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• Christian Aid response to International Development Committee report on UK SDG progress

  Embargoed for 00:01 16 July 1019

  Christian Aid has warned the UK is in danger of weakening its record on development
  

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• Millions displaced as monsoon causes devastation in south Asia
  
   

  16 July 2019

  Millions of people have been displaced, as monsoon rains cause extreme flooding and devastation in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The [...]
  

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• “War on drugs” may harm world’s poorest and most marginalised groups, new report warns

  11 July 2019

  New report questions criminalisation and enforced eradication of illicit croplands. 
  

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• As Ebola crisis gathers pace, Christian Aid and partners deliver emergency response in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  2 July 2019

  Christian Aid is scaling up its emergency operations in the DRC as the Ebola outbreak continues to escalate  
  

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• As train tracks buckle amid German heatwave, polluters attempt to derail Bonn climate talks

  27 June 2019

  Christian Aid's Mohamed Adow provides the latest analysis from the UN climate talks
  

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• Christian Aid responds to UK net zero target becoming law

  27 June 2019

  "Setting the target is easy, the question is what will the Government now be doing to meet it?” 
  

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• Faith leaders unite with 15,000 people lobbying their MPs to act on climate and the environment  

  26 June 2019

  Faith leaders from across the religious spectrum, including the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, are today taking part [...]
  

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• Hampshire climate campaigners begin 160m cycle to Westminster to join thousands urging MPs to take urgent action

  24 June 2019

  Husband and wife duo set off on 160 mile ride lobby their MP in Westminster
  

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• Christian Aid warns EU its climate blockers are making it look a fool on the global stage

  21 June 2019

  Responding to the EU Council conclusions, Mohamed Adow, Christian Aid’s International Climate Lead, said: “It is quite shameful that in the [...]
  

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• Christian Aid on UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia: "A moral stain on the UK’s international reputation"

  Thursday, June 20, 2019

  Tom Viita, Christian Aid's Head of UK Advocacy, said: “UK arms sales have been pouring petrol on the fire of [...]
  

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