With a UK general election having been called for July, politicians are looking for our votes – and will be listening to what voters want.
As Catholics, we have a responsibility to make sure political parties commit to tackle the injustices that affect our global family and to care for our common home.
Read more on how you can campaign with CAFOD during the general election.
Call for action at the election
Calling for action is a powerful way of showing how Catholics in constituencies around England and Wales expect politicians to commit to tackling poverty.
All of us can contact candidates standing for Parliament about the issues that matter most to us. We’ll be sharing information and tools for doing this as the election draws closer.
Resources to help you reach out to candidates
Supporter briefing – Aid and international development - GE2024
Supporter briefing – Business and human rights - GE2024
Supporter briefing – Climate change - GE2024
Supporter briefing - Debt cancellation - GE2024
Supporter briefing - Food systems and seed sovereignty - GE2024
Supporter briefing - Building resilient communities and tackling regional inequalities - GE2024
Supporter briefing - Cost of living - GE2024
Supporter briefing - Migration and asylum - GE2024
Latest campaigning news
COP29: Climate talks end with weak finance deal
The agreement will not provide enough money for affected countries to prepare for climate disasters and rebuild after emergencies.
Four myths the food industry wants you to believe… and why they are wrong!
The current food system is not sustainable. But you wouldn’t think so if you listened to the multinationals that hold the most influence.
COP29: Pope Francis says climate finance mustn’t add to debt crisis
Pope Francis has urged world leaders not to allow new financial support for countries affected by the climate crisis to worsen the debt crisis low-income countries face.
COP29: Campaigners ask Shell and BP for 'spare change for climate change'
Campaigners dressed as mock charity fundraisers have visited Shell and BP's London offices to call for polluters to contribute to paying for the climate crisis.
Bishops call for polluters to pay for new climate finance agreement at COP29
Fossil fuel companies should be taxed more to provide funds for countries on the frontline of the climate crisis, bishops have told ministers.
The impact of Kenyan seed laws on women
CAFOD and our partner BIBA-Kenya recently conducted research into how Kenya’s 2012 seed law has impacted women, who constitute up to 80% of the country’s agricultural labour force.
The killing of Juan Lopez shows the dangers environmental activists face in Honduras
We are deeply saddened by the news that anti-mining activist Juan Lopez was shot dead in Honduras as he travelled home in his car from church.
Time for change: At 80 the World Bank needs to embrace countries’ sovereignty
Eight decades since its inception, has the World Bank learnt from past mistakes and evolved to deliver on its mission, or simply become stuck in its ways?
How the new UK government must act to tackle global poverty
The new UK government must act to tackle the interconnected crises making global poverty worse.
Our birthday message to the World Bank: Put seeds back into the hands of farmers
July 2024 marked the 80th birthday of the World Bank. With a delegation of CAFOD supporters who also turned 80 this year, we visited its London headquarters to deliver a birthday message.