Category - report

Tax evasion 'costs the lives of 1,000 children a day'

Agencies — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:30:25 +0100

The lives of 1,000 young children a day are being lost to disease and poverty in poor countries because of illegal trade-related tax evasion, says a new report from Christian Aid. It has calculated that this evasion costs the developing world at least US$160bn annually.

UK mining companies complicit in abuse of poor says report

staff writers — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:01:57 +0000

British mining corporations supported by the UK government, such as Vedanta Resources, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, are complicit in human rights abuse while making huge profits in developing countries.

Response to Theos report on bishops in the House of Lords

Press Office — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:40:34 +0000

Jonathan Bartley of the religious thinktank Ekklesia, who recently published a book urging the end of the presence of bishops in the Second Chamber said; "The idea that the removal of bishops from

Governments warned that global warming will hit poorest hard

staff writers — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:10:33 +0000

The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has warned governments world-wide, and especially the British government, that poor countries will be hit worst global warming and will struggle to adapt to the impact of climate change.

Christian Aid urges Blair to respond to climate change report

staff writers — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:21:51 +0000

Scientists' grim predictions of an even worse rate of global warming means the world must act immediately to help poor people cope with the now inevitable ravages of climate change, says international development agency Chrsitian Aid.

WCC welcomes major United Nations climate change report

staff writers — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:36:09 +0000

The World Council of Churches (WCC) programme on climate change and water has welcomed a high-profile report released today by the United Nations climate panel. The WCC brings together mainline Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and indigenous churches across the world, working closely with Roman Catholics and in exchange with Evangelicals and Pentecostals.

Poorest left trailing as companies exploit commodity prices, says report

staff writers — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:27:36 +0000

Poor people in mineral-rich developing countries are missing out on the benefits of higher commodity prices while large transnational oil and mining corporations make record profits, a new report says.

Government backs report on Christian Union conflicts

staff writers — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:46:40 +0000

A Government minister has given his backing to the recommendations of a report from the thinktank Ekklesia which proposes the resolution of conflicts between a number of Christian Unions and university Students' Unions, through mediation rather than court battles.

SCM joins calls for mediation not legal action in Christian Union student row

staff writers — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:34:26 +0000

The Student Christian Movement, a long-established organisation on university and college campuses across the UK, has joined calls for a positive, mediatory approach to disagreements between evangelical Christian Unions and Students Unions.

Christian Unions on University Campuses: Rob Marris MP

Press Office — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:24:23 +0000

Rob Marris MP for Wolverhampton South West commends Ekklesia's report 'United We stand' on conflicts between Christian Unions and University Students' Unions.