"Poverty and social injustice
are the real weapons of mass destruction."
- Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga
President of Caritas Internationalis
Caritas Internationalis is a global
confederation of 165 Catholic
organisations working in humanitarian
emergencies and international
development.
Caritas has a permanent presence in most of
the world’s countries. Inspired by Christian faith
and gospel values, we work with the poor,
vulnerable and the excluded, regardless of race
or religion.
Our great strength is the diversity of our
membership, which ranges from small groups
of volunteers to some of the world’s largest
humanitarian and development organisations.
Although many of our members operate under
the Caritas brand, some are known by other
names, such as Catholic Relief Services in the
USA, CAFOD in England andWales, Secours
Catholique in France, Cordaid in the
Netherlands and Trócaire in Ireland.
Through the unrivalled outreach of the Catholic
Church we are able to bring together local
knowledge at the grassroots level with the
combined expertise and resources of a global
network.
Between them, Caritas members have more
than a million staff and volunteers, drawn from
many different walks of life, ethnic backgrounds
and religions.
Caritas Internationalis has its headquarters in
Rome, from where it coordinates the
confederation’s response to major humanitarian
emergencies, formulates policy and advocates
for a better world based on justice and
compassion.We also have offices in NewYork
and Geneva representing the Caritas
confederation at the United Nations and
working with other international institutions.
The Caritas confederation is made up of seven
regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and
the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa
(MONA), North America, and Oceania.
Caritas participates with other faith-based,
secular and United Nations organisations in
efforts to improve cooperation and
coordination in emergency situations and to
uphold the highest international standards in
our work.
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