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December 31, 2020

Christian Aid report counts cost of extreme weather driven by 2020 climate change

Extreme weather events were devastating in poorer countries, though the calculated financial cost is lower due to lower property values.
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 6, 2020

Christian environmental and development groups welcome Church of Scotland decision on net zero target

At the Church of Scotland 2020 General Assembly on 3 October, 2020, the Church’s Faith Impact Forum brought a proposal to the General Assembly ‘"or the Church to transition both locally and nationally to net zero carbon emissions by 2030."
July 30, 2020

Global ‘catastrophe’ looms as COVID-19 deepens inequality, Christian Aid warns

The pandemic has brouht the prospect of dramatic rise in acute hunger, deepening gender inequality, and disruption to healthcare such as immunisation and maternal and child health.
July 17, 2020

Bolsonaro using pandemic to build power lines through Amazon rainforest

The planned lines will benefit gold, bauxite and other mining companies whose activity is leading to further destruction of the rainforest.
June 21, 2020

Faith-based international development agencies condemn DFID abolition

In a joint statement the charities describe the merger as an act of injustice that will have severe consequences for the world's poorest people.
June 17, 2020

Christian Aid responds to prospect of DFID losing its independence

The merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is a retreat from UK’s ambition to be a world leader in the fight against poverty, says Christian Aid
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.