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Durban COP17: Crunch time for climate talks?
The upcoming United Nations climate change conference in Durban, South Africa will be dominated by a question hanging over the future of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) which expires at the end of next year.
Get the latest on the talks from CAFOD’s team on the ground>>
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 175.Climate change and environment, 263.News
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Crowds bear witness for the world’s poorest people
On Saturday 1st October, hundreds of campaigners came together to bear witness for the world’s poorest people on the eve of the Conservative Party Conference.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 175.Climate change and environment, 263.News
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Get down to business: Small message, big thanks
Our ‘Get down to business’ campaign has now closed with more than 15,000 actions taken - thank you!
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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Campaigns success as David Cameron calls on the EU to open up the books
CAFOD is delighted that the Prime Minister has spoken out in support of vital legislation requiring oil, gas and mining companies to open up their books on the payments they make to developing countries.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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Unearth Justice Update – Gold Mining
Many of you may have seen the recent Channel 4 Dispatches programme, ‘The Real Price of Gold’, and so we wanted to update you on our work in relation to mining and how you can help.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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Join us at Greenbelt, the Christian festival of music, art, faith and justice.
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Earlier this year, CAFOD supporters lobbied their MPs on the UK Bribery Act, which faced long delays and fears of dilution as a result of intense corporate lobbying of government.
Now, after months of delay, the government has revealed the Act will finally come into force in July this year – a major triumph in the fight against bribery and corruption and their devastating effects on the world’s poorest people.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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International Women’s Day: A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work
Tuesday 8 March marks the 100th year of International Women’s Day. This year, celebrations focus on education and training for women.
Of the world’s poorest billion people, 70 per cent are women and girls. Education and training are vital so they can get a job and provide for their families.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 319.Gender, 263.News, 260.Private Sector, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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Tell the UK government: "Don't water down the Bribery Act"
On Monday, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke signalled that the implementation of the Bribery Act would be put on hold due to lobbying by the business community.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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Southern Sudan votes to separate from the north
The final results from the referendum in Sudan show that the people of the south have voted overwhelmingly to form a separate nation. But although the vote was largely peaceful, huge challenges lie ahead.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 222.Sudan, 24.Sudan Peace
RELATED TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 222.Sudan
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