The Department for International Development has said that it will double central funding for faith-based groups.

A Zimbabwean Catholic priest has told Catholic aid agency CAFOD that despite supermarket shelves heaving with food imported from South Africa, the majority of Zimbabweans are still in need of food and basic medicines.

People working with the Catholic aid agency Cafod, have said that the forced removal of the President of Honduras is a backwards step, but his restitution is not the solution.

Campaigners have today launched legal action following investment by the Royal Bank of Scotland in projects linked to climate change and human rights violations, raising questions about why the Church of England is investing

A South Korean grouping of churches is urging its member churches and organizations to join a campaign to give North Korean children milk and bread "without any precondition".

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Palestinian refugees inject US$350 million into Lebanon’s economy every year despite being barred from many highly-paid professions, says a report by Association Najdeh

Millions in developing and developed countries face growing hardship after Britain along with European countries and the US blocked a radical UN response to the global financial crisis.

Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols and Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, Archbishop of Edinburgh and St Andrews, have called on governments to protect the poor across the world amid the ongoing economic crisis.

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G8 inaction is contributing to hunger spiraling out of control with more than one billion people – a sixth of the world’s population – going hungry every day, ActionAid said today.

Campaigners have today criticised Gordon Brown for refusing to send a cabinet minister to the United Nations summit on the economic crisis, whilst personally attending the 'outdated and elitist' G8 meeting in July.

Over one hundred young people have scored with the “Give A Kid A Goal” initiative, as a charity graduation ceremony rewards their achievements in Scotland this week.

Tearfund and other relief and development agencies are warning that the condition of Sri Lankans living in refugee camps will remain a major challenge for months to come.

A report published today on the impact of climate change over the next 100 years is a ‘wake up call’ say campaigners.