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  • August 21, 2018
    Aid agencies scale up response after Lombok hit by two more earthquakes

    The Indonesian island of Lombok has been struck by two large earthquakes, including a magnitude 6.9 tremor in the island’s north east, hampering relief efforts and causing additional distress for those affected by the 5 August quake that killed more than 450 people.

  • December 28, 2016
    Millions caught in Nigeria's 'hidden horror' warns Christian Aid

    Hunger, terror and destitution are afflicting many millions of people in Nigeria in a huge crisis that remains largely hidden from the world, Christian Aid is warning.

  • July 8, 2016
    Blockade leaves Gaza trapped in isolation and poverty

    Two years after war devastated large parts of the Gaza strip, claiming more than 1,500 civilian lives, Israel’s blockade stifles recovery for 1.8 million Palestinians living in the region.

  • March 24, 2016
    UN announces cessation of hostilites in Yemen

    Following “extensive” consultations with Yemeni leaders and regional partners, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen has announced that parties to the conflict have agreed to a nation-wide cessation of hostilities beginning at midnight on 10 April, in advance of the upcoming round of peace talks, scheduled for 18 April in Kuwait.

  • December 2, 2015
    Concerns over worsening conditions in South Sudan

    Christian Aid has expressed deep concerned at the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in Western Equatoria, South Sudan, in which one of its long-term partners, Mundri Relief & Development Association (MRDA) has been attacked.