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27 July Jul 2016 1406 27 July 2016 EU banks funding illegal deforestation
In the developed world, we enjoy the luxury of choice and unending supply when it comes to food. The problem is the palm oil, cocoa, soy, beef, leather, biofuels and other agricultural products that fill our lives and stomachs are coming from lands that have been illegally cleared, and are accelerating the destruction of our planet.
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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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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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19 July Jul 2016 1441 19 July 2016 El Niño is changing our children's future
El Niño, through drought, floods and sometimes both, is causing food insecurity, increased food prices, death of livestock and economic slow-down. The most affected? Children.
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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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13 July Jul 2016 1215 13 July 2016 EU is targeting global business and their supply chains to address the challenge of conflict minerals
The European Union agreed on a framework last month to stop the trade in conflict minerals which finance armed groups.
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5 July Jul 2016 1728 05 July 2016 The last mile to reach full transparency
ONE Campaign welcomes the steps took by the European Commission to further reinforce EU rules on increasing companies transparency by giving full public access to beneficial ownership registers and connecting them between Member States. But there is a dangerous loophole.
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4 July Jul 2016 1606 04 July 2016 Cooperatives ? If they were a State they would be the third most populous one
The International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated this weekend. With over 250 million jobs, every ten workers in the world is employed in a cooperative. If they represented the economy of a country, they would be entitled to a place in the G8.
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22 June Jun 2016 1521 22 June 2016 4 ideas to make something real out of the SDGs
The 10-year anniversary edition of the European Development Days (EDD) is over. After 2 days of conferences and workshops, it is Caritas Europa turn to say how turning sustainable development goals into action.
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22 June Jun 2016 0811 22 June 2016 Cash transfer programs might disrupt the system of humanitarian aid
According to studies, in many contexts cash is a better way to help people and stimulate markets, and represents value for money compared to in-kind alternatives.
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16 June Jun 2016 1325 16 June 2016 Protecting workers in the supply chain would help to end poverty
The 105th International Labour Conference (ILC) closed following two weeks of deliberations on key world of work issues, including decent work in global supply chains.
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16 June Jun 2016 1119 16 June 2016 The energy days promote the transition to Europe’s sustainable energy future
Citizens and stakeholders are organising European Union Energy Days throughout the month of June to activate the transition to secure, clean and efficient energy. Held as part of EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), presentations, workshops, conferences, tours, displays and other activities will spread the word about energy-efficiency and renewables. The events, which will take place in Europe and beyond, are expected to attract thousands of visitors. Over 30 Energy Days are planned for Brussels alone around the EUSEW Policy Conference and Sustainable Energy Awards.
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15 June Jun 2016 1503 15 June 2016 Women farmers are key to tackling rural poverty
Worldwide, women comprise about 40 % of the agricultural labour force and play a crucial role in food production, processing and marketing of produce along agricultural value chains. Although they have a critical role to play in all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), women and girls across the world still face significant discrimination in access to productive resources and economic opportunities in agriculture.
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14 June Jun 2016 1639 14 June 2016 Blood donation is more than saving lives
On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day that is celebrated every year on June 14th, several associations made the case for blood donation's new policies and raised awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products.
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14 June Jun 2016 1017 14 June 2016 Malnutrition Becoming the “New Normal” Across the Globe
Malnutrition is on the rise in every country in the world and is a leading global driver of disease. Published today, the 2016 Global Nutrition Report shows that 44% of countries now experience very serious levels of both undernutrition and adult overweight & obesity, and that, despite good progress in some countries, the world is off track to reduce and reverse this trend
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13 June Jun 2016 1740 13 June 2016 Civil society: Stretching its duties in a shrinking space
The welfare state is withdrawing, whilst the responsibilities for non for profit sectors are expanding and becoming more challenging. The state of the art of European civil society, caught in between threats and opportunities.
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13 June Jun 2016 1158 13 June 2016 Dear EU, we need to do more against conflict minerals
"We need to find an agreement that will effectively tackle the conflict and human rights risks in the mineral supply chains". 126 NGOs, including Global Witness and Amnesty International have signed an open letter calling for tighter regulation of conflict minerals, addressed to the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the 28 EU Member States.
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8 June Jun 2016 1147 08 June 2016 Time for EU to walk the talk on 2030 sustainable development agenda
SDG Watch Europe, an alliance of 70 organisations including the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Plan International and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), has today (6 June) written to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker calling for him to adopt, as a matter of urgency, an overarching strategy to guide implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
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6 June Jun 2016 1154 06 June 2016 To divest or not to divest - What is the question?
The discussion in the session ‘To divest or not to divest – What is the question?’, which took place at the European Foundation Centre Annual General Assembly on 26 May 2016 has centered on the fossil fuel divestment and explored whether foundations should divest their endowments as part of their response to climate change.