by Sean Reilly | Jul 16, 2008
What may be the largest petition ever handed in to any British Prime Minister will be presented to 10 Downing Street by Christian environmental campaigners on Thursday 17 July 2008. Hoping to prove that when it comes to action rather than words “size...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 14, 2008
UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has said that the G8 agreement to halve carbon emissions by 2050 was a step in the right direction, but was not enough to halt global warming while allowing poor countries to develop in a sustainable manner....
by Sean Reilly | Jul 7, 2008
The leaders of the G8 nations must take decisive action to halt spiralling rises in food and oil prices and to increase aid to developing nations. This is the message from the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President, Robert...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 7, 2008
Pax Christi International, the Catholic peace movement with over 100 member organizations active worldwide, has issued an open letter to G8 leaders meeting in Hokkaido, Japan, urging them to make renewed efforts toward the disarmament of nuclear weapons. The letter...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 7, 2008
Spiralling food and oil prices dominated the first day of the G8 summit in Japan. The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, arrived at the summit calling for the launch of a ‘global action plan’ to tackle rising food prices. On the eve of the summit, George Bush and the...
