Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical on globalisation, economics and poverty must set the tone for a new approach to global development which ensures dignity for all people and long-term environmental sustainability, says Progressio.

Pope Benedict XVI has urged British PM Gordon Brown to push for the establishment of an ethically-grounded financial system at the G20 summit that begins in London on Thurday.

Thousands of peaceful protesters are expected to join rallies on Saturday 28 March ahead of the 2 April 2009 G20 rich countries' summit on the global financial crisis.

Two major UK-based international development agencies have welcomed a British newspaper's campaign on corporate tax avoidance, which they point out is unjust and hits the world's poor badly.

The global economic crisis offers an opportunity to create a more just financial system, a representative of the World Council of Churches has said during the World Social Forum in Brazil.

Thousands gather in Brazil for the World Social Forum to address exploitative globalisation. Organizers say the economic crisis shows its message of "another world is possible" is more vital than ever.

The charity War on Want has warned that British prime minister Gordon Brown’s appeal to the World Economic Forum this week threatens to deepen the global economic crisis and cost millions of jobs around the world.

Former British PM Tony Blair has completed his first semester as a visiting lecturer at Yale University, and says this has strengthened his belief that religious faith and economic and social globalisation can be partners.

Migration, the conflict in Sri Lanka and climate change were the hot topics at the World Council of Churches' advocacy week at the United Nations in York. Its organisers believe it was a big success.

Earthquakes, floods, rocketing food prices and bank failures are issues that have led religious and civil society groups plus high ranking United Nations and World Trade Organziation officials, to discuss their impact in Geneva.