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2 December Dec 2015 1353 02 December 2015 Artists mobilise for climate
Artists for Paris Climate 2015 will take place during the whole COP 21 summit: 15 world renowned visual artists are mobilising to bring attention to climate issues through their art projects.
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2 December Dec 2015 1012 02 December 2015 The #ParisAttacks and France’s Long History of Colonialism
"In the wake of the #ParisAttacks, two competing narratives emerged: one emphasizes how the French way of life with its universal republican values was attacked, another – less publicized – explanation focuses on the tormented legacy of French colonialism in Algeria", writes Frank Gerits on Africa is a country, suggesting "to understand the position of the Paris attacks within the international history of the 20th and 21th century".
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2 December Dec 2015 0859 02 December 2015 Climate: half a billion children at risk from global warming
Children are the most exposed to climate risks, and are the first victims of environmental crises. This is the statement from UNICEF a few days before the conference in Paris, where world leaders are called upon to make binding commitments to reduce emissions of CO2.
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30 November Nov 2015 0742 30 November 2015 Empowering a new generation of social entrepreneurs
The program "Entrepreneurs for Social Change" designed by Fondazione CRT and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations aims at training 20 young people from the Euro - Med area who are capable of building bridges using dialogue and employment. Record number of applications received: over 1,200.
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25 November Nov 2015 1233 25 November 2015 Parliament secured the maximum amount of funding possible for migration and refugees
Parliament adopted the EU budget for 2016 on Wednesday, setting commitment appropriations at €155 billion and payment appropriations at €143.9 billion as agreed between Parliament and Council on 14 November.
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24 November Nov 2015 1228 24 November 2015 South Tunisia: Star Wars filming location suffers environmental threat
Almost 40 years ago Star Wars was filmed in the south of Tunisia. The area is now attracting concerns from environmental organizations, rather than tourists.
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23 November Nov 2015 1731 23 November 2015 Laura Frigenti appointed as Director of the new Italian Development Cooperation Agency
Today Italian PM Matteo Renzi has appointed Laura Frigenti as the Director of the new Italian Agency for Development Cooperation which will kick off its operations from January 1, 2016. Currently serving as Vice President of the Global Development Practice Department at InterAction, the US national platform of NGOs, Frigenti has also had a long career at the World Bank.
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23 November Nov 2015 1032 23 November 2015 The future of the world? Gender equality
The Global Gender Gap index 2015 compiled and analysed by the World Economic Forum, reveals that the global gender gap across health, education, economic opportunity and politics has closed by only 4% in the past 10 years, but the gender pay gap has stalled meaning it could take another 118 years to close this gap completely
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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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17 November Nov 2015 1634 17 November 2015 A missed opportunity in Valletta
Concord Europe: The EU-Africa Summit may in fact not get any mentioning in the migration and development history books.