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  • 6 Feb 2008
    Churches back relief efforts in quake-hit Great Lakes region of Africa

    As part of a global coalition of church bodies, Christian Aid is working with the UN to assess the needs of the people of East Africa's Great Lakes region after it was struck by a major earthquake leaving 39 people dead.

  • 21 Nov 2007
    Bangladesh churches rush aid to cyclone victims

    Churches in Bangladesh have launched a massive relief effort, with support from international partners and agencies, for victims of the devastating cyclone that has claimed thousands of lives along the country's southwestern coast.

  • 21 Sep 2007
    Warning about disaster impact of extreme rainfall across Africa

    Church and development organisations across Africa say the extreme rainfall experienced by the continent this summer is the worst in decades and is having a devastating impact on the food supply. They are warning that immediate action is needed.

  • 4 Sep 2007
    Hurricane Felix hits Nicaragua and Honduras

    Evacuations from coastal areas have begun in earnest, as a ‘potentially catastrophic’ hurricane threatens Central America. Church and development agencies have been working with local emergency committees to help communities create shelters.

  • 28 Aug 2007
    Christian Aid pledge to earthquake survivors in Peru

    Christian Aid is sending £50,000 to local partner organisations in Ica, one of the regions most badly affected by the 8.0 magnitude quake which struck off the coast of Peru on 15 August 2007, claiming 500 lives and leaving thousands homeless.

  • 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.

  • 2 May 2007
    British Christians urged to pledge support for Darfur

    In the wake of recent demonstrations for massacre-hit Darfur in London and other capital cities, the UK agency Christian Aid has launched an appeal for funds and action.