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24 November Nov 2015 1136 24 November 2015 Development aid, only 4 EU countries are meeting aid targets
Action remains well short of ambition in the European Union, a new report by CONCORD, the European NGO confederation for relief and development shows. Despite repeated promises, the EU as a whole did not deliver on its commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) as aid by 2015. More worryingly, there is an emerging trend in EU countries to divert aid budgets from sustainable development to domestic costs associated with hosting refugees and asylum seekers.
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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.
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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.”
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12 November Nov 2015 1634 12 November 2015 Oxfam: Africa Trust Fund must help people, not build barriers
The summit on migration ended with a declaration and an action plan that, at least in words, aimed at increasing the protection of human rights and dignity of people: commitments that leave little doubt, however, on how Europe will concretely realize his agenda on immigration in Africa.
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9 November Nov 2015 1751 09 November 2015 Syrian Refugee Children Encountering Significant Trauma and Schooling Disruptions Prior to Resettlement
Forty percent of the more than 4 million Syrian refugees who have fled Syria since civil war began in 2011 are under the age of 12, with many encountering substantial schooling disruptions that will affect their learning once resettled, according to a new Migration Policy Institute (MPI).
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2 November Nov 2015 1606 02 November 2015 Life on Lampedusa, the Mediterranean island that welcomes migrants
Giusi Nicolini, mayor of Lampedusa:«The flows of migrants who arrive here then depart to other destinations does not influence the ordinary lives of the island’s inhabitants».
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2 November Nov 2015 1135 02 November 2015 Caritas Africa new calls for action
Worried by the tragic events and the dire conditions of thousands of people, the humanitarian organization steps up with concrete proposals and measures. African and European institutions take note…
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1 November Nov 2015 1512 01 November 2015 Caritas Europe: We believe Europe can get it right this time around!
Caritas Europa calls on the EU Council for Foreign Affairs of today to reach ambitious conclusions that address the impact of European policies on people experiencing poverty in Europe and overseas. "We are especially concerned with the situation of the most vulnerable, such as women and children".