Eyewitness - Middle East

Find out more about our work in the Middle East.

Polls and poverty: Iraqi elections

With the recent Iraqi elections, Christian Aid takes time to focus on our work supporting the poorest and most vulnerable people in Iraq.

Zahra al Haj, and her daughter Rama, walking through the alleys of Shatila in Lebanon.

Arab governments should use the economic crisis as an opportunity to tackle poverty, says our new report - written jointly with our partner, the Arab NGO Network for Development.

The foundation stone has been laid. Now a Christian Aid partner organisation is calling for more international support to rebuild a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

They are the Israeli and Palestinian families who have paid the ultimate price - losing a loved one in the ongoing violence. Our partner, Parents' Circle, is trying to turn their grief and anger into reconciliation and trust.

The price of conflict