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Micah Challenge Aotearoa New Zealand This is a discussion that is going to need to continue...
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Why should religious people be involved in the climate change debate? The issue was tackled head-on at a side-meeting in Copenhagen, coinciding with the vital global talks on climate change action, says Mark Beach.
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A refugee camp might seem like an unlikely place for a conservation project. But Sherkole in the western highlands of Ethiopia is showing that it can be done. The results are positive.
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The consequences of a weak deal will be felt first and worst by poor nations where climate impacts are already devastating lives and livelihoods, Cafod has said.
Micah Challenge Aotearoa New Zealand Advent Conspiracy is an international movement restoring the scandal of Christmas by substituting compassion for consumption. Visit their FB page for ideas and video clips. Their website is worth a visit too http://www.adventconspiracy.org/
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“Science tells us what is and, given certain parameters, what will come
to be. Spiritual values teach us what ought to be. Only the two,
working together, can see us safely through this perilous time,” The United Church of Canada on Climate Change issues and the need for faith groups to speak out about the Copenhagen issues. http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/10706
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Micah Challenge Aotearoa New Zealand "Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world"
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The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues, the rights of persons with disabilities and gains to be ...
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"Each person in sub-Saharan Africa emits just half a tonne of carbon
per person – whereas in rich countries like the UK we average more than
twelve tonnes each. Copenhagen must deliver a fair deal to Africa and
this means real effort to cut carbon emissions in rich countries and
significant new commitments of money to help Africa deal with the
problem."
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Unavoidable climate change will cost Africa at least 1.7 per cent of its GDP by 2040 – US$26.35 billion a year at current rates - and leave millions more people suffering from hunger, diseases, floods and water shortages.
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Human rights groups have welcomed the government of Sri Lanka’s promise to lift by 1 December any restrictions on movement of at least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam.
Micah Challenge Aotearoa New Zealand Bono talks about global poverty using stirring language and gets standing applause
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Micah Challenge Aotearoa New Zealand Stand Up 2009 numbers are in - 173 million people around the globe took part...
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A Guinness World Record shattered this weekend when 173,045,325 citizens gathered at over 3,000 events in more than 120 countries, demanding that their governments eradicate extreme poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). ...