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Big Climate Connection: A big thank you
MPs throughout the country faced lobbying from countless groups of CAFOD supporters on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 November. As part of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, our campaigners took to their constituencies to ask for a strong Green Energy Bill this autumn and for a fair international climate deal in December’s international talks in Cancun, Mexico.
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Thinking big, acting small at the G20
The G20 countries meet this week in Seoul, South Korea. CAFOD welcomes the group's commitment to discussion on the adoption of a “development agenda” at this summit and calls on the G20 to "think big and act small" through sustainable economic development that puts small famers and small- and micro-businesses at its heart.
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CAFOD campaigners take Act on Poverty direct to No.10
CAFOD Director Chris Bain and actor David Harewood were part of a group who took CAFOD’s message on poverty right to the heart of government today, representing the 20,000 CAFOD supporters who have taken action as part of our Act on Poverty campaign.
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Goldcorp staff face criminal charges over mine pollution after CAFOD investigation
Authorities in Honduras last week filed criminal charges against senior officials of Entremares based on evidence from aid agency CAFOD of severe water contamination.
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Climate change: facing the challenge
Climate change is a reality and it’s affecting our work worldwide. Here, two CAFOD staff reflect on how the communities they work with are coping with extreme weather.
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Haiti: How the debt was dropped
In response to Haiti's devastating earthquake, hundreds of you added your voices to an international outcry calling for the country’s debt to be cancelled. Your voices have now been heard.
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Fairtrade Fortnight hits 1,000,001 target
CAFOD campaigners are celebrating the success of Fairtrade Fortnight’s ‘The Big Swap’ (27 February – 7 March), which saw parishes, schools and dioceses across the UK swapping their usual purchases for Fairtrade ones.
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Tackling domestic violence in the Philippines
Find out how our partner Sabakan is providing healing, counselling and therapy for women and children victims of domestic violence.
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DRC: New report questions benefit of AngloGold Ashanti mine project to communities
As protracted negotiations over mining contract awards draw to a close in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new joint report reveals the potential environmental and social impacts of a new mine on local communities.
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Press release: Xstrata mine protests: CAFOD demands release of Peruvian partners held by police
Two CAFOD partners have been detained by police whilst investigating human rights abuses near Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata’s new Tintaya site in Peru. Their arrest on unsubstantiated charges comes following complaints of intimidation by local security forces.
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