken at the Bonn Conference, warns Christian Aid. The charity believes that it is vital to address the root causes of the conflict, poverty and the inequality that drives them to ensure an accountable, inclusive and successful peace settlement.
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Faith leaders unite to call for urgent action to halt climate change
December 02 2011 - Faith leaders have called on decison makers at the UN climate summit in Durban, South Africa, to act in the interest of humanity and reach an agreement on cutting global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Durban climate talks: Still cause for hope but urgent action needed says Christian Aid
December 01 2011 - Governments have made little or no progress in official meetings at the Durban climate talks but their tactics in private meetings suggest there is still cause for hope, Christian Aid says today.
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Christian Aid urges governments to build a Noah's Ark at climate summit
November 29 2011 - Christian Aid has called on governments to build a 'Noah's Ark' at the UN climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, where parties are negotiating a global treaty to limit carbon emissions.
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Keep Kyoto or face climate anarchy, Christian Aid warns governments
Novemeber 25 2011 - Governments risk sparking climate anarchy if they scupper the world’s existing law on global warming, Christian Aid warns on the eve of the latest United Nations summit to tackle the mounting crisis.
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Stigma Under The Lens
November 14 2011 - Christian Aid has partnered with Magnum Photos to launch ‘Stigma under the lens’, a series of thought-provoking audio-photographic slideshows for World AIDS day featuring brave people around the world living with HIV under the shadow of stigma.
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How Africa can get the energy it needs without adding to climate change
November 9 2011 - Sub-Saharan Africa has massive potential to generate clean energy that could help lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty without exacerbating climate change, a new Christian Aid report says today.
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Christian Aid welcomes widening of debate about business ethics
November 08 2011 - Christian Aid welcomes the publication this week of the report ‘Value and Values: Perceptions of Ethics in the City Today ’ from the St Paul’s Institute which it says offers valuable insights into the debate surrounding business practice in today’s world.
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Suggs & Laura White host free concert to launch ‘Big Christmas Sing’
November 08 2011 - On 9th November, Madness frontman Suggs and X Factor finalist Laura White will launch Christian Aid’s Big Christmas Sing with a free concert at Old Spitalfields Market. Suggs will be hosting the event as well as performing his Christmas hit. The concert will start at 5.30pm and everyone is welcome.
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G20 renews the fight against tax haven secrecy
November 4 2011 - Significant international pressure from an increasing number of policy makers is steadily mounting against the secrecy offered by tax havens, says Christian Aid following the G20 in Cannes.
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Caravan crossing Africa to rally thousands in support of climate justice
October 26 2011 - Campaigners calling for justice for countries already suffering the impact of climate change will next month embark on a journey by caravan across 10 African countries to draw attention to the issue. Departing from Burundi, the Caravan of Hope will transport up to 200 African farmers, pastoralists and youth campaigners to Durban in South Africa where the UN climate talks are being held.
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New plans will help tackle corruption but not tax dodging, says Christian Aid
Octerber 25 2011 - New European plans to reveal more about multinationals’ finances will help tackle corruption in the oil, gas and mining industries - but need toughening up if they are also to help poor countries fight multi-billion pound tax dodging, says Christian Aid.
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Cambodia floods set to worsen
October 20 2011 - The worst floods in Cambodia for more than a decade, that have killed 247 people, mainly from drowning, and displaced more than 100,000 families, could worsen, Christian Aid warned this week.
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Suggs to launch ‘Big Christmas Sing’ with free concert
October 19 2011 - On 9th November, Madness frontman Suggs will follow in Beverley Knight’s and Olly Murs’ footsteps by launching Christian Aid’s Big Christmas Sing with a free concert at Old Spitalfields Market. Suggs will be hosting the event as well as performing and fans are encouraged to come along for a good sing-song.
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African Green Revolution ignores downside of intensive farming
October 13 2011 - Lessons learned from Asia’s Green Revolution about the damage intensive farming can cause are being ignored in the race to help Africa feed itself, Christian Aid warns in a report published today.
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It's time for Europe to lead the world climate talks, says Christian Aid
October 17 2011 - Governments have made disappointingly little progress at the latest international climate talks in Panama and hopes of breaking the global deadlock now rest on the European Union, says Christian Aid.
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Investors should make tax an ethical issue
07 October 2011 - Investors who want to ensure their money supports ethical concerns should add tax behaviour to the criteria by which companies are judged, Christian Aid says today.
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Afghanistan ten years on
07 October 2011 - Fear and frustration over health and education in Afghanistan as NGOs warn time is short to correct course.
