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2 December Dec 2015 1311 02 December 2015 The modern day slave trade
Today marks the International Abolition of Slavery Day. With over 35 million men, women, and children enslaved globally, the modern slave trade is alive and well. The reason? Money?
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2 December Dec 2015 0855 02 December 2015 Blue Gold: the water wars are here
There are currently 2 billion people living in regions of absolute water scarcity. It is in these same regions that there is the most global instability. As time goes on, the issue of water availability is transforming from a regional issue into a global problem.
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30 November Nov 2015 1101 30 November 2015 Bernd Nilles (Cidse): "Paris is just a milestone for bigger change"
In the run up to the COP21 Summit in Paris, Vita International spoke to the secretary general of CIDSE Bernd Nilles in Brussels, in order to understand civil society’s message and strategy ahead of talks in Paris, as well as better understand his position as a member of the Vatican's twelve-person delegation to the summit.
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27 November Nov 2015 0939 27 November 2015 Why I quit the Muslim Brotherhood
Vita International spoke to writer and blogger Mohamed Louizi, about his 15 years in the Moroccan and French branches of the Muslim Brotherhood, and his decision to quit and become involved in producing a counter-narrative on jihad, non-violence and youth radicalization.
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22 November Nov 2015 0257 22 November 2015 Photos: Brussels lockdown on Saturday night
The streets of Brussels last night were tense and eerie. On the way into the city centre, the sound of cars was conspicuously absent. Salah Abdehslam has not been caught yet, and whilst the manhunt continues, Brussels remains on its highest level of terror alert.
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20 November Nov 2015 1250 20 November 2015 Universal Children’s Day: “Half of the world refugees are children"
Today, 20 November, is Universal Children’s Day. Established in December 1954, by UN General Assembly, it is to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. Designed to promote the ideals and objectives of the UN Charter and welfare of the children of the world, civil society and institutions worldwide are drawing attention to goals that have been achieved in this domain, as well as what still remains to be done.
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19 November Nov 2015 1343 19 November 2015 EU-Africa: common challenges against terrorism
With the world focused on ISIS, there is little space in the news for anything other than the aftermath of the Paris attacks. However, in a report published by global affairs watchdog International Crisis Group (ICG), we are being warned of the growing threat of Al-Shabaab on the African continent. They are also offering some solutions.
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18 November Nov 2015 1709 18 November 2015 Tackling radicalisation: security, money and data
"We have to deal with the internet, places of worship, prisons, terrorist funding, and schools.” MEPs Rachida Dati and Monika Hohlmeier held a press conference in the European Parliament, covering the main issues outlined in a report released today on the prevention of radicalisation and the recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations.
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16 November Nov 2015 1557 16 November 2015 Fighting ISIS' invisible hand
“We live in difficult times", said Gilles De Kerchove, the EU counter-terrorism co-ordinator, talking to Vita International just a few days before the November 13th attacks in Paris. “I know I am saying nothing new, but what we are seeing now is a war of information.”