by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
Yesterday’s budget was a missed opportunity for the government to show that it is serious about addressing the problem of climate change, which threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of the world’s poorest people, an aid agency has said....
by Sean Reilly | Mar 8, 2008
Christian Aid, which works with people of all faiths and none, has welcomed being chosen as a key partner in a new government-backed global volunteering scheme for disadvantaged 18- to 25-year-olds. As reported on Ekklesia, over the next three years 2,500 young adults...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 6, 2008
A group of senior British development and human rights agencies, including Christian Aid and CAFOD, have said the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse now than at any time since its occupation began in 1967, and have denounced Israel’s “collective...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 3, 2008
People of all faiths and of none will be involved in a new Government-backed global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25-year-olds announced on 2 March 2008 by UK International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander. The scheme, says the government, will offer young...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 22, 2008
A television documentary ‘Angola in the Frame’ premieres on the UK Community Channel on 5 March 2008 at 21.00, following renowned war artist John Keane on his journey to the southern African country, meeting local people and gaining inspiration for the...
