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Paris, for the People and for the Planet
13 November 2015
CIDSE getting ready for the COP21 Paris
 Act now for climate justice
The UN climate conference (COP21) starting on 30 November is a major opportunity to call for climate justice, keep the pressure on policy makers and meet with committed people from around the world. CIDSE will be present in Paris, both monitoring official negotiations and engaging and mobilising with civil society through various activities.
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Catholic Church calls for urgent climate action
 'Integral ecological approach' needed
CIDSE supports the appeal by the Presidents of all the continental groupings of national Bishops’ Conferences to the COP21 negotiating parties which calls on them to work toward the approval of a fair, legally binding and truly transformational climate agreement. The statement was released at a press conference in Rome on 26 October.
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(Mgr. Jean Kockerols – First Vice President of COMECE (Europe), H. E. Ruben Cardinal Salazar Gomez - President of CELAM (Latin America), H.E. Oswald Cardinal Gracias - President of FABC (Asia), Mgr. John Ribat, M.S.C., President of FCBCO (Oceania). © CIDSE)
New 2030 agenda: important but contradictions remain
 Public call to world leaders
Before the UN Summit on Sustainable Development and Pope Francis’s address to the UN General Assembly, CIDSE coordinated a statement co-signed by a group of leading voices to demand greater ambition in tackling social injustices, calling for a new emphasis on notions of well-being, a culture of care and shared prosperity.
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Civil society says NO to "climate smart agriculture"
 No to green-washed false solutions
One year after the launch of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA), CIDSE restates its firm “NO” in a statement signed by over 350 organisations from all over the world. Decision makers must redirect their attention towards solutions that truly address the food and climate crisis – such as agroecology.
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UPCOMING
- As part of a European lobby tour organised by MISEREOR and CIDSE, Mgr. Fridolin Ambongo, and Fr. Clément Makiobo representing CENCO - the National Bishops Conference of CONGO (DRC) - will meet with EU political leaders, Members of the European Parliament and representatives of EU Member States to call for a strong EU legislation on conflict minerals. (Brussels, 12-13/11/2015)
- CIDSE will participate in the 4th UN Business and Human Rights annual Forum where it will co-sponsor two side events: one with FIDH, FoE Europe and ActionAid on trade and investment agreements (17/11) and another on human rights due diligence in law and practice (18/11). (Geneva, 16-18/11)
- CIDSE will moderate a debate on “Laudato Si’: Climate Policy – Moral obligation and International Commitment” organised by the Jesuit European Social Centre and the Hanns Seidel Foundation. To register, click here. (Brussels, 18/11)
- CIDSE will speak at a conference on ‘Climate change and development’ co-organised by Cordaid, CARE NL, ICCO, Kerk in Actie, Huis van Europa, and Humanity House. (The Hague, 19/11/2015)
- Together with SECAM taking the lead, CIDSE, AEFJN and AFJN will organise a conference on “Land grab and just governance in Africa” in Nairobi that will gather about 80 participants, including representatives from communities affected by and resisting land grabbing, local, regional and international NGOs as well as Church representatives from Justice and Peace Commissions concerned with this issue. (Nairobi/Kenya, 22-26/11)
- CIDSE will take part in the Civil Society Summit Europe 2015 “The future of development cooperation – who is really benefitting?” organised by CONCORD Aidwatch with the support of Eurodad, CPDE, Reality of Aid and CAN Europe (Brussels, 24/11/2015)
- During the COP21 conference, CIDSE will host an official side-event entitled “Deal with it! People, Rights, Justice”, together with Caritas Internationalis, MISEREOR and Friends of the Earth International. (Paris, 07/12/2015).
- As part of civil society COP21 mobilisation activities, CIDSE will organise a five-day programme in collaboration with partners and allies from all over the world, including workshops, exchanges and actions with supporters and staff from its member organisations. Among activities foreseen, there will be a workshop on sustainable lifestyles and another one on rethinking development. Together with CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Caritas Internationalis and Secours Catholique, CIDSE will also co-sponsor an event on ecology and spirituality. (Paris, 9-13/12/2015)
- Together with ECCJ and Amnesty International, CIDSE will co-organise a workshop on human rights due diligence. (Brussels, 27-28/01/2016)
Watch the CIDSE website for details on upcoming activities.
