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The DRC is a vast country with immense mineral wealth and natural resources. It is emerging from more than a decade of devastating civil war in which almost four million people died and as many as half a million women and girls have been victims of extreme sexual violence carried out by armed groups.
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TAGS: 197.DR Congo, 167.Peace and conflict, 189.Where we work
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Our Public Policy Team researches and analyses international policies affecting poor communities, and suggests alternatives to reduce poverty.
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TAGS: 165.Aid, 290.Civil Society and Governance, 175.Climate change and environment, 261.Economic justice, 168.Emergencies, 167.Peace and conflict, 285.Policy and research, 289.Post MDGs, 260.Private Sector
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Join us to support women who have been subjected to rape in war-torn central Africa. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rape is used as a weapon of war. When women are raped, they are often rejected by their families and community. They are then expected to maintain a silence while suffering physical pain, mental anguish and social isolation.
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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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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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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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CAFOD calls on mining giant AngloGold Ashanti to share its contract with local community
CAFOD welcomes the news that the review of mining company AngloGold Ashanti’s contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been concluded, but calls for this contract to be shared with the local community. Press release in English or French
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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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Congo: Anniversary marred by brutalisation of women
The Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates 50 years of independence, but in the eastern region of the country one woman is being raped every 30 minutes
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Eastern Congo Crisis update: CAFOD partner speaks out
Reports from our partners on the ground indicate that tens of thousands of people are fleeing, and hundreds are taking refuge in Church buildings after the rebel group M23 occupied Goma in the DR Congo yesterday. CAFOD partner and deputy director of Caritas Goma Father Arsène Masumbuko has been at the heart of calls for dialogue as the solution to DRC’s cycle of conflict.
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TAGS: 197.DR Congo, 265.Emergency news, 263.News
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