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'Yes we can-Cannes!' say Christian Aid campaigners
October 6 2011 - On Friday 7th October, campaigners around the world will hold a Global Day of Action to urge G20 leaders to end the tax haven secrecy that helps companies to hide their profits and avoid paying taxes in developing countries.
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Tax haven secrecy worsening, index reveals
October 04 2011 - Policy makers are failing to live up to the pledges of the world’s most powerful nations to tackle tax haven secrecy, according to the latest findings of an index that analyses the contribution different jurisdictions make to this global threat.
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The Conservatives – the greenest government ever?
2 October 2011 - A warning to the Conservatives that they must not abandon their pledge to be the ‘greenest government ever’ was delivered on the eve of the party conference in Manchester by more than a thousand supporters of the charities Christian Aid, CAFOD and Tearfund.
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G20 plan for developing countries neglects powerful weapon against poverty, warns Christian Aid
September 24 2011 - G20 ministers’ latest plan to help poor countries misses an opportunity to drive massive change because it neglects action against tax dodgers, says Christian Aid.
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G20 risks undermining fight against tax dodgers, warns Christian Aid
September 22 2011 - The world’s most powerful countries may be about to renege on their pledges to help developing nations fight massive tax dodging by multinationals, Christian Aid is warning.
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Christian Aid welcome initiatives to improve women's lives
September 22 2011 - Two government initiatives to improve the lives of women in the developing world were welcomed this week by Christian Aid director Loretta Minghella as important steps towards tackling ‘the most prevalent inequality of our time’.
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Rabbini's death: A blow to peace, says Christian Aid
September 20 2011 - Christian Aid today said the killing of Prof Burhanuddin Rabbani raised grave doubts about the prospects for peace in Afghanistan.
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Limited progress against Coalition low carbon commitment, new research reveals
September 15 2011 - The government has made either moderate or no progress on 22 of its 29 low-carbon commitments, says a detailed analysis of government action to achieve its own low-carbon commitments. In May 2010, the government described climate change as ‘one of the gravest threats we face’ and committed to ‘urgent action both here and abroad.’1
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Quizaid – Where will you hold yours?
September 5 2011 - Between 12 and 18 September hundreds of people will be holding quizzes across the UK to raise money during Christian Aid’s annual fundraiser Quizaid. In homes, workplaces, schools and local pubs, quiz fans will be testing their brains in the name of charity. The more adventurous quizzers out there will choose more unusual venues but where will you hold yours?
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UK-Swiss tax deal 'a disgrace' warns Christian Aid
August 25 2011 - The new tax deal between the UK and Switzerland amounts to collusion with criminality and will seriously damage poor countries’ attempts to collect the billions they lose to tax dodgers, Christian Aid is warning.
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New book invites bible study groups to fight poverty
August 22 2011 - A faith perspective on some of the most damaging aspects of global poverty are presented for Bible study group discussion in a new book to be launched at the Greenbelt Festival.
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Bangladesh floods cause severe food shortages, warns Christian Aid
August 24 2011 - Heavy monsoon rains in the Satkhira and Khulna districts in southwest Bangladesh have forced 700,000 people to flee their homes following the worst flooding to hit the area in eight years.
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Morality demands rethink of UK-Swiss tax deal, warns Christian Aid
August 18 2011 - Ministers should urgently rethink plans for a deal with Switzerland which would see UK tax evaders let off lightly while harming poor countries, says Christian Aid.
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Fears of further flooding in Pakistan
July 22 2011 - A year after floods hit Pakistan, killing 2,000 people and leaving 11 million homeless, there are fears that this year’s monsoon could bring further disaster.
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World Bank call for crackdown on financial secrecy is welcome
21 July 2011 - Christian Aid has welcomed a new call from the World Bank for countries to exchange information about who really owns companies, bank accounts and other financial assets within their borders, in a bid to help recover the billions currently stolen from poor countries each year.
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Prime Minister's call for greater financial transparency ‘very welcome’
July 19 2011 - Christian Aid today welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s backing for legislation that will force companies to reveal the taxes and fees paid to governments in every country where they operate.
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Christian Aid calls on Kenya to open new refugee camp
July 13 2011 - Christian Aid today calls on the Kenyan government to open a refugee camp that is currently standing empty to cope with the 1,400 new arrivals daily, mostly women and children, fleeing drought and conflict in neighbouring Somalia.
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Campaigners vow to continue fight for tougher EU carbon cuts
July 5 2011 - Christian Aid activists vowed today to continue fighting for tougher European action on climate change after MEPs rejected a plan to increase carbon emission cuts.
