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4 August Aug 2016 1515 04 August 2016 Historic chance to shape new, humane welfare system
Charities demand Holyrood seizes the opportunity to put people at the heart of a new welfare system
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4 August Aug 2016 1351 04 August 2016 EU steps up aid for Boko Haram affected regions as humanitarian crisis worsens
The European Commission is providing additional humanitarian assistance to help address the worsening situation in the Lake Chad region.
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4 August Aug 2016 1204 04 August 2016 Oxfam offered help to more people than ever before
Oxfam GB provided emergency aid to almost nine million people in 2015/16, the highest number in its history, according to its annual report. The majority of these people were fleeing conflict and disaster
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4 August Aug 2016 1144 04 August 2016 Can the Paralympics transform a society's perceptions of disabled people?
Researchers have recognized that large and international sporting events have the power to promote social inclusion for individuals with disabilities.
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3 August Aug 2016 1519 03 August 2016 What role do Muslims have in building a secular UK?
When people learn I run a secularist charity, many are confused about what secularism means and its consequences for non-Christians in the UK, writes Tehmina Kazi.
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3 August Aug 2016 1001 03 August 2016 This new initiative is helping disaster-affected communities
People's lives across the planet are increasingly disrupted by disaster. From manmade to natural disasters, the planet is seeing more conflict and global warming. This is why the European Commission have launched a new initiative: EU Aid Volunteers.
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2 August Aug 2016 1530 02 August 2016 Humanitarian corridor proposal deeply flawed
A statement from over 35 Syrian, regional and international humanitarian, human rights and development organisations on the Russia-Syrian proposal to establish "humanitarian corridors" out of Aleppo.
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1 August Aug 2016 1511 01 August 2016 Land rights are human rights
Land and property rights affect all of us. More than half the world’s population lives in property limbo, unable to prove their legal rights to the land that provides them with a means of survival. In many countries, women are not allowed to own - or inherit - land at all. Widowed or abandoned, women and children are left homeless - and the cycle of poverty continues.
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29 July Jul 2016 1625 29 July 2016 Tutored: The startup for students goes international
Tutored is the leading tutoring platform in Italy for university students. Founded in 2014, it is rapidly growing at international level and counts 600,000 monthly active students. With offices in Italy, the UK and Germany, it plans to expand in the US, Canada, and India.
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29 July Jul 2016 1051 29 July 2016 We need to do more for conflict trafficking prevention
On the occasion of world day against trafficking in human beings, 30 July, the network of Caritas organisations from the Euro-Mediterranean area has launched a new report to cast the spotlight on the poor level of prevention of trafficking in conflict and post-conflict situations. Because of that, many vulnerable people who are fleeing from danger end up in the nets of unscrupulous criminals every year.
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29 July Jul 2016 0943 29 July 2016 Migrants, what if they knew the risks before they left ?
Migrants have voiced the horrors of their trip across the Mediterranean in a new media campaign. The goal? Discouraging potential migrants from attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
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28 July Jul 2016 1512 28 July 2016 Raluca Popescu, the Romanian councillor with disability
Be inspired by Raluca Popescu, the woman who was elected Councillor of the Romanian town of Timisoara. «Accessibility of the city will be an important objective for me in the next 4 years» she said.
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28 July Jul 2016 1237 28 July 2016 EU giving €1.4 billion to support refugees in Turkey
The European Commission has adopted a Special Measure worth over €1.4 billion in support of refugees who have fled the war in Syria and their host communities. The money will go towards education, health, municipal and social infrastructure, and socio-economic support. In addition, a further €79 million of previously allocated funds for humanitarian aid projects has been contracted to a number of partners, including UN agencies, international organizations as well as international NGOs.
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27 July Jul 2016 1604 27 July 2016 Massimo Lapucci at the helm of the European Foundation Centre
The current Secretary General of Fondazione CRT will take up the position in early 2017. His task takes into account the increasing role that Italy is assuming in the non-profit sector.
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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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26 July Jul 2016 1002 26 July 2016 Evidence doesn't lie: Detainees are being subjected to beatings, torture and rape
According to Amnesty International, more than 10,000 people have been detained since the failed coup. They are held in unofficial detention centers where their rights have been systematically violated.
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22 July Jul 2016 1606 22 July 2016 The achievements of EU international cooperation and development activities
The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved in about 100 partner countries across the globe with the support of EU-funded projects and programmes.
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22 July Jul 2016 1259 22 July 2016 Arte Sella: Louvre in the woods
An open-air museum, deep in the woods and nature of Trentino, in which art and nature thrive together. Arte Sella is an international contemporary art exhibition, which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary. It attracts 60-70 thousand visitors per year and so far it has involved 300 artists from all over the globe.
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20 July Jul 2016 1211 20 July 2016 Milan, grand finale for great street art and rock
Street art blends with rock. At Milan Summer Arena, where until the 31st of July it is possible to see the installations of some of the most important street artists, and to listen to great rock music. The Sting concert closes Street Music Art, the great Milanese live music summer festival, on the 29th of July.