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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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Amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill to safeguard justice for victims of corporate human rights abuses in developing countries were narrowly defeated in the House of Lords yesterday. Crossbench peers had argued that an exemption was needed to make sure than poor communities harmed by UK-based companies could still afford to bring cases to court.
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Press release: Xstrata mine protests: Aid agency CAFOD welcomes release of Peruvian partners
Two CAFOD partners who had been detained by police whilst investigating human rights abuses near Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata‟s new Tintaya site in Peru have been released along with six others. Their arrest on unsubstantiated charges came following complaints of intimidation by local security forces.
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On World Humanitarian Day, we reflect on the growing humanitarian crisis in East Africa, and the importance of continuing to provide aid and emergency relief.
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The government asked Lord Ashdown to review the way the UK responds to emergencies around the world. We welcome the publication of his report.
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Indonesia: Life-saving aid after the volcano
Our partners in Indonesia are providing vital supplies to people displaced by erupting volcano, Mount Morapi
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Archbishop of Harare calls for "humility"
Following the historic Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement, the Archbishop of Harare has called for "a lot of courage and a lot of humility" from its leaders to turn the crisis-hit country around
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Bishops’ Conference urges healing and reconciliation
"Huge challenges" ahead for Zimbabwe's new government of national unity, despite the power-sharing deal which has sparked new hope for the people
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While welcoming the opportunity for a new era in Zimbabwe, CAFOD warns that the power-sharing government must act immediately to avert the country’s biggest food crisis within living memory
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CAFOD director Chris Bain explains why, wherever we put our cross on the ballot paper this election, we must look for a vision of a future based on the common good.
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