The Exposed campaign against corruption has issued an open letter to world government, business and church leaders telling them to "stop patronising the poor".
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has said the set of goals to succeed the Millennium Development Goals must take into consideration the first hand experiences of the poor.
The next Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend Paul Butler, has identified his priority issues as growing the church, tackling poverty, and addressing the role of children and young people in the church
Christian Aid has warned that developing countries may fail to reap the benefits of tax reforms because they are being left out of the negotiating table.
The celebrity chef wonders why the poor in countries like Spain and Italy still manage to keep a healthy diet, while Britain's poor choose to eat more expensive junk food.