August 2018 Press Releases

• 61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar and call for refugees’ engagement on safe, voluntary returns

  22 August 2019. Christian Aid joins 60 other organisations to call for the rights of Rohingya to be fully recognised and respected  

• UK Govt says Glasgow to be host of COP 26 climate summit - Christian Aid reaction

  9 August 2019. Comments from Christian Aid's Glasgow born climate expert Dr Alison Doig

• Christian Aid responds to IPCC report on climate change and land

  8 August 2019. Dr Kat Kramer gives her reaction to the IPCC report on land and climate change 

• Top 10 hungriest countries contribute just 0.08% of global CO2 – new report 

  6 August 2019. New Christian Aid report shows how it is the hungriest countries that contribute the least to climate change. 

• “Aid must not be used to simply oil the wheels of British business”

  . Commenting on Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech this morning in Cape Town, pledging £4 billion in support for African economies, Christine Allen, director of policy and public affairs at Christian Aid, said:“Aid must not be ...

• Kerala: Devastation Leaves More Than 200,000 People Unable To Return Home, Warns Christian Aid

  . Kerala’s floods and landslides have left ruin so terrible that around 200,000 people will be unable return home for at least six months, Christian Aid estimates.A further 75,000 people in the south Indian State will ...

• Climate change will make devastating Kerala floods more common warns Christian Aid

  Friday August 24th, 2018. With more than a million people displaced by flooding in Kerala, Christian Aid has warned that more devastating floods in India will become the norm if nothing is done to tackle climate change.As efforts continue ...

• Christian Aid launches emergency appeal to help the most vulnerable affected by deadly Kerala floods 

  Monday August 20th, 2018. Christian Aid is appealing for funds for the floods in Kerala, and is already targetting 20,000 people with relief supplies.

• The aid sector must do more to keep local staff safe in conflict zones, says Christian Aid ahead of World Humanitarian Day.

  Friday August 17th, 2018. Aid donors must unlock extra funds to help local NGOs protect frontline staff who risk their life to provide aid.

• More than 5,500 UK churches convert to renewable energy ​

  Friday August 3, 2018. As temperatures soar around the world raising concerns about climate change, more than 5,500 churches have put their faith in clean energy – with church leaders encouraging more to follow suit.Fifteen Anglican cathedrals including Salisbury, ...