Press releases

Press releases

Read our latest press releases.

Prayer for Peace in the DRC

June 30 2009 - Christian Aid Director Daleep Mukarji joined the Bishop of Winchester, key politicians and Congolese church leaders to launch the Prayer for Peace in Congo initiative at the House of Lords today calling for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Honduran army attacks opposition

June 29 2009 - Christian Aid staff in Honduras say they are receiving reports of union and civil society leaders being ‘disappeared’ by the army in a bid to stifle protest against the new president who was installed by force on Sunday.

Climate manifesto a 'big step forward'

June 26 2009 - Christian Aid today welcomed the Government’s manifesto for the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December, calling it a ‘big step forward.’

Scotland leads the world in fight against climate change

June 25 2009 - On Wednesday 23 June Christian Aid saw the Scottish Parliament vote on climate change legislation that is the strongest of any industrialised nation in the world.

Report reveals vital role of refugees in Lebanese economy

June 24 - Palestinian refugees inject US$350 million into Lebanon’s economy every year despite being barred from many highly-paid professions, according to a report by Association Najdeh, a Christian Aid partner organisation.

Cycle to Copenhagen to rally at UN climate change talks

June 23 2009 - From the 9-16 December 2009, a Christian Aid team of 50 cyclists will take to the road and ride 140 miles from London to Copenhagen to highlight the start of the UN climate change summit and raise vital funds for Christian Aid projects in the developing world.

Climate change will bring extreme weather in UK but is an ongoing catastrophe in developing world

June 18 2009 - New predictions about the impact climate change could have on the UK are a wake-up call that cannot be ignored, says Christian Aid.

Rich countries risk wrecking climate deal

June 12 2009 - Rich countries risk wrecking vitally important international talks on a climate agreement, Christian Aid warns today at the close of the latest UN negotiations in Bonn.

EU finance ministers send worrying signal to global climate talks

June 9 2009 - EU finance ministers today (9 June) failed to agree on financial help for developing countries struggling with global warming, sending a worrying signal to negotiators at global climate talks in Bonn.

Bishops back appeal for Zimbabwe

June 2 2009 - Christian Aid is launching an appeal for Zimbabwe on 8 June. Millions of Zimbabweans are in urgent need of humanitarian aid if they are ever to recover from the economic crisis of the last decade.

Public demand government leadership on climate change

June 2 2009 - A new poll released today by Christian Aid reveals the extent of the British public’s concern about climate change, with a majority saying the government needs to show more leadership in tackling global warming.

Christian Aid awarded Investing in Volunteers standard

June 1 2009 - Christian Aid has become the first national development charity to be awarded the Investing in Volunteers standard.

Disease outbreak in Sri Lankan camps imminent

May 27 2009 - Christian Aid is funding emergency relief for tens of thousands of people forced to live in severely overcrowded, temporary camps in Sri Lanka after fleeing their homes to escape the fighting.

Final call for entries to Surefish website of the year award

May 26 2009 - The awards that recognise the unsung heroes who create and maintain church websites, closes on Tuesday June 2, so if you want to enter, then get your fingers out and type www.surefish.co.uk/web

Alternative tax awards gets accountants talking about poverty

22 May 2009 - Christian Aid campaigners got hundreds of accountants talking last night about how their work may harm developing countries.

Sri Lankan camps unable to cope with huge influx of people fleeing conflict zone

May 18 2009 - Christian Aid welcomes the end of fighting in Sri Lanka, but warns that humanitarian crisis created by the conflict is far from over.

Christian Aid achieves Investors in People Award

May 15 2009 - International development agency Christian Aid has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People standard in the UK and Ireland.

Suranne Jones and Sally Lindsay visit DRC for Christian Aid Week

May 11 2009 - Christian Aid Week (10-16 May), the UK’s longest running fundraising week, is this year being fronted by actresses Suranne Jones and Sally Lindsay.

Government must do more to help charities

May 8 2009 - Christian Aid Director Dr Daleep Mukarji says the government must do more to help charities that work in developing countries during the present financial crisis.

Christian Aid week service at Glasgow Cathedral

May 6 2009 - Dr Daleep Mukarji OBE, Director of Christian Aid UK, to preach at 6.30pm service on Sunday 17 May 2009.

Book sale marks enlightenment and year of homecoming

May 6 2009 - Press conference: 11am Thursday 7 May, with Prof. Andy MacMillan. The Christian Aid Book Sale is proud to feature a first edition of Dugald Stewart's Outlines of Moral Philosophy published in 1793.

