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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.

Caritas Social Action Network and CAFOD: “We must not allow a trade off between the needs of the poorest at home and overseas.”

In response to the Chancellor’s Autumn statement, the social action arm and the official development agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales have said a consistent approach is needed to protecting people in poverty both in the UK and overseas from a recession they did not create.

First LiveSimply parish gets award

Reading parish celebrates living more simply

Autumn statement: CAFOD and Caritas responds

Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn statement was announced today. In response to the Chancellor’s announcement, Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) and CAFOD have released a joint statement, saying a consistent approach is needed to protecting people in poverty both in the UK and overseas from a recession they did not create.

IF campaign – watch tonight’s launch live here

Enough Food for Everyone IF joint campaign launches tonight at Somerset House, London. Watch the event live here