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10 Jun 2011

The world is gasping for justice, British MPs learn

Yesterday 131 MPs met with their constituents over tea to urge more justice and action for people living in poverty throughout the global south.
29 Jul 2010

African Catholic episcopal gathering to tackle self-reliance and development

The plenary assembly of the Symposium of Catholic Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar is due to be held in Accra, Ghana, from 27 July to 1 August.
29 Apr 2010

Greens outstrip big parties on global development, says WDM

The World Development Movement has criticised the big parties' policies on global poverty and has rated the Green Party higher than any of the others.
15 Apr 2009

Celebrated novelist backs Scottish development fundraiser

Celebrated novelist and essayist Andrew O’Hagan has agreed to be the patron of this year’s Christian Aid Book Sale in Edinburgh, one of the global development agency's big annual fundraisers.
25 Sep 2008

Aid agencies say rich countries are blocking anti-poverty economic action

As world leaders gather for make or break talks about halving extreme global poverty, development agencies, including Britain's Christian Aid, warn that progress is being hampered by the activities of rich countries and big business.
20 Apr 2008

Anglican women focus prayer on global development priorities

While worldwide attention is focused on discord and divisions within the Anglican Communion, Anglican women and girls are uniting to make their voices heard on issues of poverty and women's empowerment through a new book of prayers.
8 Mar 2008

Christian Aid welcomes role in new global volunteering scheme

Christian Aid, which works with people of all faiths and none, has welcomed being chosen as a key partner in a new government-backed global volunteering scheme for disadvantaged 18- to 25-year-olds.
2 Jul 2007

Churches' development agency launches new website

The UK-based churches' international development agency Christian Aid has launched a new website - which it hopes will resource the struggle for global justice and engage more people with its work and that of its partners.
7 Jun 2007

Governments urged to protect poor from disasters before climate worsens

Governments must act immediately to reduce the effect of disasters particularly in poor countries before climate change dramatically increases the number of floods, droughts and windstorms, says Christian Aid.
18 May 2007

Wolfowitz's soft escape infuriates World Bank critics

Staff and critics of the World Bank have reacted with fury to the news that controversial chief Paul Wolfowitz, accused of corruption, will leave at the end of June 2007 with the official blessing of the Bank's Board.

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