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27 July Jul 2016 1102 27 July 2016 Extreme poverty affects 1 in 8 people in the world
According to the first progress report on Goals for a Sustainable World released by the UN,nearly 800 million people suffer from hunger, 5.9 million children die before they reach the age of five. The report provides the most up-to-date statistics on poverty, hunger, education and sanitation, among others, so that the world can address urgent global challenges over the next 15 years.
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27 July Jul 2016 1012 27 July 2016 Amnesty: National self-interests risk scuppering UN Global Compact
Amnesty International is warning that with just under a week to go, a group of unlikely bedfellows including Australia, China, Egypt, India, Russia, Pakistan and the UK, among others, risk bulldozing through the only worldwide effort under way to provide concrete action to deal with the global refugee crisis affecting 20 million people.
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20 July Jul 2016 1120 20 July 2016 What remains of the agreement on refugees ?
Four months have passed since the entry into force of the agreement between the EU and Turkey. This deal received widespread criticism with some claiming that it will remain unimplemented or, worse still, ignored by Turkey. Vita Int analyzes the state of the art with Professor Chiara Favilli from the University of Florence, a lecturer in European Union law.
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19 July Jul 2016 1425 19 July 2016 A poor welcome from rich countries
The six wealthiest nations host less than 9% of the world’s refugees while poorer countries shoulder most of the responsibility. The world's richest countries can and should do much more to help the world’s most vulnerable people who have fled their homes because of violence and conflict.
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14 July Jul 2016 1649 14 July 2016 Bracco Foundation helps talents to make their dreams come true
Scholarships and training programs will help young students to strengthen the link between their academic background and professional drive. This year the Foundation granted 5 scholarships to young refugees, particularly women, for degree courses in Medicine and Nursing.
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14 July Jul 2016 1036 14 July 2016 No more space for refugees? Think again Europe
According to data from the censuses conducted across Europe, there are at least 15.8 million verified empty homes in Europe. In other words, there are enough empty homes in Europe to house all the asylum seekers that arrived in Europe last year, and all of Europe’s 4 million homeless people, several times over.
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13 July Jul 2016 1533 13 July 2016 Ventimiglia refugee crisis: "Protect people, not borders" says Caritas Europa
Caritas Europa, together with its members Secours Catholique-Caritas France and Caritas Italy, is calling on the EU and in particular on the French and Italian governments to take action to respect the human dignity and fundamental rights of migrants stuck in Ventimiglia, Italy. “There are no services at all apart from what is provided by civil society” says Caritas Europa's Policy and Advocacy Officer Marie Tempesta.
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6 July Jul 2016 1150 06 July 2016 Mediterranean migrant arrivals in 2016 reach 227,316
OIM reports an estimated 227,316 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 3 July, arriving in Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Spain.
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5 July Jul 2016 1506 05 July 2016 Getting refugees to work is a win-win
Allowing refugees and asylum seekers to work in their host countries not only helps to restore their human dignity, but also reduces strain on public budgets by turning them into taxpayers, says a non-binding resolution voted this Tuesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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1 July Jul 2016 1448 01 July 2016 Social enterprises are more than just businesses
Takeaways, data, insights, bets practices form the "First European Day of Social Economy Enterprises. From Words to Actions"conference.