Caritas calls for solidarity with the people of Colombia as the country prepares to celebrate “Peace Week – La Semana por la Paz”.

Caritas is launching a new campaign to put pressure on governments to live up to their anti-poverty promises. ‘Caritas Voices Against Poverty’ aims to mobilise its supporters behind the Millennium Development Goals campaign.

Caritas is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya , President of Caritas Colombia.

Caritas is urging donors to boost support to operations in Pakistan following floods that have affected 17 million people.

On World Humanitarian Day Caritas calls for more investment to help people prepare for disasters.

Caritas is appealing for US$5.5 million (4.3 million euro) to help Pakistan’s flood victims as the situation grows increasingly desperate.

Caritas says the challenge to getting aid to flood victims in Pakistan is massive as communities are still cut off by high waters and some areas can only be reached by foot.

Caritas Pakistan says hundreds of thousands of people are homeless and over 300 people have died following constant heavy monsoon rains in the mainly in the north of the country.

Caritas has sent assessment teams out to get an accurate picture of how to help people who have lost homes and possessions in recent floods in Burkina Faso.

Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Lesley-Anne Knight says that the Catholic approach to HIV and AIDS must be underpinned by compassion, communion, and conscience.