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Obama has said nothing to save Cop15 climate talks from failure
18 Dec 2009 17:42:08 GMT
Source: ActionAid
Developing countries have come to Cop15 to negotiate in good faith, but it looks like they may leave empty handed. 
Oxfam briefing on the UK Government at Copenhagen and what needs to be done
18 Dec 2009 17:30:50 GMT
Source: Oxfam GB - UK
After two years of negotiations Heads of State and Government are delivering a hollow outcome that falls short of the needs of us all if we are to tackle climate change. Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband have worked extremely hard but their efforts are not cutting through. There is still time to salvage a good outcome [...] 
The F word causes debate
18 Dec 2009 15:58:00 GMT
Source: British Red Cross Society - UK
Find out how the F word caused temperatures to rise when journalists, aid agencies and parliamentarians discussed reporting of humanitarian emergencies. 
Annual Report 2008 Highlights
18 Dec 2009 15:32:04 GMT
Source: Irish Red Cross - Ireland (Crois Dhearg na hÉireann)
18 December 2008 2008 was a year that saw continued growth and achievement for the Irish Red Cross both in Ireland and overseas. In Ireland more new branches of the Irish Red Cross were founded in 2008 than ever before – a total of 14 new branches; Moreover the numbers of people learning First Aid both for business or private leisure purposes also grew. There was particularly notable growth in the numbers of people learning how to deal with people with heart attacks and other resuscitation techniques -up by 67% for Basic Life Support courses and 83% for Defibrillator courses on the numbers doing so in 2007. 
REDD: More polish than substance
18 Dec 2009 11:20:40 GMT
Source: CARE International - UK
CARE Internationl warns that agreement on REDD could be used as ‘green wash’ 
 
REDD: More polish than substance
18 Dec 2009 11:20:40 GMT
Source: CARE International - UK
CARE Internationl warns that agreement on REDD could be used as ‘green wash’ 
 
Multimedia documentary marks fifth anniversary of Boxing Day tsunami
18 Dec 2009 10:53:00 GMT
Source: British Red Cross Society - UK
A new multimedia web documentary, produced by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Thomson Reuters Foundation, marks the fifth anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami. 
Woman of substance
18 Dec 2009 10:45:58 GMT
Source: DanChurchAid - Denmark
In Ballabhgarh village in India lives Sonedeyee, the first Dalit woman Panchayat (Local Self Government) leader. Sonedeyee was brutally attacked earlier this year by the dominant caste in the village. She is now fighting for her rights with the help of Centre for Dalit Rights (CDR), DanChurchAid’s Partner in Rajasthan.  
Emissions targets being considered are not enough - Oxfam
18 Dec 2009 08:44:45 GMT
Source: Oxfam GB - UK
Leaked documents emerged today (17) from the United Nations that suggest current proposals for a climate deal would result in a three degree increase in the planet’s temperature:  Oxfam’s climate advisor Hugh Cole said:”At this stage in the game, a deal that fails to keep temperature rises below two degrees is simply not good enough. Oxfam [...] 


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