Micah News
Sentamu Welcomes Brown’s Push to Meet Millennium Development Goals
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has welcomed the call from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to world leaders to unite with greater urgency to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
G8 Leaders to Announce £30bn Pledge to Tackle Aids in Africa
On the final day of the G8 summit in Germany, world leaders turned their attention to Africa as they agreed on a $60bn (£30bn) pledge to tackle Aids, malaria and tuberculosis.
G8 Agrees on Compromise Climate Change Deal
The G8 nations have agreed to a compromise deal on climate change, Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor has reported Thursday.
Micah Challenge interviewed on Premier
Micah Challenge Statement on Zimbabwe
The current political situation in Zimbabwe is of grave concern and if measures are not taken to mitigate the situation, the impact will be felt on every street in the whole Southern African region.
Micah Challenge supporter launches e-petition
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to fulfill his promise to halve poverty by 2015 - we should be half way there by now...
Micah Challenge Writes Letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair
In 2000, the UK Government signed the Millennium Declaration and the associated Millennium Development Goals: eight promises we made to the world's poorest to halve poverty by 2015....
MDGs are Key Objectives for Anglican Communion, says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a key focus for the churches of the Anglican Communion.
Leading MPs Organise ‘Amazing Grace’ Movie Parliament Screening
William Hague and Alan Johnson are inviting fellow MPs to a special parliamentary screening of Amazing Grace, the new feature film about William Wilberforce.
World Evangelical Alliance Welcomes Micah Network as New Global Partner
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has warmly welcomed the Micah network as its newest Global Partner. The relationship between the two organisations was started two years ago with the joint launch of the Micah Challenge, an initiative to rally for the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Micah Challenge Calls on World Leaders to Account for MDGs Progress
A major campaign calling world leaders to account on the progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals is planned for 2007.
Thousands Worldwide Take Part in Micah Sunday to Fight Poverty
Thousands of Christians from over 20 countries celebrated Micah Sunday on 15 October, participating in festivals, prayer services and exhibitions all aimed at raising awareness of the UN Millennium Development Goals and poverty.
Australian Baptists Are Chief Advocates for Micah Challenge
Australia may be known as the nation "down under," but Australian Baptists are on top of the Baptist world in terms of advocacy for the Micah Challenge.
Synod 2005: Micah Challenge Holds Governments Accountable
Our governments have already promised to halve global poverty by 2015. Now we need to hold them to their word.
A global campaign to mobilize Christians against poverty
Joyce Banda, a widow in Zambia, is a vegetable trader who has AIDS and lives with her four children on less than $1 per day.
European Baptist Federation Calls Evangelicals to Mobilise Against Poverty
The European Baptist Federation Council (EBF) has given its endorsement to a global campaign targeted at revitalising evangelical Christians and mobilising them in the fight against poverty.
Worldwide Christians Determined to End Poverty in 2005
"Christians have a duty to defend the helpless and to cry out against injustice."
International Agency Coalition warn that climate change may Intensify World Poverty
An international coalition of environment and development agencies has launched a joint statement to address its concern over the climate changes that have been recorded due to global warming.
Presentation at the Micah Challenge Launch at the United Nations, New York
This remarkable event today symbolizes the vital global mobilization that we are working for to face of what we, together, see as humanity’s most critical challenge - to end acute poverty and fight for social justice. Poverty in the world today is an outrage, not only because of the misery it causes but because we so clearly have the means to defeat it. We must, we can, and we will.
BWA to Solve the World’s Spiritual and Physical Poverty
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Council concluded last Saturday, and the Council reaffirmed the commission of the Baptists towards the world. Worldwide Baptist delegates were led by the Council to declare their resolution to solve the world’s spiritual and physical poverty so as to uphold the Gospel of love revealed by Jesus Christ.
