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Haiti's death toll from last year's earthquake may not be as high as the government reported, a new report suggests.

Christian groups fighting to protect domestic and international assistance programs for the poor have a great ally in Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates ahead of the G8 talks which began today.

TORONTO, March 16, 2011—Dave Toycen, President and CEO of World Vision Canada, will be in Japan for several days as of Thursday, March 17, 2011. Toycen will be working from the offices of World Vision Japan in Tokyo, which is coordinating World Vision’s relief efforts for the survivors of last Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. He plans to visit the community of Tome, near the quake-affected region of Sendai, where World Vision is providing relief.

VANCOUVER, BC March 18, 2011 – In response to the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the North-East coast of Japan along with the ongoing problems at a nuclear power station, The Salvation Army dispensed three emergency service relief teams to assist with the destruction. Additionally, The Salvation Army in Canada has allocated $75,000 to support the ongoing relief effort.

Survivors in Sendai, one the hardest hit towns of Japan's deadly earthquake and tsunami, will soon receive desperately needed relief as over 90 tons of aid from Samaritan's Purse makes its way from an aircraft that landed in Yokoto Saturday.

Stouffville, ON, March 4, 2011 - “The recent uprising in Egypt has dramatically impacted the lives of families with disabilities,” says Ed Epp, Executive Director of cbm Canada. “The country was paralyzed for nearly three weeks. Factories, banks and post offices were closed. Trucks transporting food commodities were stopped due the lack of security.”

Vancouver, BC March 3, 2011 – Four longstanding vendors found down concession row at Vancouver's Annual PNE Fair, will be serving their classic food fare to clients of The Salvation Army's Harbour Light food line March 7 - to 10th from 11am to noon.

GUELPH, Ontario, January 6, 2011 – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has commended Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) for its critical role in relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti since the devastating earthquake of January, 2010. MAF operations in Haiti have been pushed to full capacity as a result of the earthquake and the many difficulties Haitians have faced in the past 12 months.

Survivors of Sri Lanka’s massive flood from heavy monsoon rains last week protested at a government office in the eastern part of the country on Monday over slow food aid.

With Sri Lanka facing its worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami, Christian aid agencies are providing emergency relief to those affected by the heavy monsoon rains.

Stouffville, Ontario, January 17, 2010 – Two Stouffville non-profit Christian organizations have joined forces to help fight the deadly spread of cholera in Haiti.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - When the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Port-au-Prince on Jan 12, 2010 nine-year old Sebastian was trapped beneath the ruins of his home for three days. His right leg was crushed beneath cinder blocks and his mother’s lifeless body lay beside him.

Moshi, Tanzania, October 28, 2010- Today’s cataract surgery of Joyce Kaaya, 57, in Moshi, Tanzania symbolically marks the 10 millionth cataract surgery in cbm-supported programs throughout the world.

Recently, Dr. Thomas Chan Sze Tong, former chief executive officer of World Vision China and Hong Kong, shared of World Vision China’s past developments, present challenges, and future goals through the October’s issue of the ministry’s monthly periodical.

Christian aid agencies say the destruction of transport and communication links is leaving many victims of Pakistan’s deadly floods virtually “cut off” from outside help.

The standard of living in Haiti had not progressed much for decades and the earthquake just made life “exponentially worse,” said a mission leader who had lived in Port-au-Prince for two years.

A Christian aid agency that has been working in Niger since 1995 says the current food shortage in the West African country is the worst they’ve seen since the 2005 food crisis.

Six months after Haiti's devastating earthquake, one of the largest Christian humanitarian organizations in the world says much has been done to help the people of the Caribbean country.

International Christian relief agency World Vision is urging the government of Haiti and the international community to treat disaster risk reduction as a critical component of the country's long-term recovery and reconstruction plans as the upcoming hurricane season could create a secondary disaster for Haitians.

by April 17th, Hong Kong-based Christian charity Operation Blessing have partnered with churches in Xining to deliver 10 tons of disaster relief supplies, including tents, blankets, food and water, medications, and electricity generators, to the central earthquake disaster zone in Yushu County, mountainous far western China.

Over 3,000 people in Hong Kong gathered and fasted for 30 hours in order to raise funds for the poor in the world’s impoverished areas, to experience what it feels like to be in hunger, and to show their commitment to make a change in this world.

The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile Saturday morning is not like the one that devastated Haiti in January, said a relief expert at World Vision.

American charities have contributed more than $709 million to aid quake-stricken Haiti.

The most severe snow storm in 60 years struck Xinjiang, north-western frontiers of China, where 1.5 million people were victimized. Over 30,000 houses had collapsed and were damaged; around 160,000 victims needed to relocate immediately; the farmlands and livestock were most severely affected. It is predicted that the snow storm will continue, which will worsen the situation.

Toronto, ON January 27, 2010 – The United Nations has designated The Salvation Army as the “lead agency” responsible for the care of 20,000 people made homeless by the earthquake in Haiti. Survivors have erected tents at both a soccer stadium and another plaza adjacent to The Salvation Army’s main compound at Delmas 2 in Port-au-Prince.