Press releases

Press releases

This month's news and media releases.

Christian Aid steps up effort to beat malaria

April 25 2010 - Malaria kills one child every 30 seconds. Substantial investments have been made as a result of the United Nations target for universal bed net coverage by December 2010. This has led to major progress in malarial control but gaps remain and there is still an urgent need to increase prevention efforts.

Big banks spend aid billions but neglect poverty, warns report

April 22 2010 - Donors such as the World Bank are spending billions of dollars on projects whose effects on poverty and the environment are uncertain at best, warns a new report.

Europe wakes up to the power of tax against poverty

April 21 2010 - Developing countries’ urgent need to boost their tax revenues in order to fund schools, hospitals and the fight against poverty won welcome backing today from Europe, says Christian Aid.

The needs of the Afghan people must not be forgotten, Christian Aid says

April 13 2010 - Christian Aid welcomes reports that US Administration and President Hamed Karzai have found a renewed understanding signalling a solution to the troubled relationship of the last weeks and urges the international community to keep the focus on the urgent priorities of the Afghan people.

UK campaigners score partial success on crucial World Bank coal vote

April 9 2010 - The UK government yesterday abstained from voting on a $3.75 billion World Bank loan to finance a massive coal power station in South Africa, which was strongly opposed by Christian Aid and other campaigners in the UK and South Africa.

Faith groups, nature lovers and anti-poverty campaigners put climate change on election agenda

April 6 2010 - A coalition of development agencies and environmental groups are mobilising thousands of supporters in 51 key marginal constituencies across Britain to ensure climate action is firmly on the General Election agenda. The campaign has one simple idea: “Ask the Climate Question”.