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El Salvador

El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country of Central America where wealth is unequal and the psychological scars of a recent civil war run deep.

Paraguay

As one of the poorest countries in South America, Paraguay has huge social inequalities – two per cent of the population owns over 85 per cent of land and one in four people lives in poverty.

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: Barefoot Torchbearer hailed as ‘Olympic Hero’ in Kenya

An Olympic Torchbearer from Consett, County Durham, has been hailed as the first hero of London 2012 after handing over his torch to children in a slum 8,000 kilometres away in Kenya.

UK Aid Match takes CAFOD Lent Appeal to £18.6 million

Tens of thousands of families in the developing world will get access to clean water and improved sanitation to help prevent life-threatening diseases thanks to the match funding from the UK government for all public donations to CAFOD’s annual Lent appeal.