Hopes for change and democracy were high on 18 December 2005, as 25 million Congolese went to cast their first free vote. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has never held an election since it...
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Indonesia + 3 more
Rebuilding after the tsunami - Christian Aid's report one year on
The Day On the morning of 26 December 2004 - when children were playing on the beach and mothers were cooking Sunday lunch at home - one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history ripped open...
Two more Christian Aid partners killed in Afghanistan
The bodies of two members of staff of a Christian Aid partner in Afghanistan have been uncovered in Farah province. These murders demonstrate the worsening security situation in the country and the...
Don't be scared, be prepared - How disaster preparedness can save lives and money
This has been the year of natural disasters. From the Boxing Day tsunami to the broken levees of New Orleans to the shattered mountains of Pakistan, people worldwide have faced unprecedented...
UK government is neglecting the victims of Africa's longest running war
Joint statement by: Oxfam, Christian Aid, Tearfund, International Rescue Committee, World Vision UK, Save the Children UK, CAFOD and Quaker Peace and Social Witness The UK government is neglecting...
The director of a Christian Aid partner in Angola released from police custody
On 24 November 2005 Luís Araujo, the director of SOS Habitat, and twelve others were arrested and beaten while trying to prevent the demolition of more than 300 homes in the suburbs of the Angolan...
Uzbekistan + 2 more
Out of sight, out of mind? - Central Asia's hidden poverty
A briefing for MPs 'In other countries, the food we eat would be thrown to the livestock. Self-help group leader, Tuto village, southern Tajikistan This year, the media spotlight has fallen on...
India + 1 more
Earthquake in Asia
Christian Aid has been able to respond to the earthquake in south Asia, in which the UN estimates that more than 51,000 people have died, through its local partner organisations in India and through...
NGOs - a soft target in Afghanistan
Christian Aid is deeply concerned by the murder of a staff member from one of our partner organisations in Afghanistan, less than a week after five local aid workers were killed in the southern...
South Asia: 'The quake that killed the children'
This is going to be the one remembered as the earthquake that killed the children,' says Marvin Parvez, director of Church World Service-Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS-P/A). Christian Aid has pledged...
Pledges top £5 million as Asia Quake Appeal goes live on TV
As the Asia Quake Appeal is formally launched on television tonight, pledges have already hit £5 million, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has announced. Some phone lines were opened at midday...
Pakistan + 1 more
Earthquake in South Asia 12 Oct 2005
An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale struck Asia on Saturday. The epicentre was in west Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 100km north of Islamabad, but the quake has caused...
Guatemala + 2 more
Emergency relief in Central America
Christian Aid partners in El Salvador were among the first to distribute emergency aid to displaced survivors as Hurricane Stan swept across Central America leaving at least 763 dead in its wake. The...
Christian Aid partners step up emergency response in Malawi
Christian Aid is sending £100,000 to its partners in Malawi to help them see tens of thousands of people through to the next harvest. Malawi's harvest this year was the lowest in a decade. As more...
Christian Aid pledges £50,000 for Pakistan quake relief
Christian Aid has today pledged an initial £50,000 to aid relief efforts in quake-hit Pakistan. The charity's director Daleep Mukarji said more money would be made available to aid agencies working...
Pakistan + 2 more
Christian Aid teams respond to the Asian earthquake
An earthquake centred in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir is feared to have killed hundreds of people. The tremors were felt by Christian Aid staff in Delhi, India, and the Afghan capital, Kabul. ...
Christian Aid partner staff in Sudan kidnapped
Three staff working for Christian Aid's partner, Sudan Social Development Organisation (SUDO), have been kidnapped in Darfur, Sudan. They were hijacked at gunpoint while visiting the Zam Zam camp in...
Afghan women brave death threats to stand for election
Afghans went to the polls on Sunday to elect members of the new lower house of parliament - known as the Wolesi Jirga - and local councils throughout all 34 provinces. Under the country's...
Burundi: Democracy 1 - Conflict 0
In the UK, football matches have been known to spark violence. But in Burundi soccer is helping to bring about peace and democracy. Since independence in 1962, Burundi has suffered much internal...
Don't forget us' Afghan orphans tell world leaders
Hundreds of white kites flew above Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Tuesday as children sent a simple message to world leaders attending the UN World Summit: Don't forget us. The 300 orphaned children...