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  • 4 Nov 2011
    Rich nations leave big global issues undecided

    When it came to critical global issues, the richest nations on earth decided to decide later, says Catholic aid agency CAFOD, of the G20 communiqué.

  • 4 Nov 2011
    G20 leaked draft weak on development, says CAFOD

    The development ambitions of the G20 are not evident in the draft summit communique leaked to the media this morning (4 November), says CAFOD.

  • 3 Nov 2011
    More pressure on Cameron over Robin Hood Tax at G20

    David Cameron needs to stop hiding behind the US and support a financial transaction tax to combat poverty and climate change, says CAFOD.

  • 13 Oct 2011
    Charities at Lambeth meeting say 'keep faith on HIV'

    Development charities from a wide number of backgrounds have warned that the world could fail to meet its targets on HIV if action is not sustained.

  • 6 Oct 2011
    Government challenged on climate change and green action

    Aid agencies have taken a photo climate petition to No 10 Downing Street, in a campaign to get the UK government to act on its green pledges.

  • 1 Oct 2011
    Responding to the reality of the East Africa drought

    Southern Ethiopia is being devastated by a drought that has taken the lives of more than 300,000 livestock, threatening the future of the pastoralist communities who rely on them.

  • 26 Sep 2011
    Charities' warning over 'green government' pledge

    On the eve of the Conservative party conference in Manchester, Christian Aid, CAFOD and Tearfund will warn the party not to abandon its pledge to be the "greenest government ever."

  • 16 Aug 2011
    Tackling daily fear and exclusion

    If we can take anything positive from the days of destruction and division in England recently, says Chris Bain, perhaps it should be a dedication to tackle fear and exclusion wherever it exists around the world, and to stand by the women and children in the poorest countries who currently stand afraid on their own.

  • 31 Jul 2011
    Legal Aid changes threaten human rights claims

    New laws will make it impossible for people in poor countries to seek justice in British courts for human rights breaches by UK multinationals, say campaigners.

  • 30 Jul 2011
    Legal Davids and Goliaths

    Thirty-three Peruvian farmers have recently received out-of-court settlements for the alleged torture they suffered after protesting against a UK mining company’s proposals to set up camp on their land.