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20 Jan 2013

Richest 100 people could end global poverty four times over, says Oxfam

An explosion in extreme wealth is exacerbating inequality and hindering the world's ability to tackle poverty together, Oxfam warns this weekend.
18 Dec 2012

Christian Aid launches new youth network for tackling injustice

UK-based global development agency Christian Aid has launched a new movement to encourage young people to come together to tackle injustice.
6 Dec 2012

Quaker anti-poverty work rewarded

The London-based charity Quaker Social Action (QSA) has won a national award for its anti-poverty work.
8 Nov 2012

Make ending hunger a priority, Obama administration urged

US Christian charity Bread for the World is urging its supporters to write to President Obama asking him to make ending hunger a priority.
4 Oct 2012

Conference in Brazil links people’s struggle with financial architecture

The General Secretary of the Council for World Mission has called for a new financial and economic architecture at an ecumenical conference in Brazil.
28 Sep 2012

WCC conference probes sustainability crises

A conference on 'Sustainable Alternatives for Poverty Reduction and Ecological Justice' is being held at the Orthodox Academy of Crete 26-30 September.
22 Jun 2012

Churches respond to new poverty measures and tax avoidance

The Joint Public Issues Team of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church in Britain and the United Reformed Church has issued a statement about the Government's new poverty measures and tax avoidance.
13 Jun 2011

Welcome for Cameron's reiterated aid pledge

David Cameron’s defence of Britain’s continued support for developing countries is welcome, but the focus needs to be on the poor, not self-interest.
8 Jun 2011

Stand up for the poorest by sitting down with your MP

By the time you read this I imagine I will be in amongst the throng of more than 1,200 people travelling to Westminster to lobby their local MPs on making life better for the poorest in the world.
27 May 2011

Mexican Pentecostal churches offer a way out of poverty, says researcher

Pentecostal churches have historically provided a way out of poverty, allowing people to recover self-esteem within their culture, says a researcher.

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