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

  Embargoed for 00:01 Sunday, November 11th 2018

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

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• The migrant caravan in Central America: a humanitarian crisis

  2nd November 2018

  Christian Aid is appalled by the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding across Central America. Over 7,000 people from the region [...]
  

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• Chancellor’s feeble digital tax shows big tech is ‘too powerful to tax effectively’, says Christian Aid

  29 October 2018

   
  

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• Rohingya crisis: funding shortfall leaves displaced people with no long-range protection plan, warns Christian Aid

  23 October 2018

  A year after the Rohingya pledging conference, the funding gap for the crisis is more than 50%, says Christian Aid.
  

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• Christian Aid warns of ‘further work to do’ in tackling corruption and that UK must ‘clean up its own back yard’

  “Today’s pledges of UK aid to anti-corruption efforts are welcome. Corruption affects everyone but has the biggest impact on the [...]
  

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• Christian Aid Safeguarding Statement October 2018

  17 September 2018

  We are deeply saddened by the scale of abuse which has affected both communities and staff across the aid sector. [...]
  

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

  Wednesday October 17th, 2018

  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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• New Report: Christian Aid calls for UK forest restoration as part of plans to go net zero before 2050

  Embargoed for 00:01 BST, Monday October 15th, 2018

  Responding to Claire Perry’s expected request to the Climate Change Committee on Monday to review the UK’s emissions targets, Christian [...]
  

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• Urgent call from faith leaders to respond generously to the DEC Indonesia Tsunami Appeal  

  11 October 2018

  Christian Aid's Chair Dr Rowan Williams joins UK faith leaders to appeal for funds for survivors of the Indonesia Tsunami. 
  

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• Christian Aid launches Charity Gifts to help the world’s poorest  

  10 October 2018

  This Christmas, Christian Aid is encouraging the public to help create real change by buying ethical gifts.
  

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