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Ten million in east Africa face starvation following worst drought in 60 years
July 1 2011 - Christian Aid has launched an emergency humanitarian appeal to help people across the east and Horn of Africa after two failed rainy seasons have left ten million on the brink of starvation.
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MPs are right: UK must push the World Bank to clean up its act
June 29 2011 - MPs’ demand for the UK to withhold money from the World Bank unless it stops financing new, dirty coal power stations is extremely welcome, says Christian Aid, commenting on a report by the Environmental Audit Committee.
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EU emissions vote postponed – but battle for 30% cuts goes on
June 23 2011 - Today’s crucial vote on whether Europe should commit to deeper emissions cuts was postponed at the last minute until early July, after time for discussion ran out.
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Come back from the brink on Europe's carbon cuts, charities urge MEPs
June 22 2011 - Leading campaign groups have launched a flurry of actions urging Conservative MEPs to rethink their plans to oppose deeper cuts in Europe’s carbon emissions.
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Plight of refugees is key to resolving Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Christian Aid
June 20 2011 - The plight of Palestinian refugees must be urgently addressed if peace between Israel and the Palestinians is ever to become a reality, warns Christian Aid in a new report.
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Europe holds key to global climate talks
June 17 2011 - The European Union now holds the key to the fate of the global climate talks, Christian Aid says today.
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UK government must fully support domestic workers' rights
June 15 2011 - The UK government must honour its commitment to a new international convention protecting domestic workers from exploitation and stop trying to attempt to dilute proposed safeguards, a coalition of non-governmental organisations – which includes the TUC, Christian Aid and Anti-Slavery International – says today.
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MPs’ India report is a valuable contribution to aid debate
June 14 2011 - A new House of Commons report on British aid to India is a welcome endorsement of efforts to tackle the devastating discrimination which excludes many millions of people from mainstream Indian society, Christian Aid says today.
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Warm welcome for Cameron's robust defence of the moral case for aid
June 13 2011 - David Cameron’s steadfast defence of Britain’s continued support for developing countries is brave and extremely welcome, Christian Aid says today.
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Crucial questions for IMF candidates
June 10 2011 - With nominations for the next International Monetary Fund (IMF) leader now in, campaigners including Christian Aid, ActionAid and the Bretton Woods Project are demanding that the candidates debate each other publicly.
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Crunch time as UK prepares for historic vote on new international law to protect domestic workers
June 01 2011 - The British government must stop dragging its feet and fully support a new international convention to protect domestic workers from abuse and slavery, says a coalition of charities and Trade Unions including Anti-Slavery International and Christian Aid.
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G8 takes small step to tackle financial secrecy while Hilary Clinton leads way
May 27 2011 - The world’s most powerful countries must do more to tackle financial secrecy as an enabler of serious crimes which have devastating effects on the lives of millions of people across the world, Christian Aid is urging.
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Christian Aid urges Chancellor to challenge Switzerland's secrecy
May 27 2011 - Christian Aid is urging the Chancellor to consider how poor countries could be harmed by a deal allowing UK citizens with secret Swiss bank accounts to continue hiding their identities from the British taxman.
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Commodities boom may be fuelling global hunger, warns Christian Aid
May 16 2011 - Pension funds and other institutional investors that have poured billions of pounds into commodity index funds could be unwittingly fuelling a rise in global hunger, says a new report from Christian Aid.
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Olympic gold medalist Nicole Cooke supports charity bike ride
April 18 2011 - Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Nicole Cooke MBE, winner of the 2008 Women's Road Race, is supporting this years Christian Aid London to Paris bike ride (20-24 July) and encouraging last minute entries before the closing date of 12 May 2011.
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Glencore and first quantum are subjects of complaint to OECD
April 12 2011 - Campaigning organisations have filed a complaint with the OECD against commodities giant Glencore and First Quantum Minerals, based on allegations that a mine they own may be evading tax in Zambia in a way which would be inconsistent with OECD guidelines for multinational companies.
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Bribery Act emasculated, warns Christian Aid
March 30 2011 - Guidance published today by the Ministry of Justice effectively emasculates the 2010 UK Bribery Act, Christian Aid is warning.
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Christian Aid welcomes plans to build disaster resilience
March 28 2011 - Christian Aid welcomes the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review’s focus on building disaster resilience and calls on the UK Government to step up its support for such programmes.
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Only a quarter of the public think Britain’s approach in Afghanistan is working, shows poll
March 23 2011 - Joint campaign launches to call for ‘new approach’ to Afghanistan: A majority of people in Britain (58%) say they are not clear what Britain is trying to achieve in Afghanistan and only one in four (26%) think the current approach is working well, according to an opinion poll commissioned by a new campaign coalition, Together Afghanistan, released today as the UN votes on renewing the mandate for its mission in Afghanistan.
