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global poverty

May 2, 2016

EU debate must consider Britain's role in tackling global poverty

Any debate around the UK’s future in the European Union must take into account the country’s role in fighting poverty and inequality across the world, Christian Aid has said.
February 1, 2015

Gender and poverty teaching pack launched by Christian Aid

An interactive action pack for schools is aimed at teaching pupils about challenges faced by women and girls living in extreme poverty worldwide.
January 24, 2015

'Even It Up' campaign against global inequality steps up a gear

Extreme inequality is threatening to undo much of the progress made over the past 20 years in tackling poverty, says the charity Oxfam.
January 19, 2015

Richest 1% will own more than all the rest by 2016, claims Oxfam

The wealth of the richest one per cent will overtake that of the other 99 per next year unless the current trend of rising inequality is checked, Oxfam warns.
January 13, 2015

General Election candidates receive global poverty manifesto

Christian Aid has launched its bid to influence all political parties’ 2015 Westminster general election manifestos on issues of poverty and justice.
December 26, 2014

Ten years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami

On 26 December 2004, some 250,000 people were killed when an earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami wave that wiped out whole communities across south Asia.
October 31, 2014

Oxfam launches global campaign against inequality

Oxfam has announced the launch of 'Even It Up', a major new international campaign and report tackling global inequality and its causes.
May 13, 2014

Rowan Williams highlights the role of inequality in provoking violence

In an inaugural parliamentary lecture on 9 May to launch Christian Aid Week, Dr Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, highlighted the role of inequality in provoking violence
December 26, 2013

A fifth of the planet still lives in extreme poverty

Gallup's worldwide income data offers a fresh perspective on commonly agreed global poverty thresholds.
September 13, 2013

Williams says poor must be protagonists in global development

Decisions on ending poverty and protecting the environment must be informed by the voices of poor people, says Dr Rowan Williams.