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1 September Sep 2016 0917 01 September 2016 A donation guide for the earthquake victims
In the aftermath of the earthquake that has hit central Italy, Vita International has prepared a guide to help donors find the most suitable fundraising initiative, focusing on transparency
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31 August Aug 2016 1232 31 August 2016 Obamacare(s) for refugees
The U.S. accepts 10,000 Syrian refugees and is on track to exceed its goal. A good lesson for European politicians who only excel at organizing migration summits in Brussels
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30 August Aug 2016 1219 30 August 2016 Women and girls spend 200 million hours a day collecting water
Unicef estimates that in sub-Saharan Africa, for 29 per cent of the population (37 per cent in rural areas and 14 per cent in urban areas), improved drinking water sources are 30 minutes or more away.
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29 August Aug 2016 1137 29 August 2016 New map helping refugees and universities
The European University Association (EUA) has launched the Refugees Welcome Map, an interactive map of universities' initiatives in support of refugees. Initiated in Europe, the project is open to all higher education institutions around the world.
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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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3 August Aug 2016 1041 03 August 2016 Refugees inflow surges to 1.3 million in 2015
A record 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 – nearly double the previous high water mark of roughly 700,000 that was set in 1992 after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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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 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 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 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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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 0942 22 July 2016 EU-Africa: beyond dialogue for a cooperation on equal terms
Despite the important number of avenues for discussions, a considerable gap remains between the expectations for cooperation between EU and Africa States respectively.
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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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15 July Jul 2016 1102 15 July 2016 Commissioner Mimica and young activists cook up a storm
The One Campaign teams up with the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development to raise awareness of the importance of a nutritious, balanced diet, in our partner countries.
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15 July Jul 2016 0942 15 July 2016 UNESCO: "The challenge of getting all children and youth into school is immense"
With 263 million children and youth out of school, there is still a long road ahead to meet the new global education goal, SDG 4, that pledges to ‘ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes’.
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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.