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First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Ed Miliband

Bushey nun protests against global hunger

Sister Alphonsus Lagrue (pictured right)A nun from Bushey was one of hundreds of members of religious orders who met their MPs on Wednesday last week to push for action on global hunger.Sister Alphonsus Lagrue, of the Dominican Sisters in Elstree Road, ... [Published Watford Observer - 8 hours ago]

Entities: CAFOD, Ed Miliband, protest

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Group of Eight

G8 protest to send out anti-fracking message

Local organisers of a G8 protest in Enniskillen on the first day of the G8 summit want to "send out a strong image of opposition to fracking to a huge global audience."While the protesters are likely to include "several thousand" socialists, feminists, ... [Published Impartial Reporter - May 18 2013]

Entities: Group of Eight, Anti-Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Perry Green nun takes poverty protest to Westminster

A PERRY Green nun was one of hundreds of members of religious orders who challenged MPs to act on global hunger.Sister Gill Price, who works at St Elizabeth?s Centre near Much Hadham took part in a mass lobby organised by Catholic charity CAFOD as part ... [Published Herts & Essex Observer - May 17 2013]

Entities: Perry Green, CAFOD, Westminster

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Letters: Action on land grabs

_ Research by Global Witness revealing the murky world of land investments is a timely reminder for G8 leaders when they meet next month in Northern Ireland (, 13 May).For too long, land investments have remained dangerously unregulated and opaque, exposing ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]

Entities: Action, Ben Phillips, G8 Leaders, Global Witness

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Christian Aid

Fundraising: a choice between donations and dignity?

Britons are more likely to donate to campaigns that help people survive, than thrive. Christain Aid explains its decision to concentrate its new ad campaign on the upside Over the next past week, television viewers in the UK might have caught a glimpse ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]

Entities: Christian Aid, Fundraising, Donations

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

News story: FCO Minister Mark Simmonds twitter Q&A on Somalia

Rebuilding Somalia is one of the UK’s top foreign policy priorities. Progress over the last year has been striking; security is improving, relationships with the international community are normalising and a new parliament has been appointed in the most ... [Published Inside UK Government - Somalia - May 16 2013]

Entities: Somalia, Mark Simmonds, Twitter, Group of Eight

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

FareShare

Cathedral hunger summit highlights poverty

A HUNGER summit is being held in Derby to raise awareness about poverty.The event is being led by the Bishop of Derby at Derby Cathedral to coincide with the London Hunger Summit and the G8.And as well as a series of speakers, a local food initiative ... [Published Derby Telegraph - May 16 2013]

Entities: Leicester, FareShare, G8 Leaders, Christian Aid, London Assembly

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Jobs joy has set stage for the G8

You can tell it's going to be a big announcement when the combined journalist, security and civil servant gathering generates something of a party atmosphere. That's before you get to the company men and woman, in this case from US insurer Allstate, which ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 16 2013]

Entities: Group of Eight, G8 Leaders, Allstate Corp, Agri-Food, Bombardier Inc

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

IF campaigners set for G8 concert

Thousands of anti-poverty campaigners are to gather in Belfast ahead of next month's G8 summit in Northern Ireland to demand action from the world's most powerful leaders. The Big IF Belfast event in the Botanic Gardens has been billed as a musical extravaganza ... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 14 2013]

Entities: Northern Ireland, Group of Eight, Belfast (United Kingdom), G8 Summit

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 3 reports

PM confronts Tory critics over EU

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron was to confront his Tory critics by making the positive case for continuing European Union (EU) membership as he held talks with US President Barack Obama over a giant US-EU trade deal that could provide a £10 billion ... [Published The Gulf Today - May 14 2013]

Entities: David Cameron, European Union, G8 Leaders, United Kingdom

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

Major protest for Belfast ahead of G8

A major protest march and rally has been organised for Belfast on the weekend leading into G8 conference.The Lough Erne resort in Co Fermanagh. (© Getty)The summit on 17 and 18 June is being hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron at Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh ... [Published UTV - May 13 2013]

Entities: Group of Eight, Belfast (United Kingdom), Northern Ireland, protest

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

David Cameron must do more to meet pledge to help poverty, say aid agencies

David Cameron is holding talks with Barack Obama at the White House in the latest in a series of pre-summit meetings with G8 leaders. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA David Cameron's pledge to reduce the number of malnourished children by 20m by 2020 will ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 13 2013]

Entities: David Cameron, Stefan Rousseau, G8 Leaders, White House

Quotes

"We have a couple of months when we have got to have the most vigorous campaigning to put the pressure on the G8. Let's remember our moral obligation to the world - that's why you're here and that's why I'm in politics."

Bushey nun protests against global hunger [Published Watford Observer - 8 hours ago]

"All the same, the event will bring the world's media to the county and this is a golden opportunity for local opponents of fracking to let the world know of the strength of our opposition to this dangerous practice."

