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Press release: Barefoot Torchbearer hailed as ‘Olympic Hero’ in Kenya
An Olympic Torchbearer from Consett, County Durham, has been hailed as the first hero of London 2012 after handing over his torch to children in a slum 8,000 kilometres away in Kenya.
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Press release: Rio +20 agreement has “little meat on the bones”, says Catholic aid agency
The Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development has “little meat on the bones” and failed to deliver concrete measures to tackle climate, food and financial crises for the poorest and the planet, says CAFOD.
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 263.News, 328.Press release, 127.Rio
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More than 2,000 people, including 250 children, pregnant women, older and disabled people, are facing being thrown out of their homes onto the streets of Sao Paulo following a court ruling.
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TAGS: 193.Brazil, 263.News, 328.Press release
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Press release: One year on from the Horn and East Africa food crisis
One year on from the Horn and East Africa food crisis Last year more than 13 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and the newly-formed Republic of South Sudan were left in need of food, water and emergency healthcare because of one of the worst droughts in 60 years.
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TAGS: 311.East Africa, 207.Kenya, 263.News, 328.Press release
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Press release: South Sudan - one year on
South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, marks its first anniversary on 9th July. There has been relative progress in improving South Sudan's crumbling infrastructure, with roads and telecommunications networks expanding; however the challenges facing the country still remain immense.
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TAGS: 263.News, 328.Press release, 223.South Sudan
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Press release: Faith leaders need to show the way in fighting HIV and AIDS stigma
This week CAFOD and three of its partners from Ethiopia, Uganda and Mexico will join hundreds of global faith leaders at the Washington DC Global HIV and AIDS conference.
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TAGS: 170.HIV and AIDS, 263.News, 328.Press release
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CAFOD calls for urgent changes to agriculture to tackle poverty
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 176.Food, 285.Policy and research, 328.Press release
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Influential World Bank business rankings should focus on poverty reduction.
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TAGS: 166.Business and work, 285.Policy and research, 328.Press release, 228.Zambia
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On 17 October, the European Commission is expected to present stricter rules for biofuels to increase their sustainability.
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 176.Food, 328.Press release
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CAFOD warns World Bank Doing Business rankings actively harm poor
CAFOD responds to the release of the 10th World Bank Doing Business report.
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