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Gaza ceasefire: Chance to reach out to a population at breaking point

Christian Aid’s partners in Gaza are using the 72-hour ceasefire to reach some of the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the conflict with life saving medicine, food and clean water.

06 August 2014

Christian Aid scales up its response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Christian Aid has scaled up its response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone to target 3.8 million people across the country with potentially life-saving advice on how to avoid contracting the deadly disease.

06 August 2014

Christian Aid welcomes government ambition to tackle fgm and child marriage

Long-term solutions to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage are essential to ensure progress towards ending harmful practices, says Christian Aid.

23 July 2014

Christian Aid responds to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Christian Aid is responding to an outbreak of deadly Ebola, that started in Guinea in March and has now crossed the border into Sierra Leone

02 June 2014

South Sudan: Fears that cholera outbreak will spread as rains begin

Fears are mounting that a cholera outbreak in and around Juba

23 May 2014

Dr Rowan Williams: Redistributing power is crucial to tackle violence and poverty

In an inaugural parliamentary lecture on Friday night to launch Christian Aid Week, Dr Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, will highlight the role that inequality plays in provoking violence. 

08 May 2014

Safe Zone in church to highlight plight of refugees

A section of a Welsh church has been transformed into an interactive Safe Zone to highlight Humanitarian Safe Zones set up in areas of war and conflict around the world.

08 May 2014

Rowan Williams lives below the line for Christian Aid

Christian Aid chair, Rowan Williams has Lived Below the Line ahead of Christian Aid’s biggest fundraiser of the year, Christian Aid Week (11th to 17th May).

07 May 2014

Rock legends play secret gig for Christian charities

Led Zeppelin legends Plant, Steve Windwood and guitarist Steve Gibbons were surprise guest stars at a fundraiser for The Children’s Society, Christian Aid and Open Door

08 April 2014