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Christian Aid Challenges public to live below the line
March 10 2011 - This May (2-6) Christian Aid will be challenging the public to live on just £1 a day for 5 days to raise £500,000 to help some of the world’s poorest people.
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Aid critics ignore widespread public resolve to fight poverty, says Christian Aid
March 01 2011 - Criticism of the government’s commitment to overseas aid fails to reflect the continued resolve of many in the UK to fight global poverty.
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'Free us from fossil fuels' demands the climate change chain gang
March 01 2011 - Today climate change campaigners formed a ‘chain gang’ outside the London headquarters of the World Bank Group to demand that the Bank frees developing countries from fossil fuel investments. Actions are also taking place in cities across Europe and in South Africa.
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UK's financial transparency move is crucial first step against corruption
February 22 2011 - The UK government’s decision to back a ‘publish-what-you-pay’ standard for mining and other ‘extractive’ companies across the world is an exciting and welcome move which will challenge corruption in the oil, mining and gas sectors but does not go far enough to tackle the massive damage done by tax dodging and financial secrecy, Christian Aid says today.
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Zambia must launch copper mining tax probe, says Christian Aid partner
February 18 2011 - A subsidiary of one of the world’s largest commodity trading companies stands accused of a series of tax irregularities in Zambia – a desperately poor developing country where life expectancy is 47 and tax revenues are urgently needed.
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Christian Aid welcomes aid to India
February 16 2011 - Christian Aid has welcomed the UK Government’s continued commitment to fight poverty in India, describing recent criticism of the pledged aid as ‘misguided.’
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G20 must end tax haven secrecy, campaigners tell Sarkozy
February 8 2011 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces a global campaign demanding that the G20 commits to ending tax haven secrecy when it meets in Cannes, France later this year.
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Christian Aid launches solar lighting project in India with d.light design
February 3 2011 - Christian Aid has teamed up with solar lighting specialist d.light design to launch an innovative micro finance project that will bring solar lighting to more than 4,400 socially excluded poor rural households in three Indian states during its first year.
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Bribery Act delay undermines government commitment to fight corruption
February 1 2011 - The coalition government’s decision to delay the implementation of the landmark Bribery Act for the second time casts serious doubt on its commitment to combating corruption, said Global Witness, Tearfund, CAFOD and Christian Aid today. Passed with an all-party consensus in April 2010, the Act was supposed to be implemented last October, but was first shifted to April and is now delayed indefinitely.
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Anti-gay attacks will lead to rise in HIV cases, warns Christian Aid
January 27 2011 - The increasingly targeted attacks on gay people in a number of African countries, which are thought to have led to the murder this week of outspoken Ugandan gay activist, David Kato, will contribute to an increase in HIV infections, says Christian Aid.
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Bishops tweet their blessings this Lent
January 20 2011 - This Lent Christian Aid is using social media and blogging Bishops to encourage people to use the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter to pray, act and give.
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UK must urge World Bank to abandon ‘dirty’ fossil fuels
January 17 2010 - Christian Aid is urging international development secretary Andrew Mitchell to use his position on the board of the World Bank to press for an end to investment in carbon-intensive energy projects.
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Stunning sculpture is centrepiece of new ‘Poverty Over’ cathedrals tour
January 11 2011 - A spectacular new work of art about global poverty, along with a photographic exhibition of Christian Aid’s work in poor countries, will be launched next Monday (17th January) in Southwark Cathedral at the start of a two-year-long tour of dozens of Britain’s cathedrals.
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Land rights and confusion is main obstacle hampering Haiti rebuilding efforts, warn agencies
January 10 2011 - It has been nearly a year since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 230,000 people and devastating the nation’s capital.
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New night hike puts boot into poverty
January 07 2011 - Christian Aid is launching a new and exciting charity trekking challenge for 2011, the Offa’s Dyke Night Hike, designed to put the boot into poverty by raising money for its work with some of the world’s poorest communities.
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Cancun gets climate talks back on track but many problems remain
December 11 2010 - Negotiators’ burst of energy and resolve during the final straight of the Cancun talks has produced a cocktail of welcome and worrying results, Christian Aid says today.
