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15 Apr 2011

Taking tea and solidarity to your MP

On 9 June 2011 this year I am hoping to sit down for a chat with my MP. Over a cuppa and maybe a custard cream, I am going to go right to the heart of the political decision-makers to get myself heard on some issues that affect people in poor countries.
24 Mar 2011

Oxfam reminds chancellor why a Robin Hood Tax is vital

Responding to Chancellor George Osborne's budget yesterday, Oxfam has highlighted once again the need for a proper financial transaction tax.
13 Mar 2011

Christian Aid announces £1-a-day anti-poverty challenge

Christian Aid plans to challenge the British public to live on just £1 a day for 5 days to raise £500,000 to help some of the world’s poorest people.
8 Dec 2010

Micah Challenge report says corruption is key obstacle to poverty elimination

A Micah Challenge report being released this week backs international advocacy efforts to tackle corruption as a key tool to eradicate poverty.
5 Oct 2010

World leaders challenged to act on slum dwellers

A leading human rights NGO has challenged governments which celebrated UN World Habitat Day to stop ignoring one billion people living in slums.
20 Sep 2010

Financial crisis leaves over 200 million on less than 2 dollars a day

As world leaders meet for the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit in New York, a new report suggest around 120 million more people may now be living on less than US$2 a day
24 Aug 2010

Micah Challenge UK urges anti-poverty action pledges

Micah Challenge UK is encouraging Christians in Britian to get on board with an anti-poverty action pledge, following the example of public figures.
26 Jul 2010

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson lends support to Christian Aid

Iconic US civil rights leader, the Rev Jesse Jackson, will give his public backing to UK-based global Development agency Christian Aid this autumn.
18 Jul 2010

Schoolgirl produces recipes for global anti-poverty action

The Anglican Archbishop of York is backing a schoolgirl from Scalby, near Scarborough, who has compiled a cookery book to raise money for Christian Aid.
6 Jul 2010

Micah Challenge gears up for 10.10.10 anti-poverty action

Micah Challenge, a global coalition of Christians holding governments to account for their promise to halve extreme poverty by 2015, is gearing up for 10.10.10.

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