Suicide is growing health crisis for African American youth
She started having suicidal thoughts at 11 or 12. She didn’t know the words to name it. She had no
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Open Doors World watch list 2020: 260 Million Christians face persecution in top 50 countries
The persecution of Christians is getting more severe than ever, affecting increasing numbers of believers around the world. That’s one
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A forgotten crisis: Half a million people displaced by drought in Ethiopia
Around 425,000 people are estimated to be living in internal displacement in Ethiopia as a result of drought. Children and
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How green theology is energizing the black community to fight the climate crisis
Black churches across the country are embracing sustainability through Green The Church, an initiative that empowers congregations to use sustainable food
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Vaccine campaign for world’s largest measles outbreak
More than 800,000 children are to be targeted for vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a measles outbreak
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The Displaced: When 40,000 people hit a tiny island
Four million people have fled Venezuela, as the country continues to face economic and political crisis. 40,000 have gone to
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Church’s responses to UK austerity to be discussed at Coventry University
Coventry University is holding an event today to enable better understanding of how austerity has affected Christian engagement with poverty
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Highest ever numbers of organ donors and recipients from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities last year, but shortage remains critical
More black, Asian and minority ethnic people are giving the gift of life through organ donation and receiving lifesaving transplants
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Methodist Church recognises a climate emergency
Faced with a climate emergency the Methodist Conference has called on the UK to achieve net zero emissions well before
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Korean Christians say food situation is so desperate that growth of children is stunted
Lack of food is stunting children’s growth in North Korea, according to an eyewitness. Food shortages threaten an entire generation
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Are the Sustainable Development Goals good news for the poor?
It has been over two years since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were signed off in New York. These 17 goals have an emphasis on
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Search for escaped Ebola patients
One police officer was killed and four Ebola patients are missing after the treatment centre they were in was attacked
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Venezuelan pirates – the new scourge of the Caribbean
As Venezuela’s economy collapses, a tide of lawlessness is spreading to the nearby island of Trinidad. Its fishermen now live
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Migrant crisis: UN says six die every day in Mediterranean crossings
An average of six migrants died crossing the Mediterranean every day last year, a UN report says. Italy had earlier
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Research body to fund humanitarian efforts
Britain’s new research agency has announced it will spend £279m on new non-EU international collaborations. The bulk of the money
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