Category - aid

February 3, 2011

The Haiti disaster and faith-based relief

'Faith-based' programmes often get a bad press, especially when they are seen to compromise welfare with proseytising motives. But Jonathan C. Bergman shows in relation to the experience in Haiti, one year after the tragic 2010 earthquake, that there is another, positive side to the story.
November 22, 2010

Christian Aid welcomes Scottish government overseas aid pledge

Christian Aid Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s pledge to maintain the International Development Fund of £9 million into 2011/12.
June 1, 2010

British activists on Irish aid ship still hope to break Gaza blockade

An Irish ship named after a civilian killed by Israeli troops, and with Scottish activists on board, intends to challenge the Gaza blockade in a few days.
March 4, 2010

Ensuring global aid security
January 26, 2010

Huge distance still to go on Haiti relief, says global aid chief

The UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator yesterday told delegates attending the Ministerial Conference on Haiti that health care, food, water and shelter are top priorities for quake survivors.
January 13, 2010

Aid pledges grow as major earthquake strikes Haiti

A major earthquake has hit Haiti, one of the poorest nations on earth. Thousands are feared dead, injured or displaced in and around the capital Port au Prince after the quake. Governments and aid agencies are pledging rapid assistance.
October 2, 2009

UK government urged to match aid pledge with climate change funds

Progressio has welcomed a pledge by Gordon Brown to ensure the UK government spends 0.7% of national income on aid to the world’s poorest - but says says that adaption funds for climate change must also be a top priority.
August 25, 2009

Catholic aid network laments restrictions on work in conflict zones

Caritas Internationalis says its ability to support vulnerable people in conflict zones has been severely restricted by the actions of governments over the last 18 months.
May 29, 2009

US churches lobby for major international aid commitment

Urging support for decent funding for international aid programmes, 59 of the 65 synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have signed a letter calling on members of the US Congress to act.
May 14, 2009

Australian government urged to continue its progress on aid justice

The Micah Challenge coalition in Australia has welcomed the government’s continued commitment to overseas development in the 2009-10 aid budget announced on 13 May, but says that there is a long way to go in securing justice for the poor.