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November 12, 2020

Vaccine must be made available to world’s poorest, says Christian Aid

Christian Aid has warned that any successful vaccine must be shared with the world’s poorest people and not become a "global postcode lottery".
October 27, 2020

New report warns post-pandemic stimulus packages may widen global inequalities

A new report from the Christian Aid warns that post-Covid stimulus packages could push poorer countries to turn to fossil fuels.
October 13, 2020

Cancel developing country debt by using IMF gold reserves, say campaigners

Since the start of 2020, the IMF’s gold reserves have increased in value by $38 billion.
May 17, 2020

Gordon Brown warns of need to protect poorest countries during COVID-19 crisis

The former UK prime minister warned of a second or third wave of the COVID-19 crisis which he calls a “global emergency” that cannot truly be ended “unless it is eradicated in every continent”.
April 24, 2020

Christian Aid furloughs 20% of UK staff to protect international work and livelihoods

Christian Aid has taken the decision to implement the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (known as furloughing) to ensure that its core international work can continue, and to ensure livelihoods in the long term.
April 17, 2020

Christian Aid urges more action for world’s poorest as G20 puts debt payment on hold

Responding to the G20 finance ministers' agreement to put bilateral debt payments of the poorest countries on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, Christian Aid warns that without full debt cancellation, the G20 announcement only provides a brief respite.
September 28, 2019

Illicit flows of money rob poor countries of $416bn a year, says Christian Aid report

Poor nations are being robbed of revenues worth $416 billion per year by 'illicit financial flows’, money that is illegally or abusively earned, transferred or used around the world, Christian Aid has estimated.
September 24, 2019

Poorest people get less than penny per day to protect themselves from climate crisis

People living in the poorest countries receive around £2.40 per year – less than a penny per day – to protect themselves from the devastating impacts of the climate crisis, Oxfam estimates in a new report released on 23 September 2019 ahead of the Climate Action Summit in New York.
May 4, 2019

Award-winning vlogger and URC Youth member calls for urgent action on climate crisis

Isaac Harvey, an award-winning vlogger and member of URC Youth who edits videos using his feet, has released a short film urging the United Reformed Church to divest from fossil fuels.
May 2, 2019

G7 urged not to let US block more ambitious climate action

The G7 should not allow the US to block more ambitious climate action, said Oxfam ahead of a meeting of G7 Environment Ministers in Metz, France on 5 and 6 May.