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Immediate Action Needed on Zimbabwe as Controversial Election Results Emerge (1 Apr 2008 )
International development agencies, Progressio, Tearfund, Trócaire and FEPA are calling for immediate action to stop what appears to impartial observers as government-led election rigging of Zimbabwe's March 29th polls.

Progressio welcomes Pope’s speech condemning “insatiable consumption” (17 Jul 2008 )
Progressio today welcomed Pope Benedict XVI’s stark message on the environment, which warned of the perils of pillaging the planet’s natural resources.

Cautious welcome from Progressio to news of Zimbabwe power sharing (12 Sep 2008 )
Development agency Progressio today gave a cautious welcome to the news announced last night by President Thabo Mbeki that there would be a power sharing agreement for a Government of National Unity in Zimbabwe.

Church still "leading light" in East Timorese struggle for justice, Christian MP will tell UK audience (6 Oct 2008 )
The church's ability to keep the East Timorese community strong through 25 years of occupation and conflict will also be "instrumental" in helping the poverty-stricken country to move forward, a leading Timorese politician, Fernanda Borges, will tell a UK audience when she visits London on October 14.