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COP26, Caritas Internationalis calls on political leaders to adopt pro-poor climate policies

31/10/2021 Climate Change, Conflicts and Disasters, COVID-19, Migration by Francesca Frezza

On the occasion of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, opening today, 31 October, in Glasgow, Caritas Internationalis asks governments to adopt policies that ensure environmental care and social justice. The Confederation’s 162 Caritas members – some of whom will be present at COP26 – operate around the world and are at the forefront ...

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.

Caritas Internationalis: “Industrial agriculture is not the only pathway to food justice”

27/07/2021 Agriculture, Climate Change, Food, Food waste, Malnutrition by Francesca Frezza

On the occasion of the UN food systems pre-summit in Rome, Caritas Internationalis urges decision makers to include the rights of the poor in all discussions and to ensure meaningful participation of local producers and consumers, especially women, in policymaking and implementation at the local levels.

Caritas urges governments to address the root causes of fast-growing central Sahel crisis and to empower local leaders

3/11/2020 Africa, Agriculture, Burkina, Climate Change, Food, Mali, Malnutrition, Niger by Caritas Communications

Caritas urged governments, local leaders and donors to act in Africa’s central Sahel, which is facing one of the world’s fastest-growing crises.

Goats save people from hunger in Niger

16/10/2020 Africa, Agriculture, Benin, Climate Change, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, Food waste, Mali, Malnutrition, Niger by Caritas Communications

Caritas Niger’s livelihood programme aims to improve the lives of smallholder farmers in Niger by boosting production.

Caritas Internationalis on World Food Day: “Because of the pandemic, the most vulnerable are more deprived of their right of access to food. Global community must act”

15/10/2020 Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate Change, Development, Europe, Food, Food waste, Latin America, Malnutrition, Middle East & North Africa, News, North America, Oceania, Poverty Elimination, Press Release, SDG by Caritas Communications

Caritas believes that 11 percent of the world's population lives in hunger is an issue that must be addressed with strong political will and commitment.

Fifth anniversary of Laudato Sì – Together we care for Mother Earth, our common home

22/05/2020 Africa, Asia, Climate Change, COVID-19, Europe, Health, Latin America, Messages from Rome, Middle East & North Africa, North America, Oceania, SDG by Caritas Communications

The fifth anniversary of Laudato Sì, in the context of COVID-19 brings to us the key message that ecological conversion has to take place now.

One Million Trees: Plant a tree and plant hope in Pakistan

19/05/2020 Asia, Climate Change, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

Caritas Pakistan has helped communities plant one million trees to combat climate change and will plant one million more trees from 2020-2023.

Earth Day 2020

22/04/2020 Africa, Asia, Climate Change, COVID-19, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & North Africa, North America, Oceania, Prayers and Reflections by Caritas Communications

This year the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is marked by two major events, the global human tragedy created by the coronavirus infection and the fifth anniversary of Laudato Sì.

Caritas urges solidarity with hungry Zimbabweans

2/03/2020 Africa, Climate Change, Conflicts and Disasters, Donation, Emergencies, Food, Malnutrition, News, Press Release, Zimbabwe by Caritas Communications

Around half the population of Zimbabwe are expected to not have access to enough nutritious food in 2020 because of poor rains and erratic weather.