Press releases

Press releases

This month's news and media releases.

Copenhagen 'a tragedy' for millions of people in poor countries.

December 19 2009 - The failure of the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen to deliver a fair, ambitous and binding deal will harm the many millions of people in developing countries who are already suffering the effects of climate change.

December 16 2009 - Christian Aid welcomed an assurance from First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday that Scotland would not use the carbon markets to reach its emission cuts target of 42 per cent by 2020.

Stay in Copenhagen until you make a fab deal, world leaders urged

December 16 2009 - Nelson Muffuh, Christian Aid’s Senior Climate Advocacy Adviser, today urged heads of state and government meeting in Copenhagen to show leadership now while there is still time - and come up with a fair, ambitious and binding (FAB) deal on climate change.

New ‘Danish texts’ threaten to undermine climate talks

December 16 2009 - Nelson Muffuh, Senior Climate Advocacy Coordinator at Christian Aid, says: 'In his haste to push the talks along and have some sort of 'success' to declare on Friday, the newly appointed COP President, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, has introduced a new 'Danish draft.’

Christian Aid appoints new director

December 15 2009 - Christian Aid is delighted to announce the appointment of a new director.

Christian Aid backs Africa bid to focus talks on Kyoto

December 14 2009 - Christian Aid today backed demands by African countries that the future of the Kyoto Protocol should take precedence at the UN’s Copenhagen climate change summit and that talks be focused on this issue and no other until it is resolved.

Photo opportunities in Copenhagen 12 and 13 December

December 11 2009 - Major public events this weekend, 12 and 13 December on climate change in Copenhagen

New EU finance offer a betrayal of developing countries

December 11 2009 - European faith-based development agencies say EU leaders who met in Brussels for the last time before going to Copenhagen have failed to show their commit to a just and effective financing deal for a new global agreement on climate change.

Christian Aid awarded humanitarian accountability standard

December 10 2009 - Christian Aid has become the largest development agency in the UK, and the first in the Republic of Ireland, to be awarded the Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management Standard (HAP) for its humanitarian, development and advocacy work in developing countries.

Leaked Danish text ‘A huge and dangerous step in the wrong direction’

December 8 2009 - Christian Aid is alarmed and profoundly disappointed by the ‘Danish Text’ leaked today at the climate talks in Copenhagen.

8,000 flood to The Wave in Glasgow to demand action on climate change

December 5 2009 - Over 8,000 people joined The Wave, Scotland’s biggest ever demonstration to demand action on climate change.

Stop gambling with planet's future and save Kyoto

December 3 2009 - Dumping the world’s only legal agreement on fighting climate change would be gambling with the future of the planet and the world’s poorest people, four major campaign groups warn today.

Major work needed after opening of Sri Lanka camps

December 2 2009 - Christian Aid welcomes the government’s move to give freedom of movement to thousands of Sri Lankan civilians held in internment camps.