Ten day vigil for climate change to kick off in London on Ash Wednesday
Norwich, UK A special 10 day Lenten vigil for climate change kicks off in London on Ash Wednesday. It has been organised by a coalition compromising Christian Aid, CAFOD, The Salvation Army, A Rocha UK, Christian Climate Action, Tearfund, Green Christian, Operation Noah and JPIT, a Baptist Union, Methodist Church and United Reformed church team […]
Sudan conflict: Churches in neighbouring countries offer aid to those fleeing war
TONNY ONYULO reports on humanitarian efforts…
Facing starvation: How churches in Kenya are working to alleviate suffering thanks to a severe drought
TONNY ONYULO reports on how churches and faith-based organisations are helping to provide the most basic of needs to people in East Africa left with nothing to eat…
Climate-fuelled disasters bring “grave” costs across the globe in 2021
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation From deadly Hurricane Ida in the United States to devastating floods in China and Europe, climate change-fuelled disasters have cost the world tens of billions of dollars in 2021, with both the poor and the rich hit hard, researchers said this week. Floods, storms and drought also killed and displaced […]
As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Climate change is set to ravage tea production in Kenya, the biggest global supplier of black tea, threatening the livelihoods of millions of plantation workers, a report by British charity Christian Aid warned on Monday. The report looked at how shifting temperatures and rainfall patterns in tea-growing regions in Kenya, India, […]
Africans slam rich nations for blocking access to generic COVID vaccines
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Charities in Africa this week slammed rich nations for blocking efforts to waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, saying this would prolong the pandemic for years in poorer nations and push millions across the continent deeper into poverty. More than 40 charities, including Amnesty International and Christian Aid, said Wednesday’s move by […]
From floods and fires to locusts, ‘climate breakdown’ cost rich and poor in 2020
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Disasters fuelled by weather and climate extremes brought “catastrophic results for millions” across rich and poor nations in 2020, causing thousands of deaths and tens of billions of dollars in losses, charity Christian Aid said on Monday. In a report, the aid agency identified 15 of the most destructive climate disasters of […]
UK charities launch appeal to help fragile states fight coronavirus
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation British charities launched an appeal on Tuesday to help protect millions of people at heightened risk of coronavirus in the world’s most fragile states, and provide protective equipment for frontline health workers. Aid agencies warned that COVID-19 could cause a humanitarian disaster as it hits refugee and displacement camps and war-torn […]
Flood prevention could bring “huge” payoff as global risks rise
London, ReutersThomson Reuters Foundation Asia faces surging threats from coastal and river flooding as climate change brings more intense rainfall and rising seas – but investing now in dikes and other measures to stem risks could have big financial payoffs, researchers said on Thursday. India, for instance, could save about $US250 per $1 spent on […]
Christian NGOs join in call for Rohingya refugees’ rights to be respected
Christian aid and development groups are among more than 60 which have joined in calling for the human rights of Rohingya Muslims to be respected in Myanmar and for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to participate in decision-making processes about their future – including their possible return to Myanmar’s Rakhine State. In a statement released last […]