Press releases
This month's news and media releases.
Christian Aid week: From the pulpit to the pavements and the pubs
April 30 2009 - Three hundred thousand volunteers will be pounding pavements this week distributing thirteen million red envelopes for Christian Aid Week, which starts next Sunday (May 10- 16).
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Neglect of Poverty at CDC PLC
April 30th 2009 - Fundamental reforms are urgently needed at the Government-owned investment company which is supposed to reduce global poverty, Christian Aid says today.
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IMF must abandon discredited policies
April 24 2009 - Topping the agenda when World Bank and International Monetary Fund meet in Washington this weekend will be global financial stability.
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Coal decision is welcome
April 23 2009 - The Government�s decision to require all new coal power stations to use carbon capture and storage (CCS) by 2025 is a courageous step forward, Christian Aid says today.
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Sri Lanka appeal
April 22 2009 - Christian Aid has launched an appeal to help those caught up in the escalating humanitarian crisis in north-east Sri Lanka.
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Carbon Budget 'wasted opportunity'
April 22 2009 - The Government�s first ever UK carbon budget reveals a disappointing lack of ambition and leadership, says Christian Aid.
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Edinburgh book sale
April 9 2009 - The patron of this year�s Christian Aid Book Sale will be the celebrated novelist and essayist, Andrew O�Hagan. The generosity of living Scots writers is an important feature of the Sale.
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Record number of people take a virtual hike to the Holy Land
April 3 2009 - In the first five weeks of Lent more than 16,000 pilgrims from all over the world including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Japan, Brazil, Israel and Europe went on Christian Aid�s Journey to Jerusalem www.christianaid.org.uk/pilgrimage making it the biggest virtual pilgrimage of its kind.
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