Development Blog
Arab Spring or Arab Autumn? The West should support Arab women to speak out
By Sherine Ibrahim 28th Nov 2013
Take a look at news photos of the protests in Egypt that led to the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in February 2011, as I did recently, and it already feels as though you are looking back on a bygone…
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Three key lessons the UK BIS Department should take from the EU CSR Impact study's findings
By Gerry Boyle 25th Nov 2013
In December, the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS Department) will be publishing its response to its consultation on corporate responsibility. Before it does, the Department should take careful note of the important evidence from the major EU…
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Child labour in Bangladesh, 2003
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What might recovery from sexual violence in war look like? Reflections from CARE International as the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence kicks off
By Paul-André Wilton 25th Nov 2013
Today marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, which focuses for 2013 on the theme of militarism. The past year has seen the British Government and others make sexual violence as a weapon of war…
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A survivor of sexual violence in conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo with her baby. Photo: Jake Lyell / CARE
Climate change negotiator Naderev Sano made global headlines this week when he spoke about the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in the Phillippines. In his address to delegates at the UN climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, he said the world's…
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Survivors pass through an area devastaed by Typhoon Haiyan on November 12, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines.
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CARE report reveals pitiful spending on gender in emergencies globally
By Howard Mollett 14th Nov 2013
According to the latest UN statistics, of the total population affected by Typhoon Haiyan, an estimated 47,600 women are at risk of sexual violence. In the evacuation centres, an estimated 2,250 women are also at risk. We know that disasters…
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Why anyone who supports women's rights should support living wages…but will have to demand that they reach all the way through the supply chain
By Gerry Boyle 06th Nov 2013
CARE International's request to business in this year's Living Wage Week is simple. Implement living wages, and do it having ensured that you understand the key role of women in your supply chain, so that the women working at the…
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Female textile workers in Bangladesh
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