Press releases

Press releases September 2008

Press releases for September 2008.

Middle East Quartet is failing, warn aid agencies

September 25 2008 - The Middle East Quartet (EU, Russia, UN, USA) is failing - making inadequate progress towards improving the lives of Palestinians or improving the prospects for peace - according to a new report by leading humanitarian and human rights organisations published today.

Middle East Quartet is failing, warn aid agencies

How rich countries and big business undermine the MDG war on poverty

September 24 2008 - As world leaders gather in New York for make or break talks about halving extreme global poverty, Christian Aid warns that progress is being hampered by the activities of rich countries and big business.

Hutton's backing for coal makes Kingsnorth public enquiry essential

September 22 2008 - Business Secretary John Hutton’s ringing endorsement of coal as a source of energy at the Labour conference makes a public enquiry into plans to build a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth essential, says Christian Aid.

Climate change devastating women's lives, says Christian Aid partner

September 17 2008 - Leading Kenyan Aid worker Esther Musili is speaking alongside Foreign Secretary David Miliband next Tuesday (September 23) at a fringe meeting of the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.

Christian Aid partners give cautious welcome to Harare deal

September 15 2008 - Christian Aid partner organisations in Zimbabwe have welcomed the power-sharing deal signed in the Zimbabwe today. But they warn that they will judge the deal on outcomes, not words.

Climate change £75 million welcome – but more is needed

September 10 2008 - Christian Aid welcomes the announcement today that the UK government is to give Bangladesh £75m to adapt to climate change.

Caribbean leaders should reject EU trade deal, says Christian Aid

September 9 2008 - Christian Aid is urging Caribbean heads of government to refuse to sign a new trade deal that the European Union (EU) is attempting to force on the region.

Angola threatens to close down human rights organisation

September 8 2008 - The Angolan government is threatening to close the Association for Justice, Peace and Democracy (AJPD), one of the country’s most active human rights organisations.

Haiti faces fourth major storm

September 5 2008 - Haiti is bracing itself for the fourth major storm in less than a month, as Tropical Storm Ike advances from the east. Already, more than 200 lives have been lost and the United Nations is warning that more than half a million people are in need of emergency assistance after storms Fay, Gustav and Hanna battered the island.

Peruvians still homeless year after quake

September 1 2008 - The vast majority of people in the earthquake zone are still without basic shelter as the Peruvian winter takes hold, warns Christian Aid.