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Santas in Boris Bike climate protest at Japanese Embassy
10 December 2010 - Members of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, including Christian Aid, Greenpeace, Oxfam and Tearfund, dressed as Santas, used Boris bikes to deliver a letter of protest to the Japanese embassy in London today
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Govt urged to abandon plans to recall Chris Huhne from climate talks
December 08 2010 - Leading development and environmental groups, including Christian Aid, today urged the Government to abandon plans to recall Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne from the UN climate summit in Cancun, Mexico.
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Time for ministers to make up their minds as climate talks enter final days - Indecision will cost lives
December 07 2010: It's make-your-mind-up time for ministers at the Cancun climate talks, who should start choosing between the options laid out so clearly for them by officials, Christian Aid says today at the start of the 'high level' part of the negotiations.
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Cancun Progress Report: So far, a triumph of style over substance, while new text contains major holes, warns Christian Aid
December 05 2010: The Cancun climate talks have so far been a triumph of style over substance, Christian Aid warned today.
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Donor governments must honour G8 HIV commitments. Ten million people still unable to access vital treatment
December 01 2010 - This year’s World AIDS Day represents a critical milestone in international governments’ responses towards fighting the on-going global HIV epidemic.
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Lily Cole visits Burmese refugees for Christian Aid Christmas Appeal
November 30 2010 - Actress and model Lily Cole is fronting Christian Aid’s Christmas Appeal which aims to highlight the plight of millions of refugees worldwide. Over 42 million people are currently displaced, driven from their homes by disaster, war, persecution or hunger.
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New research highlights need for mandatory carbon reporting
November 30 2010 - Christian Aid welcomes new research showing that companies which make their carbon footprint public cut costs and attract investment.
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Six months on: Little sign of improvement in Gaza since Israeli ‘easing’ of blockade
November 30 2010 - Israel’s measures to ‘ease’ the illegal blockade of Gaza in the face of significant international pressure[1] have done little to change the plight of Gaza’s civilians, says a report published today by an international coalition of 22 development, human rights and peace-building organisations, including Christian Aid.
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Christian Aid Scotland welcomes overseas aid pledge
November 17 2010 - Christian Aid Scotland today warmly welcomes the Scottish Government's pledge to maintain the International Development Fund of £9 million into 2011/12.
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UN-backed Afghan peace talks crucial to avoid civil war after troops leave, warns report
November 15 2010 - Britain and other NATO countries must now agree to formal peace talks with all parties in the Afghanistan conflict, including the Taliban and Afghanistan’s neighbours, say a group of leading development, human rights and conflict prevention organisations, including Christian Aid.
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Change lives at Christmas with Present Aid
November 08 2010 - Present Aid www.presentaid.org, the virtual gift scheme from Christian Aid, is launching four new exciting group gifts for Christmas in its Autumn Winter 2010 catalogue, including a sturdy bamboo shelter for a Burmese refugee family living on the Thai/Burmese border (£230) and an adult literacy centre in Sierra Leone (£543).
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It's time for governments to use their financial imaginations - response to UN report on climate change
November 05 2010 - Today’s United Nations report on how to raise $100 billion a year to tackle climate change in poor countries relies too heavily on hopes that the market will help the world’s poorest people cope with global warming and get the clean energy they need, Christian Aid warned today.
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Olly Murs leads Big Christmas Sing at Old Spitalfields Market
November 01 2010 - Last year’s X Factor runner up, and No1 artist, Olly Murs will launch Christian Aid’s Big Christmas Sing at Old Spitalfields Market, London on Wednesday 10th November. Performing alongside this year’s X Factor contestant John Adeleye and Britain’s Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith, the free concert will begin at 5.30pm and aims to get shoppers in the Christmas spirit and promote the charity’s annual singing event.
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Call for Tanzanian election winner to abolish unfair tax anomalies
October 29 2010 - Christian Aid is calling on the winner of this Sunday’s general election in Tanzania to commit to ending tax anomalies that have deprived a country rich in mineral resources of badly needed revenue that could have been spent on schools, hospitals and other infrastructure improvements.
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Major new move could force multinational tax transparency
October 27 2010 - Multinational companies could be forced to reveal far more about their finances in developing countries following a European Commission move which Christian Aid experts welcomed as ‘hugely exciting’.
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Christian Aid welcomes overseas aid pledge
October 20 2010 - Christian Aid today warmly welcomed the government’s pledge to stand by its commitment of contributing 0.7 per cent of gross national income to overseas aid from 2013.
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Christian Aid Scotland and Church of Scotland launch joint tax report
October 18 2010 - Christian Aid Scotland and the Church of Scotland today launched a joint report to raise awareness of the billions lost to developing countries from tax evasion and avoidance.
