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The DRC is a vast country with immense mineral wealth and natural resources. It is emerging from more than a decade of devastating civil war in which almost four million people died and as many as half a million women and girls have been victims of extreme sexual violence carried out by armed groups.
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TAGS: 197.DR Congo, 167.Peace and conflict, 189.Where we work
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El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country of Central America where wealth is unequal and the psychological scars of a recent civil war run deep.
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TAGS: 199.El Salvador, 189.Where we work
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Extreme weather and unexpected changes in climate mean flooded homes, failed crops, water shortages and conflict over scarce resources.Climate change could undo decades of progress in tackling poverty.
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 175.Climate change and environment, 26.Climate Justice, 30.Secondary
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As we mark our 50th anniversary at CAFOD, it is a time to reflect on what we have achieved, and how we have fulfilled our mission, both as an organisation and as individuals. In that spirit of reflection, we are asking all staff, volunteers, supporters and other friends of CAFOD to look back over their lives and recall the moment when they were first drawn into the fight against poverty and injustice.
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TAGS: 248.50th Anniversary, 243.Justice, 172.Poverty and wealth, 247.What lit your flame
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Plans for a massive expansion of Colombia’s mining industry could cost the country dear.
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TAGS: 196.Colombia, 328.Press release
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Urgent call for new rules which put morality at heart of financial system
Bishops, business leaders and the Catholic community in England and Wales are all calling for companies to ‘open up their books’ to help prevent corruption and enable poor communities to benefit from the wealth generated by natural resources, such as minerals, oil and gas.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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West Africa: acting now to prevent catastrophe
More than 18 million people across Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad are facing a devastating food crisis. We have pledged £300,000 to respond.
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TAGS: 265.Emergency news, 263.News, 215.Niger, 172.Poverty and wealth
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CAFOD welcomes Pope Benedict as he comes on a state visit to the UK
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CAFOD welcomes Pope Benedict as he comes on a state visit to the UK
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Love truth: open up the books on mineral extraction
On 13 February, CAFOD and other members of the Publish What You Pay coalition called on businesses to 'love truth' and to open up the books as part of a global day of action.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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