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September 26, 2016

'Two-faced' World Bank bottom of class on climate change scorecard

The World Bank has been given an ‘F’ in a new scorecard by Christian Aid, grading the climate impact of the world’s multilateral investment banks.
September 24, 2016

Expert focus on religious freedom, literacy and diplomacy

Advancement of religious literacy and religious literacy in international diplomacy is increasingly needed, an expert panel on religious freedom and international diplomacy declared this week.
September 23, 2016

Philanthropists create groundbreaking fund to help cool planet

Christian Aid and other agencies have welcomed a new $53 million fund to help developing countries improve their energy efficiency.
September 22, 2016

UN chief urges more financial support for Peacebuilding Fund

The UN Secretary-General has urged ramped up support to meet the Peacebuilding Fund’s financial challenges.
September 21, 2016

Attack on Syrian aid convoy will have 'disastrous consequences'

The attack on a UN/Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy, intended for 78,000 people in Aleppo, is a flagrant violation of the most fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, Amnesty International said.
September 20, 2016

Roman Catholic-WCC working group focus on peacebuilding and migrants

Roman Catholic and World Council of Churches (WCC) representatives are forging new ways of working together on today’s most pressing issues.
September 19, 2016

Pakistan set to execute mentally ill man despite medical evidence

A severely mentally ill man faces hanging in Pakistan tomorrow (20 September 2016) despite a medical report that diagnosed him as “insane”. Pakistan has signed international agreements banning the execution of mentally ill prisoners.
September 16, 2016

Aid convoys unable to reach besieged areas despite Syrian ceasefire

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said yesterday that the ceasefire following the Russia-United States agreement is largely holding but that desperately awaited humanitarian convoys are unable to move due to a delay in getting permits from the Syrian Government.
September 16, 2016

Faith leaders urge end to occupation in the Holy Land

At a joint consultation on the Holy Land, the World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA released a statement calling for an end to the denial of rights and generations of suffering in the Holy Land.
September 15, 2016

Refugees trapped in 'desperate' conditions at Syria-Jordan border

Video footage and satellite images showing makeshift grave sites and burial mounds offer a rare glimpse inside a desert no-man's land between Jordan and Syria where more than 75,000 refugees are stranded and virtually cut off from humanitarian aid, said Amnesty International today.

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