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Thirst for change: Over 60,000 actions presented at sunrise solidarity walk for water
On Tuesday 15 May, a delegation of CAFOD supporters delivered over 60,000 Thirst for change actions to No. 10 Downing Street, calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to turn the tide on water poverty.
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World Water Day: Over 350,000 walk for water
Over 350,000 people – spanning 60 countries – are this week taking part in the World Walks for Water.
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CAFOD calls on the UK to commit money to the climate fund for developing countries
CAFOD has called on the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to pledge significant funds to the Green Climate Fund at the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting in Durban.
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Durban COP17: Crunch time for climate talks?
The upcoming United Nations climate change conference in Durban, South Africa will be dominated by a question hanging over the future of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) which expires at the end of next year.
Get the latest on the talks from CAFOD’s team on the ground>>
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 175.Climate change and environment, 263.News
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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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G20 Seoul Summit: easy wins missed
The Korean Government have put development on the agenda at this week’s G20 summit in Seoul. But as rich countries let their own trade interests dominate the debate, poorer countries risk being squeezed out of the picture.
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Unearth Justice campaign: tough action on pollution
Mining is often a cause of conflict, environmental destruction and toxic pollution. Since 2006, you have been calling on companies and governments to end this injustice, and give poor communities a greater say in whether mining is allowed, how it operates, and who benefits, as part of our Unearth Justice campaign. Find out how our actions are seeing results.
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Climate change: facing the challenge
Climate change is a reality and it’s affecting our work worldwide. Here, two CAFOD staff reflect on how the communities they work with are coping with extreme weather.
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Tackling domestic violence in the Philippines
Find out how our partner Sabakan is providing healing, counselling and therapy for women and children victims of domestic violence.
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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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