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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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'Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights' published
Following six years’ research and consultation, the United Nations has released a set of ‘Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights’. The ‘Guiding Principles’, led by UN Special Representative John Ruggie, aim to provide for the first time, an authoritative global standard that will ensure businesses respect the human rights of the communities in which they work.
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16 days of activism against Gender violence
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence takes place each year to raise awareness, and call for the elimination of gender violence in all its forms. During this time, countries, organisations and individuals around the world will come together to take action.
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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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Protecting campaigners essential for transparency
CAFOD is calling for action to halt the suppression of groups and individuals working for change in the extractives industry in developing countries
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We respond to emergencies all over the world, reacting immediately by working through local organisations before, during and after the initial disaster
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As our partners on the ground report fresh attacks in eastern Congo, Abbe Oswald Musoni, director of Caritas Goma, explains how we are helping people to survive
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We can’t walk away from Darfur
CAFOD's Antony Mahoney visits partners providing a much-needed lifeline to people affected by the long-running crisis in Darfur
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50 Years 50 faces: sexual violence in DRC
CAFOD urges UK government to protect women and girls in DR Congo as a new exhibition on sexual violence launches
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CAFOD Director reasserts humanitarian principles
Chris Bain spoke at the UN on 18 July 2012
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TAGS: 168.Emergencies, 265.Emergency news, 291.Humanitarian system, 285.Policy and research
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