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International Migration Review Forum

17/05/2022 Advocacy by Claudia Lombardi

Caritas Internationalis asks to enhance legal protection for climate migrants and create conditions for people to remain in their homelands On the occasion of the International Migration Review Forum (IMFR), which started yesterday in New York, Caritas Internationalis asks for a special protection status to be granted to people and communities displaced due to climate ...

“Helping is my job. It’s part of my oath as a firefighter and I always uphold that oath. That’s why I’m here”. (Paweł Szuzdak)

19/03/2022 Advocacy, Migration, Ukraine by daniele piccini

Paweł Szuzdak is a firefighter through and through. He works professionally in the fire department and helps out at the local volunteer fire department after work and on his days off. When the war broke out in Ukraine, the local mayor (city unnamed) sent volunteers to the Caritas logistics center. Here, several tons of aid ...

February 8, Caritas Internationalis calls for a “wave of solidarity” and concrete action to prevent and end human trafficking

7/02/2022 Advocacy, Trafficking by daniele piccini

On February 8, International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, Caritas Internationalis calls on all its members to engage in the fight against this tragedy of our modern society and urges governments to strengthen protective and supportive services for the victims and to establish National anti-trafficking plans. “The victims of human trafficking are ...

Human Trafficking, the commitment of Caritas Internationalis in defence of women

31/01/2022 Advocacy, Trafficking by daniele piccini

Vatican City, 31 January 2022 – Caritas Internationalis is co-organising and participating in the eighth edition of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Trafficking in Persons, scheduled for Tuesday, 8 February 2022. On this day, the Catholic Church celebrates the liturgical memory of Saint Bakhita, a Canossian sister from Sudan who, as a child, was kidnapped ...

Caritas Internationalis calls for urgent humanitarian action in Afghanistan to end the suffering of the population

22/12/2021 Advocacy, Asia, Emergencies by Francesca Frezza

Afghanistan is undergoing the worst humanitarian crisis of our days. Two decades of protracted war and violence, the impact of climate change and the effect of Covid-19 compounded by today’s political turmoil and chaos has rendered the Afghan population into one of the worst humanitarian situations leading to a major humanitarian crisis. Today, millions of ...

International Migrants Day: Caritas Internationalis calls for immediate action to protect migrants and ensure their access to basic services

17/12/2021 Advocacy, Migration by daniele piccini

On the occasion of International Migrants Day, which occurs on 18 December, Caritas Internationalis raises concern about the situation of hundreds of thousands of migrants in precarious conditions. International migration is on the rise, with millions of people taking the path of migration to seek means of survival or a decent life. Extreme poverty, economic ...

Caritas Internationalis to G20 leaders: “It is time to honour promises and accelerate the global response”

31/10/2021 Advocacy, COVID-19, Development, Poverty Elimination by Francesca Frezza

On the occasion of the G20 Summit, scheduled for 30th and 31st October in Rome, Caritas Internationalis is calling to accelerate global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not enough has been done until now, and a stronger political will is yet needed. Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Aloysius John reaffirms that “turning promises made on vaccines ...

World Day of Migrants and Refugees – Let mutual love continue

24/09/2021 Advocacy, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, North America, Oceania, Refugees, Trafficking by Caritas Communications

On this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, we join local churches and other faith-based communities in addressing the basic human needs of migrants and refugees who are forced to flee their homes and countries

Put the dignity of the human person, not private interests, at the center of all food policies

22/09/2021 Advocacy, Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate Change, Europe, Food, Food waste, Latin America, Malnutrition, Middle East & North Africa, North America, Oceania by Caritas Communications

As world leaders gather on September 23rd for the UN Food Systems Summit, Caritas Confederation expresses its concerns and reaffirms its core values about the future of food systems.

World Humanitarian Day 2021 – Integral ecology is the only solution

18/08/2021 Advocacy by Francesca Frezza

On World Humanitarian Day, Caritas Internationalis urges decision makers to take courageous steps to address the issues related to climate change, the pandemic and its consequences, and the political turmoil in Afghanistan and Lebanon.