Category - aid

UK government urged to match aid pledge with climate change funds

agency reporter — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:05:01 +0100

Progressio has welcomed a pledge by Gordon Brown to ensure the UK government spends 0.7% of national income on aid to the world’s poorest - but says says that adaption funds for climate change must also be a top priority.

Catholic aid network laments restrictions on work in conflict zones

staff writers — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:09:56 +0100

Caritas Internationalis says its ability to support vulnerable people in conflict zones has been severely restricted by the actions of governments over the last 18 months.

US churches lobby for major international aid commitment

agency reporter — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:28:59 +0100

Urging support for decent funding for international aid programmes, 59 of the 65 synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have signed a letter calling on members of the US Congress to act.

Australian government urged to continue its progress on aid justice

agency reporter — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:33:45 +0100

The Micah Challenge coalition in Australia has welcomed the government’s continued commitment to overseas development in the 2009-10 aid budget announced on 13 May, but says that there is a long way to go in securing justice for the poor.

UK aid commitments on track despite £155 million 'savings'

agency reporter — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:54:54 +0100

Progressio today welcomed the UK government’s promise to meet existing aid commitments to the world’s poorest people in 2010-11, though it expressed concern at “efficiency savings” totalling some £155 million.

First ever carbon budget 'a disappointment', says Christian Aid

agency reporter — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:56:47 +0100

The government’s first ever UK carbon budget reveals a disappointing lack of ambition and leadership, says British-based international development agency Christian Aid. But it welcomes Gordon Brown’s decision to protect the aid budget.

NGOs urged to nurture talent, as cuts bite

agency reporter — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:06 +0000

As the bleak economic climate forces NGOs to scale back staff, human resource experts say managers should focus as much on developing skilled staff for the long term as they have on cutting back.

Call for deeper aid commitment from British government

agency reporter — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:44:37 +0000

Progressio has welcomed the British government’s repeated promise to deliver 0.7% of GNP in development aid to the world's poorest countries, but says it must follow through on long-term commitments to developing nations.

Military causing 'no go areas' for aid workers in Afghanistan

agency reporter — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:19:22 +0000

Humanitarian work must be de-linked from the military and the political process in Afghanistan, aid agency Christian Aid has said. Increasingly NGO work is threatened.

Church of England links its world development campaigners on the web

staff writers — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:02:32 +0100

The Church of England’s national network of local campaigners on world development issues is being linked together more effectively on the worldwide web in a bid to amplify their voices on crucial global topics.