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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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Extreme weather and unexpected changes in climate mean flooded homes, failed crops, water shortages and conflict over scarce resources.Climate change could undo decades of progress in tackling poverty.
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 175.Climate change and environment, 26.Climate Justice, 30.Secondary
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As part of the Catholic community, we work in four key ways.
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Press release: Xstrata mine protests: Aid agency CAFOD welcomes release of Peruvian partners
Two CAFOD partners who had been detained by police whilst investigating human rights abuses near Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata‟s new Tintaya site in Peru have been released along with six others. Their arrest on unsubstantiated charges came following complaints of intimidation by local security forces.
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TAGS: 287.Extractives, 218.Peru, 328.Press release
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9 July 2011 marked a momentous occasion – the birth of South Sudan as an independent nation. But the world’s newest country urgently needs support if it is to achieve lasting peace and prosperity.
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TAGS: 165.Aid, 167.Peace and conflict, 223.South Sudan, 246.What is CAFOD, 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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Catholic Church in Africa outraged by Congo violence
African Catholic Church leaders meeting in Kinshasa say that escalating violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing a major humanitarian tragedy.
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TAGS: 350.Africa, 197.DR Congo, 168.Emergencies, 265.Emergency news, 263.News, 328.Press release
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UK Government called on to help address sexual violence in Colombia
UK agencies warn that despite some advances made by the current Colombian government, significant human rights concerns persist. They are calling on the UK government to raise the issues of conflict-related sexual violence at a United Nations review in Geneva today of human rights in Colombia.
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TAGS: 196.Colombia, 319.Gender, 328.Press release
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Unresolved ethnic tensions threaten Mali peace, say Christian charities
Unresolved ethnic tensions threaten Mali peace, say Christian charities
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TAGS: 282.media, 215.Niger, 328.Press release
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