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.

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Christian Aid is appealing for more funds to help survivors of the Burma cyclone so partner organisations can continue to carry out vital relief and rehabilitation work.

An independent evaluation of UK-based international development agency Christian Aid’s tsunami programme, which was published last week, has praised its strong and committed response, especially in building new homes.