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Rebel group the M23 entered the town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday morning taking control of the airport. Reports from CAFOD partners on the ground indicate that tens of thousands of people are fleeing, and hundreds are taking refuge in Church buildings.
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TAGS: 197.DR Congo, 168.Emergencies, 265.Emergency news, 328.Press release
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CAFOD calls for Doha summit to build foundations for fair and effective climate deal
As the UN climate change talks in Doha, Qatar, get underway, aid agency CAFOD is calling on all nations to work towards a global climate deal that puts the needs of the most vulnerable nations first.
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 26.Climate Justice, 328.Press release
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CAFOD’s 50th Anniversary: Special Edition of The Tablet
ITV News at Ten anchorwoman and journalist Julie Etchingham is editing the 1st December issue of influential Catholic news and current affairs publication The Tablet, making her the first guest editor since its inception in 1840. Julie, a lifelong supporter of the aid agency CAFOD, took the helm of the weekly Catholic publication this week to mark the culmination of a yearlong celebration of the charity's anniversary year.
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Rising food prices undermine HIV treatment advances
Catholic aid agency CAFOD has warned that the progress in delivering anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to people living with HIV in Africa is being threatened by rising food prices across the continent.
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TAGS: 176.Food, 170.HIV and AIDS, 264.International news, 263.News, 328.Press release, 133.World AIDS day
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In response to the Chancellor’s Autumn statement, the social action arm and the official development agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales have said a consistent approach is needed to protecting people in poverty both in the UK and overseas from a recession they did not create.
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TAGS: 165.Aid, 261.Economic justice, 315.Government, 263.News, 328.Press release, 266.UK News
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At the close of the UN climate summit in Doha, governments took only the smallest of steps towards a global deal.
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 267.Campaigning news, 175.Climate change and environment, 26.Climate Justice, 285.Policy and research, 328.Press release
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Donate to the Syria Crisis appeal
Conflict in Syria has forced at least five million people from their homes, including more than 500,000 refugees who have crossed into neighbouring countries. Please help us support people fleeing for safety.
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TAGS: 305.Donate, 168.Emergencies, 265.Emergency news, 323.Give, 356.Syria
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100 major charities launch joint campaign to tackle hunger trap
Hunger and malnutrition in childhood will trap almost a billion young people in poverty by 2025, according to a major new campaign, launched today by Britain’s leading development charities and faith groups. ‘Enough Food for Everyone IF’ is the largest coalition of its kind in the UK since Make Poverty History in 2005.
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 267.Campaigning news, 176.Food, 359.IF, 328.Press release
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This is our first big chance, as part of theEnough Food for Everyone IF…campaign, to get the UK government to tackle global hunger.
We’ve got till 15 March - just before the UK budget – to convince Chancellor George Osborne to:
- deliver enough life-saving aid to stop children dying and help the poorest families feed themselves
- get big companies to spill the beans on dodging tax in poor countries, so that millions of people can free themselves from hunger
Email your MP here to ask them to put pressure on the Chancellor
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 176.Food, 252.Hunger, 359.IF
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Press release: A Year On - Fabrice Muamba “still completely overwhelmed by the support”
Fabrice Muamba returned to Bolton Wanderers’ Reebok Stadium today to present hundreds of football shirts, tributes laid at the ground by supporters during his stay in hospital a year ago, to the aid and development charity CAFOD.
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TAGS: 197.DR Congo, 328.Press release
RELATED TAGS: 328.Press release
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