Monthly Archives: December 2009
Caritas Top Ten of the Web
Merry Christmas everyone. To mark the end of a long and exhausting year, these are a collection of Caritas web initiatives that have caught our attention over the last couple of weeks as clever, attractive, and worth celebrating. … Continue reading
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Words must match deeds on emission reductions
Rich countries’ words must match deeds on emission reductions Catholic development agencies call for integrity on final day of Copenhagen climate talks CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis, the largest development alliance in the world, say that the leak late yesterday of … Continue reading
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Copenhagen Summit: Holy See Statement
By Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio, Head of the Holy See Delegation This conference reiterates how long it takes to create the clear and firm political will necessary to adopt common binding measures and adequate budgets for an effective mitigation … Continue reading
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Copenhagen policy update
As all will have no doubt gathered from the media coverage, the COP has taken a number of unforeseen turns since the weekend, some predictable, some less so.
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US finance for poorest a great stride forward
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement at Copenhagen today that the US will agree to $100bn per year for the poorest nations will help break the deadlock at the climate talks. Caritas England and Wales (CAFOD) Head of … Continue reading
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Pope Benedict’s message for the World Day of Peace 2010
If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation Respect for creation is of immense consequence, not least because “creation is the beginning and the foundation of all God’s works”, and its preservation has now become essential for the pacific coexistence … Continue reading
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Copenhagen: the ngo who came in from the cold
Tensions are mounting at UN talks on climate change in Copenhagen as world leaders head to the Danish capital. Talks went late into the night with little sign of compromise. Much work now faces the Heads of State as they … Continue reading
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International Migrants Day – a reason to remember?
The 18th December marks International Migrants Day “ We meet in what I call an age of mobility. An era where people cross borders in growing numbers in pursuit of opportunity and hope for better life. Today, the number of … Continue reading
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Bells ring out 350 times for climate justice in Copenhagen
Read this entry in French Church bells in Copenhagen and across Denmark rang Sunday as part of a Caritas supported-campaign for climate justice. The bells tolled 350 times to mark the number that refers to what scientists say is a … Continue reading
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Archbishop Tutu joins half a million voices calling for climate justice in Copenhagen
Archbishop Desmond Tutu led a rally in front of Copenhagen’s city hall to call for climate justice at the UN negotiations taking place here for two weeks. Thousands came to hear him speak and to witness a handover of over … Continue reading
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