As part of the UK-based team coordinating election observers for the much-delayed presidential elections in the internationally unrecognised Republic of Somaliland, Progressio today welcomes recent progress made to resolve the Somaliland voter registration process – a key sticking point – and calls on all parties to push ahead and set a date for the poll.

Progressio and other development charities have joined forces to refute claims in the Financial Times that NGOs played “an exceptionally destructive role” during the Copenhagen climate summit in December.

A trip to the countryside beyond Port-au-Prince shows the extent of the devastation – and the dedication of the people who are there to help, writes Progressio development worker José Manuel Moreno from Port-au-Prince

José is just one of the Progressio team helping with the relief effort. Progressio is there right now, providing food, water, shelter, medicines. And we are there for the long haul. Please donate now to the emergency appeal for Haiti.

Read more about Progressio’s response to the earthquake

Progressio
Miracle workers: women farmers and sustainable futures in Malawi. Plus: rights, freedoms and women activists in Honduras; and climate change in Copenhagen

Nyambura Njoroge
In this Comment, theologian and ecumenist Nyambura Njoroge describes the experience of African Christian women in promoting gender justice, in the context of HIV, through a 'ministry of Bible reading'. It highlights the potential of Christian communities to tackle the gender discrimination and disempowerment of women that has been a key driver of the HIV pandemic.

Working Group on Climate Change and Development
This report: Up in smoke? Other worlds are possible the sixth in the series, explores potential new models which might both address climate change and be resilient to it.