G8 protest to send out anti-fracking message [Published Impartial Reporter - May 18 2013]

He said: "We need you. Your enthusiasm is not only infectious but it helps us overcome the arguments of those who say we shouldn't spend money on aid for the world's most needy. We're working a lot cross-party to make the world a better place. This is the year when we hit 0.7%, and from now we will continue to hit 0.7%, and we’re going to make sure we target it so that those in most need are helped.”"

Ed Miliband tells religious lobby to 'keep the pressure on' in fight against global hunger [Published Independent Catholic News - May 16 2013]

...The same report goes on to say that in many African countries, rising inequality is slowing the rate at which growth reduces poverty. "Countries across Africa are becoming richer, but whole sections of society are being left behind" it warns

Fundraising: a choice between donations and dignity? [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]

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Bushey nun protests against global hunger [Published Watford Observer - 8 hours ago]
G8 protest to send out anti-fracking message [Published Impartial Reporter - May 18 2013]
Perry Green nun takes poverty protest to Westmi... [Published Herts & Essex Observer - May 17 2013]
Letters: Action on land grabs [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]
Action on land grabs [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 16 2013]
Ed Miliband tells religious lobby to 'keep the ... [Published Independent Catholic News - May 16 2013]
Fundraising: a choice between donations and dig... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]
News story: FCO Minister Mark Simmonds twitter ... [Published Inside UK Government - Somalia - May 16 2013]
Cathedral hunger summit highlights poverty [Published Derby Telegraph - May 16 2013]
Jobs joy has set stage for the G8 [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 16 2013]
UNICEF: Africa's Child Malnutrition Costs $25 B... [Published VOA News - May 15 2013]
Tell a G8 leader to switch from fossil fuels to... [Published Regulación Eólica con Vehículos Eléctricos - May 15 2013]
Transparency, Tax, Trade and, Er, Nutrition? [g... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]
IF campaigners set for G8 concert [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 14 2013]
Major march and rally planned for Belfast city ... [Published Irish Central - May 14 2013]
African minerals and the illusion of fair value... [Published Sharenet - May 14 2013]
Deloitte and Linden Foods expansion shows us th... [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 14 2013]
G8 protest rally could clash with Obama visit [Published Belfast Telegraph - May 14 2013]
PM confronts Tory critics over EU [Published The Gulf Today - May 14 2013]
FTSE100 firms flock to tax havens [Published Morning Star Online - May 13 2013]
Cameron: 'no exceptions' in US-EU free trade talks [Published MENAFN - May 13 2013]
Cameron: Next 5 weeks 'crucial' for US-EU trade... [Published West Australian - May 13 2013]
Protests planned for the arrival of the elite G... [Published Politics.ie - May 13 2013]
UK Labour party joins chorus on EU referendum [Published WBP Online - May 13 2013]
Major protest for Belfast ahead of G8 [Published UTV - May 13 2013]
ActionAid finds tax havens popular for FTSE 100 [Published Accountancy Live - May 13 2013]
Charity demands tax haven action [Published Dorset Business - May 13 2013]
Major protest planned ahead of G8 meeting [Published Irish Independent - May 13 2013]
‘We can do more’ against tax dodges [Published Jersey Evening Post - May 13 2013]
David Cameron must do more to meet pledge to he... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 13 2013]

Blogs

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News story: FCO Minister Mark Simmonds twitter ... [Published Inside UK Government - Somalia - May 16 2013] Rebuilding Somalia is one of the UK’s top foreign policy priorities. Progress over the last year has been striking; security is improving, relationships with the international community are normalising and a new parliament has been appointed in the most ...
Austerity-hit G8 leaders must not allow charity... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Business Blog - Apr 28 2013] Growth is an important measure in the fight against global poverty, but David Cameron is wrong if he thinks it is a panacea The last time Britain hosted the G8 summit was at Gleneagles in 2005. Tony Blair was prime minister, Gordon Brown chancellor, ...
Mark your calendar: D8 - Open Data for Agricult... [Published Zunia.org RSS - Apr 17 2013] Welcome to D8! Open Data for Agriculture Side Event at IFPRI Are you a data geek? Open Data curious? Attending the G8s Open Data for Agriculture April 29 & 30? Then make a date with D8, a special G8 side event held at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, ...
Press Review: EU human trafficking on the rise ... [Published fairplanet - Apr 16 2013] A new report from the EU finds that human trafficking in the European Union is on the rise, with 23,600 known victims in the past three years. [NPR] Ethiopia turns to its forest communities to help reverse the deforestation that has claimed almost ...
Massive ICIJ exposé on offshore secrecy should ... [Published EnviroLib - Apr 05 2013] UK Prime Minister David Cameron and fellow G8 leaders must crack down on anonymous company ownership, said Global Witness today following revelations by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) of the hidden offshore dealings of ...

Audio/Video

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Family of Syrian fighter appeals to G8 leaders [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 10 2013]
G8 Leaders Meet to Discuss Syria, North Korea [Published FOX Business - Video - Apr 10 2013]