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CAFOD disappointed by draft language from G20 communique leaks

Analysis by CAFOD's Economist Christina Weller: "The development ambitions of the G20 are not evident in this morning's leaked draft of the communique. The hope is that this indicates there is more to come on the G20's development agenda in a separate document."

Climate finance: You asked, the EU listened

In the run up to the international climate change talks in Cancun last year, you took action to demand more information for the world’s poorest. You called on UK Chancellor George Osborne to push the EU to open up about the money pledged to help poor countries cope with climate change. Thanks to your efforts, the EU opened up with a new annual report, the ‘Fast Start Finance Report’. During the Cancun talks, they published the first of these reports, which gave extra details about the €2.2 billion the EU mobilised to combat climate change throughout 2010.

Press release: Bishops from across continents walk in solidarity against water poverty

In an image released to mark World Water Day (March 22) bishops from the UK and Zimbabwe walk in support of CAFOD’s Thirst for Change campaign to end water poverty.

Press release: CAFOD warns Government as 1,000 day countdown begins

Catholic aid agency CAFOD will tell the Government and the United Nations on Good Friday that urgent action is required to agree a new global plan to tackle poverty. Good Friday marks exactly 1,000 days until the start of 2015, when the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed a decade ago are due to expire.

Press release: UK must urge G20 to focus on long-term global poverty reduction rather than economic quick fixes, demands CAFOD

In the shadow of the Eurozone crisis and elections in Greece, the G20 once again risks squandering the opportunity to deliver long-term structural change that shores up the global economy and improves the lot of poor people