Poverty

A briefing paper for Special Advisors in key government departments outlining what CAFOD thinks are the priority policy issues for Gordon Brown to address - July 2007

CAFOD policy position on population growth and its relationship with development

7-page briefing on Tony Blair's legacy in the fight against global poverty

DFID is preparing a White Paper, "Eliminating World Poverty", planned for summer 2006, reflecting on the promises made in 2005 and how these are to be transformed into outcomes for poor countries

Comments on the issues which we believe should be taken into account in the White Paper

While the UK government is doing much to promote increases in aid and debt relief to poor countries, it is also supporting trade liberalisation policies that CAFOD believes will plunge some of the world's poorest people into deeper poverty.

Download the Trade Justice Movement's 2005 challenge to the UK Government (Updated June 2005)

Ethiopia is being kept in poverty by a range of factors such as poor aid, high debt, and unfair trade - and the situation will worsen unless action is taken soon (April 2005)

The year 2005 marks the last best chance for the rich world to honour its commitments to reduce poverty internationally by helping to achieve the MDGs.

This report spells out a series of recommendations for radical change in G8 policy that will benefit developing countries.