Archive

Archive of Progressio's news stories:

Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference calls for healing and reconciliation (18 Sep 2008 )
A senior Zimbabwean Catholic, Father Fradereck Chiromba has called on the country to move towards healing and reconciliation.

Crucial message for our time (11 Sep 2008 )
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama tells a LiveSimply conference that the rich must learn from poor people

Daily struggle continues in Zimbabwe (27 Aug 2008 )
What is daily life like in Zimbabwe where eight out of 10 people have no work and where shortages of food, water and electricity are biting harder with each passing month? Kevin Nderema, Progressio's newly-appointed Country Representative, provides a snapshot of daily life for him and his family.

Better healthcare needed for HIV patients (8 Aug 2008 )
Progressio has backed former US President Bill Clinton’s call for medical services to be improved in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Better healthcare needed for HIV patients (8 Aug 2008 )
Progressio has backed former US President Bill Clinton's call for medical services to be improved in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

New Progressio report: How women of faith contribute to peacebuilding (30 Jul 2008 )
Drawing on first-hand accounts from over twenty women of faith, including nuns and other members of religious congregations and faith-based communities, the report explores the contributions of women of faith to peacebuilding efforts in Papua, East Timor and Mindanao in the Philippines.

UK Government must boost support for East Timor (15 Jul 2008 )
Progressio has called on the British government to fulfil its responsibilities to the people of East Timor, following a quarter-century of violence during which the UK supplied arms to Indonesian forces that illegally occupied East Timor until 1999.

G8 fails to tackle root causes of food crisis, says Progressio (10 Jul 2008 )
G8 countries need to do more to tackle the root causes of the global food crisis that rich countries have themselves created, said Progressio at the close of the G8 summit.

The Church: A Challenge for Mugabe (9 Jul 2008 )
Zimbabwean churches could provide the 'ultimate challenge' for practising Catholic Robert Mugabe as the African leader seeks to legitimise his recent re-election, Progressio's Steve Kibble writes in The New Statesman.

Environmental Challenges Ahead, Terminator Ban Remains (4 Jul 2008 )
A 'worrying' range of potential threats to sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and the livelihoods of the world’s poorest communities emerged at the recent meeting of signatories to UN’s Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), Progressio said in a briefing to MPs this week.