The November 2011 edition of AEFJN's Forum for Action is now online. It contains articles on the ethical responsibility of the Church on the climate issue, on the clean up of the Ogoniland oil spills, which will take decades, on the spread of Libyan arms in the Sahel, on the production of medicines in Africa and on the EU's attempt to force African countries to sign EPAs.
The national election campaign officially started the 28th October in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations, among them AEFJN, have expressed concern about the high political tension and deteriorating security situation. They have called upon all Congolese and international actors involved to take urgent measures to prevent electoral violence, better protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.Cancún outcomes
* Goal to keep global warming below 2 degrees centigrade. This was pledged at Copenhagen last year, but
is now in a UN document for the first time.
* Review of climate goals in 2015 to assess whether a commitment to keep global
warming below 1.5 degrees centigrade is needed.
* Green Climate Fund to be set up that will channel most climate money, with
aim of securing total funds of $100 billion (€76bn) per year for developing
countries by 2020,
* Deforestation: developing countries that protect forests to receive finance.
* Process to ensure transparent monitoring and reporting of emission-reduction
pledges agreed.
To know more, read Cancún COP16 : Conclusions