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Conflict does not finish with a peace agreement. Whatever caused the outbreak of tension or armed conflict often continues to exist long after a peace agreement has been signed
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Indonesia: tsunami warning lifted
Several large earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province caused only limited damage.
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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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Heidi Thorsen reflects on why helping communities rebuild after the tsunami is about more than just building houses, and asks what it really means to be someone's neighbour
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Top farmer left in poverty by unfair trade
In 1995, Mr M. Dhanapla, a father-of-three from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, won a presidential award for the best paddy farmer. Now he has to take other jobs to make ends meet
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Sri Lanka floods affect one million
February 2011: the floods in Sri Lanka haven’t been in the media spotlight in the UK, but they’ve affected more than a million people and forced at least 300,000 to flee their homes.
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We are providing emergency help for people affected by flooding in Sri Lanka. At a time when several countries are being affected by severe weather we ask is this the result of climate change?
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50th anniversary celebrations: a day to remember
On Saturday 28 January, over 2,000 CAFOD supporters from around the UK came together to celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
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We respond to emergencies all over the world, reacting immediately by working through local organisations before, during and after the initial disaster
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Sri Lanka: One year after the war
Silvaraja was only 16-years-old when he was abducted by militants on his way home from school in eastern Sri Lanka. A year after the conflict our partners are helping people like him return to a normal life
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