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Climate finance: You asked, the EU listened

In the run up to the international climate change talks in Cancun last year, you took action to demand more information for the world’s poorest. You called on UK Chancellor George Osborne to push the EU to open up about the money pledged to help poor countries cope with climate change. Thanks to your efforts, the EU opened up with a new annual report, the ‘Fast Start Finance Report’. During the Cancun talks, they published the first of these reports, which gave extra details about the €2.2 billion the EU mobilised to combat climate change throughout 2010.

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

Press release: One year on from the Horn and East Africa food crisis

One year on from the Horn and East Africa food crisis Last year more than 13 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and the newly-formed Republic of South Sudan were left in need of food, water and emergency healthcare because of one of the worst droughts in 60 years.

Cooperative cashes in

When Ilaria Garcia and her family lost all their crops during Hurricane Mitch in 1999, COMUCAP was on hand to help. Now Ilaria Garcia is member of a shampoo and soap making cooperative.

Peace-building in Sri Lanka: a woman’s perspective

“The training has been of immense value, I can now manage my parent’s business. I'm proud to have had the opportunity of discharging my duties as the Manager of the Mini Society to the best of my ability.”