In a speech tonight, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will highlight the role of faith in international development.

Aid agencies have attacked a 'Green Paper' on International Development issued by the Conservative Party yesterday as having "glaring omissions" and "blind spots".

The Department for International Development has said that it will double central funding for faith-based groups.

Daleep Mukarji, director of international development agency Christian Aid, says that the UK government needs to do more to help charities working in economically poorer countries during the present financial crisis.

Lambeth Palace hosted a consultation on Tuesday 17 March between faith communities and the UK Government's Department for International Development on its forthcoming White Paper.

People of all faiths and of none will be involved in a new Government-backed global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25-year-olds announced on 2 March 2008 by UK International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander.

Christian Aid has issued ‘Ministerial Survival Kits’ to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and five of his newly appointed Secretaries of State - in a bid to ensure tackling world poverty is at the top of their agenda.

As Tony Blair prepares to step down as British PM, the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) offers an assessment and balance sheet of the impact of his policies on international development.