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LONDON: Just two in 10 people in Britain know that the Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years, new polling by Christian Aid has revealed, which the charity described as “deeply concerning.” Three failed rainy seasons and the effects of the war in Ukraine on global food prices has pushed large parts of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia to the edge of a devastating

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The UK government has been urged to give the hunger crisis gripping the Horn of Africa “proper attention”, as new polling showed just two in 10 people in Britain are aware that the worst drought in 40 years is even taking place, let alone threatening famine.

CHRISTIAN AID has appointed its director of policy, public affairs, and campaigns, and interim chief...

FIFTEEN international-aid organisations have called on the UK Government to play its part in helping...

Patrick Watt has been the charity's interim chief since December and its director of policy, public affairs and campaigns since 2019

THE UK ranks near the bottom of the list of rich countries supporting the roll out of coronavirus vaccines to the global south, it has been revealed.

LONDON, England, March 22 -- Christian Aid issued the following news release:Ahead of the Government's Spring Statement and energy security strategy, more than 200 UK church leaders have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling on them to use these opportunities to tackle the climate emergency and address the cost of living crisis.The letter,

MORE than 200 church leaders in the UK have urged the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to impose a windfall ...

Several women were rescued and referred to a program to change their lives during an undercover Human Trafficking Operation in West Tennessee. The females, whose true address is not known, were referred to RestoreCorps for services.The two-day undercover operation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Human Trafficking Unit, Memphis Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the office of 30th District...

A two-day operation was focused on was to find and identify individuals seeking to engage in commercial sex acts with minors