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Inequality not food shortages, fuel the food crisis
October 15 2010 - More than a billion people across the world will go to bed hungry on Saturday, the day the United Nations has designated World Food Day.
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Rev Jesse Jackson calls on MPs to give ‘Power to the Poor’
October 14 2010 - American civil rights activist, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, will be in London on Wednesday 20 October to back Christian Aid’s lobby of Parliament, aimed at moving climate change and global tax transparency up the political agenda.
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Keep UK development work focused on ending poverty, urges Christian Aid
September 16 2010 - In response to today’s speech at the Royal College of Defence Studies by Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development, Jude Mackenzie, Associate Director of Christian Aid, said:
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Millennium ambition 'lost in translation', warns new report on MDGs
September 16 2010 - Much of the radical ambition of the Millennium Declaration got ‘lost in translation’ when the Millennium Development Goals were drawn up, says Christian Aid in a new report on progress towards the MDGs.
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World Bank coal funding hits record high as it seeks climate finance control
September 14 2010 - World Bank funding for coal power stations has soared 40-fold over the last five years to hit a record high of $4.4 billion in 2010, new figures reveal.
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Christian Aid launches new Malaria initiative in Zambia
September 13 2010 - Christian Aid has partnered with US investors, Chris Flowers and Neville Isdell, and the Coca Cola Africa Foundation to launch an innovative new 18-month malaria programme through the Zambian Anglican Council.
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Fresh disaster in West Africa as flooding compounds food crisis
September 3 2010 - Severe flooding across the Sahel region of West Africa has left hundreds of thousands of people without food and shelter, bringing fresh misery to communities already suffering their worst food crisis in decades.
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Flooding hits ten million people in India's most populous and poorest state
September 3 2010 - Christian Aid is launching an immediate appeal for the people hit by the devastating India floods. More than 800,000 people have had their villages submerged by severe flooding in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India.
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Christian Aid urges household name firms to back accounting reform
August 31 2010 - Christian Aid is launching a new phase of its Trace the Tax campaign for greater financial transparency by multinational companies.
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Christian Aid welcomes Kenya's new constitution but warns against self-interest of political elite
August 27 2010 - Christian Aid welcomes Kenya’s new constitution which passed into law today but warns the country’s democratic institutions must be bolstered to prevent members of the political elite using the reforms to further their own interests.
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Omid Djalili is ‘The QuizAid Master’
August 16 2010 - Award-winning comedian and actor, Omid Djalili, has accepted a new role as QuizAid Master for Christian Aid’s first ever Twitter Quiz. Omid will host a live online quiz held on his Twitter page (omid9) on 6 September at 12.30pm to launch this year’s QuizAid.
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Rev Jesse Jackson to ask MPs to help the world's poor
August 10 2010 - American civil rights activist, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, is coming to London on 20 October to give his backing to Christian Aid’s lobby of Parliament that day, aimed at moving climate change and global tax transparency up the political agenda.
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Mark (of Sam & Mark) pounds the Rhodes in Bupa 30th Great North Run for Christian Aid
4 August 2010 - One half of Britain's brightest presenting team Mark Rhodes, is in training for this year's Bupa Great North Run - the world's biggest half-marathon, which takes place on Sunday 19 September 2010.
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Urgent humanitarian aid needed for millions hit by Pakistan floods
3 August 2010 - Christian Aid is channelling money through its international network to provide food, shelter and medical assistance to some 50,000 people affected by floods that have killed at least 1,400 people in Pakistan.
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Bishop Tom goes out with Jazz and Jam!
29 July 2010 - Rt Rev Tom Wright hosted his last event as Bishop of Durham at Auckland Castle on Sunday 25 July, before retiring on 31 August 2010 to take up a new appointment.
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Calling all cyclists looking for a challenge this autumn
23 July 2010 - Christian Aid is encouraging cycling enthusiasts across the UK to sign up to its newest cycling event, the London-Luxembourg challenge, by the end of August 2010.
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Christian Aid joins Bono and Soros in welcoming landmark law on business transparency
21 July 2010 - Christian Aid today welcomes a new US law which will challenge corruption in poor countries and boost the pressure for global reforms to combat tax dodging and bribery.
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14 year old's scrumptious recipe book backed by Archbishop of York
July 14 - The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, is backing a schoolgirl from Scalby, near Scarborough, who has compiled a cookery book to raise money for Christian Aid by supplying a recipe for one of his favourite dishes.
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Haiti - six months after earthquake, conditions remain 'extremely harsh'
July 9 2010 - Six months on from the earthquake which devastated Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding towns and villages, conditions for many of the country’s inhabitants remain extremely harsh.
