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Press releases

If you are a journalist or work in the media, see below for our latest press releases.

  • 18 May 2012 - Secretary of State for the Environment Caroline Spelman will join a discussion next week with Christian leaders and churchgoers on sustainable development and the future of the planet, to mark Rio+20.

  • Here is our response to the Queen's speech.

  • 25 April 2012 - Diarrhoea is the leading cause of child mortality in Sub Saharan Africa and one child dies from the illness every 20 seconds. A new report launched today by Tearfund and PATH at the World Health Congress in Ethiopia calls for urgent action to stop children dying from this preventable illness.

  • 12 April 2012 - The UK Government must continue to focus its efforts on humanitarian assistance in South Sudan, says Tearfund, in response to a new report from the International Development Select Committee that looks at the new country’s prospects for peace and development.

  • 23 March 2012 - The Department for International Development’s (DFID) aid for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is effective and is saving lives in the poorest communities, says an internal review published today.

  • 19 March 2012 - Tearfund will join campaigners from across Europe this week to lobby MEPs in Brussels, increasing the pressure for robust legislation in the extractives sector.

  • 12 March 2012 - Mothers around Britain can breathe a sigh of relief: their efforts to give their children happy memories and teach them good manners are both recognised and appreciated.

  • 7 March 2012 - Tearfund is to join a network of experts who can be called on by the Government in times of international crisis, such as famine, floods and earthquakes.

  • 6 March 2012 - Today’s announcement that the number of people without access to safe water has halved is welcomed by Tearfund, a Christian relief and development agency serving people in more than 50 countries.

  • 23 February 2012 - Three in four digital-savvy Christians in the UK use social media to chat about God, according to poll data released by Tearfund today.

  • 16 February 2012 - From the UK to Australia, hundreds of churches around the world will be cutting carbon for Lent this year (Wednesday, 22 February – 7 April).

  • 13 February 2012 - Campaigners from anti-poverty groups ONE, Tearfund and CAFOD today sent an early Valentine’s Day message to newly appointed minister Norman Lamb by carrying a giant love heart with the message “love truth” to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

  • 6 February 2012 - Tearfund’s new online ‘campaign widget’ which launches today will allow campaigners across Europe to directly lobby Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) over new anti-corruption legislation with a simple click.

  • 3 February - ‘Chris Huhne has been a strong vocal champion for the ‘greenest government ever’ agenda within the coalition.

  • 3 February - The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has a strong role to play in international development, by supporting greater transparency and corporate accountability.

  • 10 January 2012 - Two years on from the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti many communities see recovery in sight and a level of normality returning, according to Tearfund.

  • 15 December 2011 - The announcement that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to visit climate-hit Tuvalu, one of the most remote places in the world, is great news.

  • 9 December 2011 - Much more must be done by the Government to tackle the role that UK banks and companies play in fuelling and facilitating corruption overseas, according to a new report launched on International Anti-Corruption Day (9 Dec) by the Bond Anti-Corruption Group, whose members include leading UK-based international development organisations.

  • 6 December 2011 - The announcement today by Chris Huhne, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, that the UK government has allocated more than US$1billion of its fast start finance commitment and with a focus on adaptation is welcome.

  • 18 November 2011 - The new IPCC report, 'Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation' confirms the link between climate change and recent trends in extreme weather, says Tearfund.

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