Policy Areas - Globalisation and Development

2.5 billion need the toilet (say campaigners)

staff writers — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:43:22 +0000

Christians sent Gordon Brown some loo seats today (19 November) to draw attention to the sanitation crisis in the developing world.

Church NGO urges world food funding 'trickle up'

agency reporter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:01:05 +0000

With no specific financial commitments made at this week’s international food summit in Rome, Church World Service is urging world leaders to “trickle up” previously made funding promises.

Aid agency laments record number of Americans going hungry

agency reporter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:42:49 +0000

ore than one in seven of American households suffered from food insecurity in 2008, according to the most recent data on hunger released by the US Department of Agriculture yesterday.

Millions will go hungry unless UK and others act on food crisis, says agency

staff writers — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:46:19 +0000

Millions of people will go hungry when future global food crises strike unless the world’s half a billion small-scale farms receive urgent support from the UK and other governments, says development agency Progressio.

NGO addresses education deficit for women in India

staff writers — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:09:19 +0000

A non-profit development agency in India, Astha, is running education camps for young women who have missed out on their time in school.

Top 10 World Vision must have charity gifts

staff writers — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:45:24 +0000

This Christmas you can get innovative and think outside the traditional (gift) box with an alternative festive gift from leading international development charity World Vision.

US churches come together to oppose national and global injustice

agency reporter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:34:37 +0000

The annual general assembly of the National Council of Churches USA and Church World Service has been taking place this week amid sober assessments of national and world conditions and calls for renewal of the churches’ unity.

Churches advocate at UN on climate impact, indigenous rights and Colombia

agency reporter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:06:05 +0000

Global church representatives gather in New York City from 15 November to press three issues at the United Nations: peoples being displaced by climate change, indigenous rights and Colombia's protracted internal conflict.

Integrity corrupted

Symon Hill — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:11:09 +0000

I’m sure that I’m not the only person feeling somewhat taken aback by the Prime Minister’s comments yesterday about corruption in Afghanistan.

Reducing poverty means fighting corruption, say global faith leaders

staff writers — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:33 +0000

Over 100 faith leaders have written to the United Nations Secretary-General ahead of a crucial international meeting on corruption. They insist that corruption is underming attempts to reduce global poverty.

UK 'climate aid' criticised for adding to Third World debt

agency reporter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:45:55 +0000

The UK government came under fire today in a new report revealing that the current climate finance proposals likely to dominate the weekend’s G20 talks will increase third world debt.

Congo crisis not helped by UN-backed military action, says church agency

staff writers — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:33:18 +0000

A year after UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Christian Aid has warned that military action will not solve the conflict.

Church of England ‘being seduced by equity cult’

staff writers — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:19:42 +0000

The Church of England's pension scheme succumbed to the "cult of equity" and sank 100 per cent of its investments into stocks towards the end of the 1990s bull market, a number of newspapers are suggesting.

Catholic theologians call for a radical change of heart on HIV prevention

staff writers — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:05:02 +0000

Two prominent Catholic theologians have strongly criticised attitudes influencing the church hierarchy over its stance on measures to prevent the spread of HIV-AIDS.

Nigerian pastor initiates power surge to address energy gap

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:19:21 +0000

A Nigerian church pastor at the Daystar Christian Centre in Lagos is leading a drive for improved electricity supply in the energy-rich country where many citizens say the power situation is abysmal.