Category - aid

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.
April 22, 2009

UK aid commitments on track despite £155 million 'savings'

Progressio today welcomed the UK government’s promise to meet existing aid commitments to the world’s poorest people in 2010-11, though it expressed concern at “efficiency savings” totalling some £155 million.
April 22, 2009

First ever carbon budget 'a disappointment', says Christian Aid

The government’s first ever UK carbon budget reveals a disappointing lack of ambition and leadership, says British-based international development agency Christian Aid. But it welcomes Gordon Brown’s decision to protect the aid budget.
February 2, 2009

NGOs urged to nurture talent, as cuts bite

As the bleak economic climate forces NGOs to scale back staff, human resource experts say managers should focus as much on developing skilled staff for the long term as they have on cutting back.
December 2, 2008

Call for deeper aid commitment from British government

Progressio has welcomed the British government’s repeated promise to deliver 0.7% of GNP in development aid to the world's poorest countries, but says it must follow through on long-term commitments to developing nations.
November 27, 2008

Military causing 'no go areas' for aid workers in Afghanistan

Humanitarian work must be de-linked from the military and the political process in Afghanistan, aid agency Christian Aid has said. Increasingly NGO work is threatened.
October 26, 2008

Church of England links its world development campaigners on the web

The Church of England’s national network of local campaigners on world development issues is being linked together more effectively on the worldwide web in a bid to amplify their voices on crucial global topics.
October 16, 2008

Development agency urges radical approach to food security

International development agency Church World Service is calling for concerted and urgent action by world bodies, governments and aid agencies to attack hunger, malnutrition and the continued toll of high food prices.
September 24, 2008

Holy See calls for 'authentic partnership' with Africa

As part of a UN debate about the future of development in Africa, a senior Vatican representative has called for "authentic partnership" with the continent in tackling the many challenges of poverty and development.