Chris Bain explains why 2009 is a crucial year for world leaders to take decisive action on climate change
Holly Ball writes about how solidarity with communities across the world - in both good times and bad - is always at the heart of CAFOD’s work
![CAFOD supported communities with seeds, tools and training to help local people move home and reintegrate in Northern Uganda [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/uganda/images/move-home-and-reintegrate/945382-1-eng-GB/move-home-and-reintegrate_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Fatna (right) brings home wood that she and some neighbours have harvested from outside the camp in Kubum, south Darfur [Paul Jeffery/ACT/Caritas]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/sudan/images/fatna-right-brings-home-wood/247664-2-eng-GB/fatna-right-brings-home-wood_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Monk Emm Oeun, 28, leads a ‘Happy Happy’ session for children who are affected by HIV and AIDS. The aim of the session is to bring the children together to have fun and forget about their worries [Annie Bungeroth]](/var/storage/images/opinion/salvation-centre-cambodia-scc-/966374-1-eng-GB/salvation-centre-cambodia-scc-_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Jade, 9yrs old, marking out 'Our Future' in coral on the beach at Pujada Bay [Simon Rawles]](/var/storage/images/watch-and-listen/our-future/966390-1-eng-GB/our-future_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![CAFOD cakes – specially decorated and sold to raise money for CAFOD [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/images/uk_diocesan_images/nottingham_diocese/cafod_cakes/10785-2-eng-GB/cafod_cakes_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
