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Get down to business!: 16,000 speak up, Westminster listens
On Wednesday 16 November, CAFOD supporters went to Westminster to present 16,000 action cards to the Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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International Women’s Day: A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work
Tuesday 8 March marks the 100th year of International Women’s Day. This year, celebrations focus on education and training for women.
Of the world’s poorest billion people, 70 per cent are women and girls. Education and training are vital so they can get a job and provide for their families.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 319.Gender, 263.News, 260.Private Sector, 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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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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CAFOD earns ‘rapid response’ status for humanitarian emergencies
The Department for International Development (DfID) has appointed CAFOD as one of the first UK aid agencies to pre-qualify to receive government funds when an international crisis strikes.
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TAGS: 165.Aid, 265.Emergency news, 263.News
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Cambodia: Help starts from love
Meet Phalla and her family, whose committment to helping children with no family and no home is helping to pioneer the way for others – with the support of CAFOD partner Maryknoll
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Slavery was abolished in Brazil 120 years ago and yet there are still 25,000 people living in slave-like conditions there today. Aleque was lucky enough to escape
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Asia floods: how we are helping
Heavy monsoon rains have devastated the lives of millions of people across South and East Asia
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TAGS: 191.Bangladesh, 195.Cambodia, 175.Climate change and environment, 265.Emergency news, 263.News, 217.Pakistan
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Learning lessons about HIV and health
The Mutomo clinic tackles HIV in Kenya, but the struggle for food and basic healthcare affects patients' ability to take life-saving drugs, as Paul Kwaluma discovered
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Haiti: Confronting challenges six months on
Six months after the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the Caribbean island of Haiti, the situation on the ground remains extremely difficult
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