Press releases
Read our latest press releases.
Ongoing presence of armed groups in eastern Congo fuels use of rape as a weapon of war
March 5 2010 - Following recent brutal attacks on women by suspected FDLR rebels in South Kivu, DRC, Christian Aid is calling for more to be done to accelerate the voluntary demobilisation of armed groups in the vast central African nation.
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Former Christian Aid worker: BBC’S Ethiopia allegations are ‘absurd’
March 4 2010 - Christian Aid humanitarian worker Max Peberdy strongly refutes allegations concerning the alleged misuse of aid agency funds in Tigray during the Ethiopian famine of 1984 – 85.
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Sierra Leonean citizens slam impact of new tax on development
March 4 2010 - Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Sierra Leone have demanded an end to harmful tax policies and practices which they believe will actively obstruct efforts to eradicate poverty.
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Christian Aid responds to Ethiopia allegations
March 3 2010 - The BBC has today published a story in which Christian Aid is mentioned alongside claims that aid for the 1984 famine was diverted by rebels to buy weapons. There are allegations in the story which are against all of Christian Aid’s principles and our initial investigations do not correspond to the BBC’s version of events.
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Celebrity chef Kevin Woodford helps bowl over poverty
February 19 2010 - On Friday 26 March, ditch your sarnies and have a bowl of soup for lunch – and you’ll be helping to raise money for Christian Aid’s vital work with poor communities around the world.
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Christian Aid launches new cycling and trekking challenges
February 16 2010 - This Autumn Christian Aid is launching two new and exciting challenge events, the London – Luxembourg Challenge and The Jurassic Coast Challenge.
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Invictus star supports ‘Count Your Blessings’ for Christian Aid this Lent
February 10 2010 - Actress Adjoa Andoh, who stars in the new Academy Award-nominated movie Invictus, alongside Morgan Freeman, is supporting Christian Aid’s Count Your Blessings Lent campaign 2010.
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Christian Aid welcomes G7 backing for campaign to drop Haiti's debt
February 7 2010 - G7 finance ministers have joined the growing chorus of demands for the International Monetary Fund to drop Haiti's debt burden, in a move welcomed today by Christian Aid.
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Applause for new plan on international sharing of tax information
January 27 2010 - UK government plans to promote a new treaty allowing developing countries to share tax information held by rich countries are extremely welcome, says Christian Aid today.
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Christian Aid launches petition: Drop Haiti's $890 million debt now
January 20 2010 - Christian Aid today launches a petition to urge the Chancellor of the Exchequer to do all he can to get Haiti’s entire $890 million international debt burden cancelled immediately.
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Christian Aid launch emergency £1m Haiti earthquake appeal
January 13 2010 - Christian Aid has launched a £1m emergency appeal for victims of the Haiti earthquake. Thousands of people are already feared dead and many more are believed to be critically injured. Countless are thought to be homeless.
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Sudanese Archbishop in London to back new drive for peace in Sudan
January 9 2010 - Sudanese Archbishop Daniel Deng of the Episcopal Church of Sudan is visiting the UK this week to support a new international campaign calling on world leaders to take urgent action to support peace in Sudan.
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Cartoonists show futility of Palestinian-Israeli conflict
January 8 2010 - An international group of acclaimed cartoonists demonstrate the destructive absurdity of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for an exhibition opening this month in London.
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