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Southern Sudan votes to separate from the north
The final results from the referendum in Sudan show that the people of the south have voted overwhelmingly to form a separate nation. But although the vote was largely peaceful, huge challenges lie ahead.
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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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Fairtrade Fortnight hits 1,000,001 target
CAFOD campaigners are celebrating the success of Fairtrade Fortnight’s ‘The Big Swap’ (27 February – 7 March), which saw parishes, schools and dioceses across the UK swapping their usual purchases for Fairtrade ones.
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CAFOD calls on mining giant AngloGold Ashanti to share its contract with local community
CAFOD welcomes the news that the review of mining company AngloGold Ashanti’s contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been concluded, but calls for this contract to be shared with the local community. Press release in English or French
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International Women's Day celebration
Share this opening ritual for the International Women's Day Celebration in the Philippines
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In La Palma, El Salvador, 20 artisan painters and carpenters are supporting their families by selling crosses in memory of Archbishop Oscar Romero, and keeping his memory alive.
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Across Africa religious leaders are working to bring justice, peace and reconciliation.
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DRC: New report questions benefit of AngloGold Ashanti mine project to communities
As protracted negotiations over mining contract awards draw to a close in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new joint report reveals the potential environmental and social impacts of a new mine on local communities.
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Mining giant BHP Billiton pulls out of disputed Philippine project
Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton has cut ties with a controversial nickel mining project on a Philippine island community, but CAFOD continues call for new consent process.
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Press release: Xstrata mine protests: CAFOD demands release of Peruvian partners held by police
Two CAFOD partners have been detained by police whilst investigating human rights abuses near Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata’s new Tintaya site in Peru. Their arrest on unsubstantiated charges comes following complaints of intimidation by local security forces.
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TAGS: 287.Extractives, 188.Partners, 218.Peru, 328.Press release
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