Category - emergencies

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19 Jan 2013

One in three people cannot afford unexpected emergencies, report warns

Figures released this week from the ONS show that more than one in three people have no savings to cope with unexpected emergencies.
10 Jun 2011

Lutheran churches seek to redefine path at Geneva gathering

Members of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) meeting in Geneva are tackling a variety of issues from youth through to climate change and finance.
30 Mar 2011

Leading church aid agency welcomes plans to build disaster resilience

Christian Aid has welcomed the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review focus on disaster resilience, calling on the UK Government to step up support.
24 Aug 2007

Christian Aid joins agencies responding to Jamaica and Haiti emergencies

The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is making £50,000 available to local partner organisations in Jamaica and Haiti to support their post-hurricane relief efforts. Churches worldwide have responded to the disaster.
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.