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MBE for helping Burmese refugees in Thailand
July 9 2010 - Sally Thompson, Deputy Director of the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC), a Christian Aid partner organisation, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her work with displaced people from Burma.
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Aid agencies call for a 'surge' in aid effort to help 10 million facing hunger in West Africa
July 8 2010 - Ten leading aid agencies today called for a 'surge' in the humanitarian effort to help 10 million people at risk of acute hunger across the Sahel region of West and Central Africa. The centre of the crisis is Niger, where seven million people, almost half the population do not have enough food. A further two million people in Chad, and hundreds of thousands more in Mali, Mauritania, parts of Burkina Faso and the extreme north of Nigeria are also suffering as a result of the crisis.
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Church development groups deliver ‘impartial’ aid in Kyrgyzstan
June 22 2010 - Members of the ACT Alliance, a global network of church based development organisations, have begun the ‘impartial’ distribution of food to areas in Kyrgyzstan worst hit by recent attacks on Uzbek communities.
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Moves welcomed to protect rights of exploited domestic workers
June 17 2010 - A new Convention that will set out the rights domestic workers worldwide should enjoy is to be adopted by UN agency the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
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Kyrgyzstan government must guarantee safe transport of humanitarian aid
June 17 2010 - Hundreds of thousands remain in desperate need of humanitarian assistance one week on from the start of the fighting in southern Kyrgyzstan, say aid agencies.
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Christian Aid calls for an end to attacks on DRC human rights activists
June 15 2010 - Following a violent attack on the leader of a Congolese human rights organisation, Christian Aid is appealing to the international community for increased protection for activists and greater support to the Congolese authorities to bring perpetrators to justice.
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Shepherd to cycle Scottish coast in fundraising trip for Christian Aid
June 10 2010 - A freelance shepherd from the Scottish Borders will cycle the entire Scottish coast this summer to raise money for Christian Aid.
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Europe's two-faced approach to Kyoto is condemning it to death, warns Christian Aid
June 10 2010 - Europe is behaving in a dangerously two-faced way when it comes to protecting the world’s climate, Christian Aid warns today as the UN climate talks in Bonn draw to a close.
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Score a goal for climate justice
June 9 2010 - The Christian Aid European football squad today took a break from their World Cup preparations to tackle Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, ahead of his first EU council meeting on climate change in Luxembourg on 11 June.
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Christian Aid welcomes new evidence for cuts in European emissions
May 26 2010 - Cutting EU emissions deeply enough to help prevent dangerous climate change would be significantly cheaper than expected and would also have important benefits for Europe’s economy, the European Commission declared today.
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Christian Aid asks thousands of supporters to help survey top UK companies
May 26 2010 - Christian Aid will today seek to enlist the help of its supporters in a project to gauge what FTSE100 companies think about how multinationals’ tax practices affect developing countries.
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Winner of Tax Superhero Award announced
May 20 2010 - Christian Aid today announced the winner of its Tax Superhero of the Year award, which recognises outstanding individual work on the potential of tax to change the world.
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New British government must make efforts to help Sri Lankan war displaced
May 18 2010 - A year since the Sri Lankan conflict ended there are still 76,000 people living in temporary camps. Christian Aid urges the new British government to make a renewed effort to work with the Sri Lankan government and the international community to reach conflict affected areas and people still recovering from the 30-year civil war.
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Israel joining OECD raises concerns for NGOs
May 14 2010 - The success of Israel’s application to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) at a time when civil society in the country is increasingly under threat is a matter of real concern, says Christian Aid.
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Financial secrecy is ruining poor countries and football clubs alike, says new report
May 11 2010 - Manchester United tops a new Football Secrecy League published today by international development agency Christian Aid to highlight the secrecy offered by tax havens, and its potential for harm. Report pdf at: www.christianaid.org.uk/images/blowing-the-whistle-caweek-report.pdf
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Clegg urged to put climate change at heart of negotiations
May 10 2010 - International development agency Christian Aid is urging Nick Clegg to put climate change at the heart of any deal which allows the formation of a new government.
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Emergency funds released for Niger food crisis
May 10 2010 - Niger is on the brink of a severe food emergency that could leave more than half the 14 million population starving and around one million children critically malnourished.
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New Philippine government must commit to reducing poverty
May 10 2010 - As votes are counted today in the General Election in the Philippines, Christian Aid urges the incoming government to make a sincere, urgent and lasting commitment to reduce poverty.
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Christian Aid steps up effort to beat malaria
April 25 2010 - Malaria kills one child every 30 seconds. Substantial investments have been made as a result of the United Nations target for universal bed net coverage by December 2010. This has led to major progress in malarial control but gaps remain and there is still an urgent need to increase prevention efforts.
