With support from Christian Aid’s V2P project, an executive committee of women to oversee women’s affairs in Urum has been established to ensure their rights are not denied. Credit: Christian Aid
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Latest news, views and research from around the world — from policy updates to innovative approaches to tackling poverty.
In one of the poorest and most severely flood-affected areas of Bangladesh, women are embracing new technology to revive ancient art forms, create beautiful beadwork and make colourful clothing.
Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record (lasting 34 days), has hit Malawi and Mozambique. This cyclone is the equivalent of a full North Atlantic hurricane season.
The worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in 40 years is causing terrible suffering. In this blog, we hear from communities we are supporting in northern Kenya.
In this blog, Christian Aid Ireland’s CEO Rosamond Bennett reflects on her recent trip to Northern Kenya where she witnessed first-hand the impact of the worst drought in 40 years.
On International Women’s Day, read how our EU-funded Breaking the Barriers programme helped a women’s group boost their income while also making a cleaner fuel source available in their communities.
A response to Taoiseach Micheál Martin committing during Ireland’s national statement today at COP26 to increasing Ireland’s climate finance contributions to at least €225 million by 2025.
As a child, Shirley Chee's parents fostered a little girl who'd been injured in the war in Eritrea. Now she's pledging to help other children whose lives have been torn apart by conflict and poverty.
In this blog, we hear from Christian Aid colleagues based in Africa to get their take on the real-life impacts of vaccine inequality between wealthy and poorer countries.
The scenes we have seen unfolding across India in recent weeks are nothing short of devastating. In this blog, we hear about the impacts of India’s second wave of coronavirus from a local partner who are based in northern India.
On International Women’s day, we look at how one young woman who works for our local partner is leading the charge against coronavirus misinformation in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar.
We look at how with Irish Aid support, our local partner has helped thousands of families in Bangladesh who were badly affected by widespread flooding from monsoon rains last summer.
In the run up to this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we hear from some survivors being supported by CREAW to rebuild their lives amidst the challenge of global pandemic.