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About Catholics Confront Global Poverty

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December 9
2:00-3:00 PM EST

Agricultural Trade and Global Food Crisis

Bruce White (CRS)
Steve Hilbert (USCCB-JPHD)

Catholics Confront Global Poverty: Issues

Increase poverty-focused international assistance.
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Strengthen international peacekeeping and peacebuilding initiatives.
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Complete debt relief.
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Reform global trade and agriculture policies.
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Use natural resources in ways that protect the environment and benefit poor persons.
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Address global climate change and help poor countries mitigate and adapt to it.
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Promote comprehensive immigration reform and address the root causes of migration.
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Read the policy paper (also available in Spanish) and the two-page summary about Catholics Confront Global Poverty and its issues of focus. View a PowerPoint overview of the Catholics Confront Global Poverty initiative.