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Take a Step for Fairtrade Fortnight in 2012
The Fairtrade Foundation and CAFOD are challenging people to take a step for Fairtrade Fortnight, 27 February to 11 March 2012. What can you do to make a difference to the lives of farmers in the developing world who grow the products you buy?
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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Robin Hood Tax debate: Watch it here!
On Tuesday 29 March, St Paul’s Cathedral hosted a debate entitled ‘Should we Bank on the Robin Hood Tax?’ Jointly organised by CAFOD, Tearfund, The Salvation Army and St Paul’s Institute, the debate focused on the extent to which the financial sector has a moral role to play in contributing to the common good.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 28.Robin Hood Tax
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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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"Conflict sensitivity" in emergencies
"If you’re trying to help people whose homes are knee-deep in water, your priority is to respond quickly," says CAFOD's Anne Street, “but it’s really important to take the context into account, or you can end up making things worse."
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TAGS: 265.Emergency news, 263.News
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Songs of Praise comes to CAFOD
In June, the BBC religious broadcasting flagship, Songs of Praise came to CAFOD. For a special programme on the weather and environment the show’s host Aled Jones interviewed CAFOD’s climate specialist Dr Mike Edwards.
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CAFOD supporter responds to report ‘slamming’ aid
Jim Quinn, CAFOD supporter writes in response to research on the aid budget published by Politics Home and YouGov@Cambridge, Wednesday 22 June.
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CAFOD is a lead agency in the UN led initiative to reform the international humanitarian system.
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TAGS: 291.Humanitarian system, 285.Policy and research
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Finding partnerships and approaches that work (50 kB)
"Challenges in reasserting the centrality of humanitarian principles: finding partnerships and approaches" - a speech by Margaret Mwaniki, Regional Desk Officer at Caritas Africa, at the CAFOD/Caritas International Side Event at 2012 ECOSOC Humanitarian Segment, United Nations, 18 July 2012.
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On 17 October, the European Commission is expected to present stricter rules for biofuels to increase their sustainability.
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 176.Food, 328.Press release
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