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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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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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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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We have pledged £50,000 to support refugees.
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TAGS: 265.Emergency news, 208.Lebanon, 263.News
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Volunteer Week: a big 'thank you' to our movers and shakers!
This week is National Volunteer Week. We’d like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all those volunteering heroes who make our work possible – just a few of whom are featured below.
Thank you for all that you do. You inspire us!
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Barefoot runner nominated for Olympic torch
John McBride, well known in the North East as The Barefoot Runner, has competed in the Great North Run for the last 15 years to raise funds for CAFOD. We're rooting for him again as he's been nominated as an Olympic Torch carrier in 2012.
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“I tie rope around my stomach,” says 70-year-old Ayapan, “and then I drink hot water. That is how I cope with hunger.”
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TAGS: 311.East Africa, 265.Emergency news, 207.Kenya, 263.News
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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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Ethiopia: building hope for the future
Thanks to your amazing generosity, we are helping families to survive the current drought – and to prepare for an uncertain future.
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