“A world of exacerbated consumption is at the same time a world which mistreats life in all its forms” — Laudato si’ (230) Ever-increasing consumerism and industrial patterns of production are having severe consequences for the natural world, in terms of climate change, pollution, and the reckless use of natural resources. Current levels of consumption, ...
“Access to safe drinkable water is a basic and universal human right” — Laudato si’ (30) We have a moral obligation to ensure everyone has access to enough clean water to meet their fundamental human needs. Yet increasing numbers of people lack reliable supplies of water, especially the poor. We can ensure access to safe ...
“There is a great variety of smallscale food production systems which feed the greater part of the world’s peoples” — Laudato si’ (129) The way we produce and consume food is intimately connected with the living world around us, and with climate change, biodiversity, water use and pollution. Agriculture also increasingly provides raw material for ...
Sunday May 28th marks World Hunger Day 2023. Caritas Internationalis stands in solidarity with the global community in support of populations facing times of unprecedented poverty and famine In order to end hunger, we must promote sustainable agriculture and food production, reduce food waste and support local food systems. Millions of people are faced with ...
United to the theme of this year’s Laudato Si’ Week – ‘Hope for the Earth. Hope for humanity’ – Caritas Internationalis is inviting all people around the world to join our global campaign ‘Together We’ in celebration of the eighth anniversary of the publication of the encyclical Laudato Si’. In all countries where Caritas is ...
This year the UN 2023 Water Conference invited Caritas Internationalis to host a virtual side event titled: Community Led Water Management and Governance Practices: Cases of Local Experiences to Accelerate Implementation from its headquarters in New York. The event brought together Caritas representatives from Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America who highlighted best ...
A large delegation of Caritas Internationalis with regional and national Caritas representatives will attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP 27, being held in Sharm-el Sheikh, Egypt, from 7 to 18 November. “It will be an opportunity to advocate for climate justice and bring to the world’s attention the conditions ...
Promoting a culture of encounter in which women’s experiences and expertise are valued and included in the development of just societies; exploring the sociological, ethical obstacles, challenges and opportunities concerning women’s participation in leadership and decision making at all levels; listening to the concrete experiences of Caritas in working with women wherever they suffer, struggle ...
In light of the lasting impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake which triggered a powerful tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Caritas Japan has a profound understanding and experience of the urgency to live in the spirit of integral ecology as one human family. It has been over a decade since the disaster yet ...
With widespread droughts affecting countries in the Sahel and Horn of Africa, Caritas Djibouti has increased its efforts to fight hunger and preserve human dignity through sustainable development training, projects and advocacy. Since late 2019, Caritas Djibouti have held several workshops on “permaculture” which adopts land management practices that supports the growth of natural ecosystems ...