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Big banks spend aid billions but neglect poverty, warns report
April 22 2010 - Donors such as the World Bank are spending billions of dollars on projects whose effects on poverty and the environment are uncertain at best, warns a new report.
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Europe wakes up to the power of tax against poverty
April 21 2010 - Developing countries’ urgent need to boost their tax revenues in order to fund schools, hospitals and the fight against poverty won welcome backing today from Europe, says Christian Aid.
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The needs of the Afghan people must not be forgotten, Christian Aid says
April 13 2010 - Christian Aid welcomes reports that US Administration and President Hamed Karzai have found a renewed understanding signalling a solution to the troubled relationship of the last weeks and urges the international community to keep the focus on the urgent priorities of the Afghan people.
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UK campaigners score partial success on crucial World Bank coal vote
April 9 2010 - The UK government yesterday abstained from voting on a $3.75 billion World Bank loan to finance a massive coal power station in South Africa, which was strongly opposed by Christian Aid and other campaigners in the UK and South Africa.
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Faith groups, nature lovers and anti-poverty campaigners put climate change on election agenda
April 6 2010 - A coalition of development agencies and environmental groups are mobilising thousands of supporters in 51 key marginal constituencies across Britain to ensure climate action is firmly on the General Election agenda. The campaign has one simple idea: “Ask the Climate Question”.
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Government's new climate drive is welcome - but tough choices must follow warm words
March 31 2010 - Government moves to inject new momentum into global efforts to tackle the climate crisis deserve an ‘A plus’ for enthusiasm but must be matched with bold action, warns Christian Aid today.
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South Africa: Tackling HIV through youth mini world cup
March 26 2010 - With excitement surrounding FIFA’s glittering 2010 World Cup in South Africa reaching fever pitch, it’s easy to forget that this year’s host nation currently boasts the highest rate of HIV on the planet; an estimated 5.4 million people accounting for one fifth of all cases globally.
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Last chance to nominate your Tax Superhero
March 26 2010 - Christian Aid is making a final call for nominations for its latest Alternative Tax Award – Tax Superhero of the Year. The charity created the Award to recognise the tremendous potential that good tax practice has to change the world.
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Angola: Seven killed in latest forced land evictions
March 25 2010 - The latest in a series of brutal, forced evictions in Angola took place earlier this month when riot police swept through a provincial capital, Lubango, killing seven people, including four children between four and twelve-years-old.
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Christian Aid joins global alliance to better reach those in need
March 24 2010 Christian Aid is to strengthen its ties with other church-based charities around the world to form an alliance providing emergency relief and development aid in 125 countries.
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Gordon Brown and Rowan Williams praise Christian Aid's departing Director
March 23 2010 - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams paid moving tributes this week to the work of Christian Aid’s Director, Dr Daleep Mukarji, who is standing down after 12 years.
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Ongoing presence of armed groups in eastern Congo fuels use of rape as a weapon of war
March 5 2010 - Following recent brutal attacks on women by suspected FDLR rebels in South Kivu, DRC, Christian Aid is calling for more to be done to accelerate the voluntary demobilisation of armed groups in the vast central African nation.
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Former Christian Aid worker: BBC’S Ethiopia allegations are ‘absurd’
March 4 2010 - Christian Aid humanitarian worker Max Peberdy strongly refutes allegations concerning the alleged misuse of aid agency funds in Tigray during the Ethiopian famine of 1984 – 85.
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Sierra Leonean citizens slam impact of new tax on development
March 4 2010 - Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Sierra Leone have demanded an end to harmful tax policies and practices which they believe will actively obstruct efforts to eradicate poverty.
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Christian Aid responds to Ethiopia allegations
March 3 2010 - The BBC has today published a story in which Christian Aid is mentioned alongside claims that aid for the 1984 famine was diverted by rebels to buy weapons. There are allegations in the story which are against all of Christian Aid’s principles and our initial investigations do not correspond to the BBC’s version of events.
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Celebrity chef Kevin Woodford helps bowl over poverty
February 19 2010 - On Friday 26 March, ditch your sarnies and have a bowl of soup for lunch – and you’ll be helping to raise money for Christian Aid’s vital work with poor communities around the world.
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Christian Aid welcomes G7 backing for campaign to drop Haiti's debt
February 7 2010 - G7 finance ministers have joined the growing chorus of demands for the International Monetary Fund to drop Haiti's debt burden, in a move welcomed today by Christian Aid.
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