In this issue
In this issue
- Faith-based organisations voice concerns at UN hearing on HIV
- $61 billion funding gap for impoverished countries
- David Cameron and money
- Cameron must do more on tax haven abuse says Christian Aid
- UN food aid reaches besieged Syrian city
- UK plays ‘critical’ role in Yemen drone war
- Nagorno-Karabakh: the frozen conflict on Europe’s doorstep
12 Apr 2016
Faith-based organisations voice concerns at UN hearing on HIV
Faith-based organisations presented a significant input at a United Nations civil society hearing in New York City, on 6 April 2016, a prelude to a UN High Level Meeting on HIV in New York on 8-10 June.
11 Apr 2016
$61 billion funding gap for impoverished countries
Impoverished country governments could be up to $61 billion worse off in 2016 as a result of the crash in global commodity prices and strengthening of the US dollar. This is reducing government revenue and increasing the relative size of debt payments in foreign currencies.
Tuesday 12 April 2016
Launch of ‘Foxes have holes: Christian reflections on Britain’s housing need’
10 Apr 2016
David Cameron and money
We shouldn’t blame anybody for the actions of their parents, so it isn’t fair to blame David Cameron for the financial arrangements of his father.
12 Apr 2016
Cameron must do more on tax haven abuse says Christian Aid
David Cameron has not gone far enough to counter the abuse of UK tax havens, Christian Aid said yesterday (11 April 2016) after the Prime Minister announced that most UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will create central registers of companies’ beneficial owners.
11 Apr 2016
UN food aid reaches besieged Syrian city
In a boost to international humanitarian efforts in Syria, the United Nations World Food Programme yesterday has delivered aid by air for hungry people trapped in the besieged eastern city of Deir Ezzor, an area controlled by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh).
11 Apr 2016
UK plays ‘critical’ role in Yemen drone war
It has emerged that the British government is directly involved in the covert US programme in Yemen, including secret drone strikes, despite having denied such involvement for several years.
9 Apr 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh: the frozen conflict on Europe’s doorstep
A violent escalation in hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has resulted in casualties and warnings of ‘large-scale war’.