OTHER NEWS
- CIDSE took part in the Smart CSOs conference, whose theme this year was "Reinventing Activism" and contributed to the "Practical guide for a Great Transition" published on this occasion. (Berlin, 5-7/11/2015)
- On 4 November, the International Federation of Rural Adult Catholic Movements (FIMARC) and the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) joined the campaign Change for the Planet – Care for the People launched by CIDSE and its member organisations last July. A Call to action – “4 Steps for the Planet” was launched the following day that will culminate at the Paris COP21 conference. Join this global movement for transformative change by taking a video clip of yourself walking four steps, upload it here and tell your friends why you’re walking for the planet, including the campaign's hashtag: #ChangeForPlanet. (05/11/2015)
- CIDSE co-sponsored a debate on “International Responsibility in the Global Garment Industry: What Role for the EU?” with the Development and Peace Foundation (sef:), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union. (Brussels, 04/11/2015)
- CIDSE Secretary General, Bernd Nilles, has been elected to the Board of CAN-Europe. (27/10/2015)
- A CIDSE delegation attended the last session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) before the Paris COP21 conference. On this occasion, a statement signed by 154 religious leaders from different faith groups coordinated by ACT Alliance, CIDSE, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Religions for Peace, and the World Council of Churches was handed over to Ms. Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary. (Bonn, 19-23/10/2015) Ahead of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Lima, CIDSE also facilitated the publication of an opinion article by Bishop Theotonius Gomes, Auxiliary Bishop (emeritus) of Dhaka, Bangladesh in The Diplomat asking rich countries to pay their ‘ecological debt’. (09/10/2015)
- CIDSE officially joined the Global Catholic Climate Movement and is supporting the GCCM month of climate action. (02/10/2015) Several CIDSE member organisations are also involved in ecumenical pilgrimages asking for climate justice at the Paris COP21 conference. Pilgrims will converge in Paris on 28 November for the delivery of the GCCM climate petition and join the Global Climate March the following day.
- Under the sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN, CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis organised a high level event on climate at the UN Headquarters (New York, 26/09/2015). A few days later, together with ACT Alliance Europe, Caritas Europa and ECE, CIDSE co-sponsored a debate on climate and the papal encyclical Laudato Si’ hosted by MEP Othmar Karas at the European Parliament. (29/09/2015)
- A CIDSE delegation attended the UN Summit where the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development was adopted. Among various activities, CIDSE organised a reflection day on Engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals with Caritas Internationalis at Manhattan College and attended mass celebrated by Pope Francis at Madison Square Garden. (New York, 25-27/2015)
- Delegates attended the Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) meeting (Rome, 10-11/10) and the 42nd Session of the Committee for World Food Security/FAO (Rome, 12-15/10). On the occasion of World Food Day, CIDSE promoted the civil society-led Right to Food and Nutrition Watch report 2015, “Peoples’ Nutrition Is Not a Business”, shedding light on the control businesses have over food systems and policies.
- In an article originally published in “New development policy for Europe - Doing more, doing better” a discussion paper by Friends of Europe, Global Europe and Development Policy Forum, Jean Saldanha, CIDSE Senior Policy Advisor, reflects whether the outcome of the Addis Ababa third international conference on financing for development has changed anything. (24/09/2015)
- CIDSE members mobilise to respond to the influx of migrants and refugees in Europe with solidarity actions and by providing humanitarian aid. (10/09/2015)
- The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (PCJP), in collaboration with the Latin American network, Iglesias y Mineria (Churches and Mining), organised a reflection day entitled "In union with God we hear a plea" with 30 representatives of local communities affected by extractive activities in mining areas from 18 countries across the world. CIDSE, which works closely with Iglesias y Minería published the open letter written by the participating communities as well as testimonies. (Rome, 17-19/07/2015)
RESOURCES
Publications
- Securing a strong and effective EU regulation for supply chain due diligence to stop complicity in funding conflicts, CIDSE Briefing. (EN-FR) (11/2015)
- Fair shares: a civil society equity review of INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions), civil society report co-signed by CIDSE. (11/2015)
- Paris, for the People and the Planet, CIDSE policy paper for the COP21 conference (EN-ES-FR). (10/2015)
- “Climate-Smart revolution… or a new era of green-washing?”, CIDSE briefing, now available in ES-FR. (10/2015)
- The right to adequate food and nutrition and the situation of human rights defenders in Guatemala, report by the third International Mission (ACT Alliance EU, CIDSE, CIFCA, FIAN International, Rel-UITA and La Via Campesina International) (ES-EN). (09/2015)
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STAFF NEWS
- Deborah Casalin, Policy Officer for the CIDSE Israel-Palestine Working Group left at the end of August. A recruitment procedure for her replacement is underway.
- Leila Arnold’s internship on financing for development/Post-2015 and communication ended on 17 September.
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