Conflicts and Disasters

Caritas faces ongoing conflict in Sudan and neighboring countries

Caritas faces ongoing conflict in Sudan and neighboring countries

Sudan has been embroiled in a devastating armed conflict since last April, triggered by power struggles among the country’s military factions. The fighting, primarily between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has had a profound impact on civilians, resulting in large-scale displacement and shattered access to food, water, health care, fuel, ...

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WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2023 – CARITAS WELCOMES, PROTECTS, AND INTEGRATES

WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2023 – CARITAS WELCOMES, PROTECTS, AND INTEGRATES

On World Refugee Day (June 20) Caritas Internationalis wants to highlight the strength and courage of millions of people worldwide who have left their homelands and have undertaken dangerous journeys to escape conflict, persecution or violence, extreme poverty, natural disasters or climate change. In over 200 countries, Caritas is a witness to the inspiring hope ...

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CARITAS RESPONDS TO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE FOLLOWING DAM COLLAPSE

CARITAS RESPONDS TO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE FOLLOWING DAM COLLAPSE

A week after the devastating destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Khersonska Oblast, the Caritas humanitarian aid programs in southern Ukraine are tirelessly continuing their efforts to provide assistance in areas where humanitarian access remains extremely limited. The receding floodwaters, now measuring just above 2 metres in some areas, down from the 5.6-metre peak on ...

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARMED CONFLICTS AND POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARMED CONFLICTS AND POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS

This week Caritas Internationalis, Secours Catholique (Caritas France) and the Order of Malta, with the support of COATNET, held Human Trafficking in Armed Conflicts and Post-Conflict Situations, a side event for the 52nd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations – United Nations in Geneva. This panel discussion event – ...

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OVER 150,000 FAMILIES WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER IN SYRIA AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE

OVER 150,000 FAMILIES WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER IN SYRIA AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE

According to UNHCR, widespread destruction of buildings and homes has displaced 150,000 households across Syria and 900,000 people are in urgent need of shelter. To date, an estimated 50,000 people are dead and an additional 110,000 have been left injured by the earthquake on February 6th. These figures continue to rise as search and rescue ...

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CARITAS ASSESSING NEEDS ON THE GROUND IN TURKEY AND SYRIA TO COORDINATE EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

CARITAS ASSESSING NEEDS ON THE GROUND IN TURKEY AND SYRIA TO COORDINATE EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

With the death toll now reaching over 42,000 in Turkey and around 1,400 in Syria, the Caritas network is assessing the needs on the ground, in order to coordinate efforts to better help those displaced by the strong earthquakes and aftershocks that struck the region this February. “We need to be very careful about what ...

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ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. TODAY CARITAS PRAYS THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. TODAY CARITAS PRAYS THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Today, February 24, 2023, is the anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine. Caritas Internationalis and the National Office team of Caritas-Spes Ukraine would like to invite you to join the prayer of the Way of the Cross. We want to call this Way of the Cross “The 366th station” to symbolize ...

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ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. CARITAS POLAND PROVIDED 176,000 UKRAINIANS IN NEED WITH SHELTER

ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. CARITAS POLAND PROVIDED 176,000 UKRAINIANS IN NEED WITH SHELTER

“My name is Tetyana Bilyaeva, I come from the Kherson region in the Goloprystansky district, village Novaya Zburjivka. I worked as a methodologist in a kindergarten. I worked as a director of a community centre, which means I always had to deal with people, with children. That’s what I always liked. And when the war ...

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