Vicar courts ridicule for Christian Aid Week

May 5 2009 - Roger Gayler, the 65-year-old vicar of St Mark’s Church at Mark's Gate in Barking and Dagenham is to preach, meet the scouts, speak to schoolchildren, study with his Bishop and collect envelopes door-to-door with just half a beard – for Christian Aid week.

Tax campaigners target 'big four' with postcard blitz

May 1 2009 - The men at the helm of the UK’s ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms may be boardroom Titans, but few outside the profession have heard of them. Christian Aid hopes that is all about to change, however, with its latest call to action for its supporters.

Burma faces fresh disaster as monsoon season approaches

May 1 2009 - One year after Cyclone Nargis swept through Burma’s Irrawaddy delta region and claimed an estimated 140,000 lives, there are still half a million people who have not been able to build adequate shelter.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

G20 summit must kickstart much bolder tax reforms

April 2 2009 - G20 leaders including Gordon Brown deserve credit for putting tax havens firmly on the international agenda and boosting resources for developing countries, says Christian Aid.

Charity events provide extra motivation to get fit

March 27 2009 - Signing up to take part in a charity challenge can boost your motivation to exercise, according to a new poll by marketing agency YouGov.

Revealed: The true cost of global tax dodging

March 27 2009 - As G20 leaders prepare to meet in London to try to agree how to maintain financial stability in the present economic meltdown, a new report reveals for the first time the massive global cost of tax dodging by big business.

How mining companies deprive Africa of millions in lost taxes

March 25 2009 - The extent to which mining companies routinely deprive African countries of huge amounts of tax revenue that could be used to combat poverty is revealed today in two new reports.

Climate change campaigners gather in Coventry for day of action

March 19 2009 - As EU leaders meet in Brussels to today to discuss key issues including Europe’s response to global warming, campaigners from across the UK are gathering in Coventry to demand urgent action to avert climate catastrophe.

Soap star gets quizzing for charity

March 18 2009 - Eastenders star Kara Tointon is helping put the fun into fundraising by backing this year’s nationwide Quizaid during Christian Aid Week (10 – 16 May 2009), which aims to raise vital funds for the world’s poorest communities.

Liberal Judaism joins Christian Aid in campaign to lobby on climate

March 10 2009 - The Jewish movement Liberal Judaism has joined forces with Christian Aid to press for a new climate change deal that is fair to the poor in developing countries who are already bearing the brunt of global warming.

Christian Aid HIV goodwill ambassador 'humbled' by award

March 2 2009 - The Rev Canon Gideon B Byamugisha says he is overwhelmed, excited and humbled to have been named as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Niwano Peace Prize - the Nobel Peace Prize of the faith community.

Muslim and Christian activists rock the baroque in climate gig

February 27 2009 - Muslim rappers will join Christian and Jewish musicians this Tuesday (March 3) at a London gig to highlight the need for action on climate change.

Campaigners converge on Coventry for crucial climate change protest

February 27 2009 - Hundreds of campaigners from around the country will join forces with NASA’s Dr James Hansen, a world expert on global warming, in Coventry on 19 March 2009 for a national Climate Change Day of Action.

Buy 'cheep' gifts with a conscience this Easter

February 23 2009 - Christian Aid is asking people to choose gifts that ‘cheep’ this Easter to help tackle poverty.

The church risks complicity in climate change unless it acts

February 20 2009 - The church will be complicit in the destruction, poverty and injustice caused by climate change if it does not take radical and united action to demand cuts in the carbon emissions that threaten God’s creation.

Christian Aid pushes for tax justice in war on poverty

February 16 2009 - Christian Aid is urging supporters to recruit their local MPs in a bid to bring tax justice to developing countries.

Haiti to recover stolen millions

February 13, 2009 - Christian Aid and the Jubilee Debt Campaign welcome the Swiss government’s decision to hand over approximately $6 million to Haiti.

Church leaders take a virtual hike to the Holy Land

February 6 2009 - Church leaders of all denominations will lace up their hiking boots, hoist their rucksacks and gather their laptops on Monday to publicise a unique ‘online pilgrimage’ to the Holy Land, organised by the charity Christian Aid.

Beat the Crunch - Recycle for charity

January 22 2009 - As the credit crunch really starts to bite Christian Aid is highlighting ways people can continue to donate to charity without putting their hand in their pocket.