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In Brazil we're working with indigenous people to protect their rainforest home, supporting homeless families in their struggle to find housing, and helping young people find opportunities for a better life.
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TAGS: 193.Brazil, 316.Latin America & Caribbean, 189.Where we work
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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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East Timor was the first new nation of the 21st century, gaining independence from Indonesia in May 2002
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Considered one of Africa’s most populated and poorest countries, Ethiopia is faced with frequent droughts and food shortages
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Though a predominantly agricultural country, fertile, arable land is scarce and competition for resources often leads to conflict and environmental damage as land is overused.
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TAGS: 311.East Africa, 168.Emergencies, 207.Kenya, 189.Where we work
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Devastated by years of conflict, young Liberians are now starting to learn what life is like in peacetime.
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Decades of violent conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the government ended in victory for the government forces in May 2009. But the wounds are not yet healed.
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TAGS: 221.Sri Lanka, 189.Where we work
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Press release: Bishops from across continents walk in solidarity against water poverty
In an image released to mark World Water Day (March 22) bishops from the UK and Zimbabwe walk in support of CAFOD’s Thirst for Change campaign to end water poverty.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 282.media, 328.Press release, 178.Water
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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.
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TAGS: 311.East Africa, 207.Kenya, 263.News, 328.Press release
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Press release: South Sudan - one year on
South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, marks its first anniversary on 9th July. There has been relative progress in improving South Sudan's crumbling infrastructure, with roads and telecommunications networks expanding; however the challenges facing the country still remain immense.
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TAGS: 263.News, 328.Press release, 223.South Sudan
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