Make poverty in the UK history, says new alliance

A new alliance of religious and secular groups committed to cooperation to “make poverty history in the UK” is to be launched on Thursday 11 September 2008, with involvement from major churches and Christian agencies. The ‘Get Fair’ includes in...

Tiny Pacific nation seeks global climate change help

One of the world’s smallest nations, Tuvalu, has a big problem. Slowly, but surely, it is “going under” the relentless waves of the Pacific. Tuvaluans know it, but they don’t accept that sinking is their ultimate fate – writes Kim Cain...

Caribbean leaders urged to reject unfair EU trade deal

The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is among those urging Caribbean heads of government to refuse to sign a new trade deal that the European Union (EU) is attempting to force onto the region. Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados on Wednesday...