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World counts the cost of a year of climate breakdown

16th January 201914th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 198 Views 0 Comment black, christian, christian aid, climate breakdown, community, Environment, global warming, storm, temperatures, weather

Extreme weather driven by climate change killed thousands around the world in 2018 – Christian Aid report identifies 10 events

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Let’s help bring ‘peace on Earth’ to families hurt by war and conflict this Christmas, says Christian Aid

8th December 20184th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 338 Views 0 Comment #Syria, charity, children, Christ, christian, christian aid, Christmas gift, Columbia, communities, community, Faith, God, Jesus, Peacemaker appeal, Poverty, South Sudan, World Peace

With Advent now underway, Christian Aid is inviting churches across Britain and Ireland to help bring ‘peace on Earth’ by

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A hundred years after the Armistice is a time for Remembrance and for change

9th November 20189th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 362 Views 0 Comment Armistice Day, christian, christian aid, community, peace, Poppy, Poverty, remembrance, Soldiers, war, world violence, World War One

On the centenary of Armistice Day, Christian Aid has warned that appalling levels of violence across the globe continue to

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Christian Aid warns of major threat posed by Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro

27th October 201826th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 362 Views 0 Comment Brazilian presidential candidate, christian, christian aid, Christian Churches, community, indigenous people, Jair Bolsonaro, National Council, Sarah Roure

With voting in the Brazilian presidential elections approaching on Sunday [28 October], Elena Couceiro, a spokesperson for InspirAction, Christian Aid’s

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New Christian Aid report shows bank still willing to profit from coal despite green claims

21st October 201824th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 524 Views 0 Comment christian, christian aid, Climate Change, Coal, community, Environment, fossil fuels, Green GB Week, Greener, HSBC, Jim Kim, Vietnam, World Bank

HSBC has been accused of greenwashing by Christian Aid as the charity publishes a new report highlighting the bank’s refusal

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More than 5,500 UK churches convert to renewable energy

15th August 2018 Becky Wybrow 1120 Views 0 Comment 2buy2, Anglican cathedrals, Baptist, Big Church Switch, Bristol, British churches, catholic, christian aid, church leaders, church of England, Church of England’s Environment Programme, Clean energy, Cliamte change, fossil fuels, green electricity, Methodist, Quaker, renewable electricity, Salisbury, Salvation Army congregations, Sheffield, Tearfund, York Minster

As temperatures soar around the world, raising concerns about climate change, more than 5,500 churches have put their faith in

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National Service held at Westminster Abbey to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s death

6th April 2018 Shirley McGreal 1553 Views 0 Comment christian aid, Martin Luther King, Westminster Abbey

Christian Aid and Westminster Abbey hosted a National Service to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Rev Dr

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Cities in India and US will continue to be most at risk from future flooding says Christian Aid report

4th September 2017 Mariah 1211 Views 0 Comment Billions, christian aid, Cities, Climate Change, coastal, Death, destruction, flooding, floodwaters, future, India, induced, Kolkata, mayhem, Miami, Mumbai, people, report, risk, South Asia, Texas, Urban, US

– Kolkata, Mumbai and Miami ranked as most vulnerable coastal cities exposed to flooding – World must act to tackle climate

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Faith Leaders Acting As Peace Negotiators Ahead Of Fractious Kenyan Elections

7th August 2017 Mariah 1091 Views 0 Comment christian aid, conflict, development, emergency, escape, Faith, humanitarian, leaders, opinion, project, safe, tribes, violence

With national elections taking place in Kenya tomorrow (Tuesday) faith leaders are hard at work to ensure that tribal violence

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Christian Aid highlights role of faith leaders in promoting family planning

13th July 2017 Mariah 1182 Views 0 Comment advisor, christian, christian aid, communities, Cultural, development, emergency, engage, Faith, family, government, health, Kenya, leaders, London, neglected. Challenge, occasion, overlooked, planning, UK

To mark the occasion of the Family Planning Summit 2017 hosted by the UK Government in London today, Christian Aid

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Christian Aid responds to 400,000 homeless as monsoon rains worsen in Assam State, India

10th July 2017 Mariah 1103 Views 0 Comment christian aid, filters, flooding, government, homeless, India, June, monsoon, rain, shelter, villages

Christian Aid is responding to the mass displacement of 400,000 people in Assam State, India, left homeless by incessant monsoon

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Christian Aid calls on Government not to let Brexit distract from commitment to Paris agreement

23rd June 2017 Mariah 1086 Views 0 Comment change, christian aid, Climate, Global, government, Hung Parliament, Paris, parliament, Queen’s Speech, reality, recommitment, welcome

Christian Aid has welcomed the Government’s recommitment to the Paris climate accord in today’s Queen’s Speech. Tom Viita, Christian Aid’s

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The spectre of starvation haunts millions as East Africa’s food crisis rages on

19th June 2017 Mariah 1064 Views 0 Comment actions, catastrophic, christian aid, crisis, East Africa, emergency, Ethiopia, food, government, hunger, immediate, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, world

East Africa’s hunger crisis will reach catastrophic proportions without immediate action from the global community, Christian Aid has warned. The

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Dr Rowan Williams joins African faith leaders to put spotlight on the 40 million ignored ‘internal refugees’

16th June 2017 Mariah 962 Views 0 Comment African, borders, christian aid, church, conflict, countries, displaced, Dr Rowan Williams, humanitarian, ignored, internal, leaders, media, millions, political, refugees, spotlight, violence, wealthier

Christian Aid is urging world leaders to provide more support for the 40.3 million people forced to flee their homes

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Christian Aid response to Trump’s self-defeating withdrawal from Paris climate agreement

2nd June 2017 Mariah 1162 Views 0 Comment agreement, American, carbon, christian aid, Climate, countries, diplomacy, Donald Trump, fossil fuels, irresponsible, nations, Paris, President, US, withdraw, Worldwide

Pulling out of the Paris Agreement does not make America great, it diminishes it in the eyes of the world