Emergencies

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 ...

Continue Reading...

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 ...

Continue Reading...

GLOBAL CARITAS NETWORK JOINS FORCES TO SUPPORT SYRIAN AND TURKISH PEOPLE

GLOBAL CARITAS NETWORK JOINS FORCES TO SUPPORT SYRIAN AND TURKISH PEOPLE

Death and injury tolls continues to rise as the search continues for missing loved ones in Syria and Turkey. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey on Monday (February 6), followed by 100 aftershocks throughout the week, also impacting the population in neighbouring Syria. Consequently, thousands of people in both countries are exposed to winter conditions and ...

Continue Reading...

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Caritas network launches first phase of aid

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Caritas network launches first phase of aid

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has struck north-west Syria and Turkey has left thousands of people without shelter, food and fuel. Caritas in Turkey and Caritas Syria were proving assistance from the very beginning and Caritas Internationalis Confederation is supporting and coordinating their efforts to assess the needs and deliver assistance to those affected by this ...

Continue Reading...

COMMUNITIES IN ECUADOR PROTEST DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND BIODIVERSITY BY INDUSTRIES

COMMUNITIES IN ECUADOR PROTEST DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND BIODIVERSITY BY INDUSTRIES

Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places in the world. From the Amazon rainforest, Andean highlands, coastal mangroves to the cloud forests. It harbours more than two thirds of the world’s biodiversity. At the same time, there are several problems associated with the violation on human rights of the communities that inhabit all these ...

Continue Reading...

HURRICANE IAN AFTERNMATH LEAVES MILLIONS OF CUBANS WITHOUT FOOD, WATER AND ELECTRICITY

HURRICANE IAN AFTERNMATH LEAVES MILLIONS OF CUBANS WITHOUT FOOD, WATER AND ELECTRICITY

One week since Hurricane Ian crossed the western part of Cuba, thousands of people are left without electricity, adequate food, water and communication services due to widespread damage to housing, infrastructure and the agricultural sector in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, Mayabeque and Havana. At least 36,700 homes in the hurricane-affected regions have ...

Continue Reading...

CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE DROUGHT AND FOOD INSECURITY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND IN THE SAHEL

CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SEVERE DROUGHT AND FOOD INSECURITY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND IN THE SAHEL

With the close of the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva this month, Caritas Internationalis is urging international and local leaders to take action in responding to the severe food insecurity in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel regions. The right to food is a basic human right and the implementation ...

Continue Reading...

CARITAS ON THE GROUND IN PAKISTAN TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY RECORD-BREAKING MONSOON RAINS

CARITAS ON THE GROUND IN PAKISTAN TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY RECORD-BREAKING MONSOON RAINS

Caritas is working alongside the Pakistan Goverment in supporting communities affected by the heavy monsoon rains and flash flooding, particularly in Karachi and Balochistan. Over 150 people have died, and over 160 injured, as a result of flash flooding in the country and these numbers are expected to rise. In Balochistan and Sindh, torrential rainfall ...

Continue Reading...

CARITAS UNITED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE “ONE PERSON AT A TIME” FOR VICTIMS OF THE UKRAINE CONFLICT

CARITAS UNITED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE “ONE PERSON AT A TIME” FOR VICTIMS OF THE UKRAINE CONFLICT

After meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis over the weekend, the President of Caritas Ukraine, Tetiana Stawnychy, together with the Secretary General of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, Fr. Vyacheslav Grynevych SAC, emphasised the important work of Caritas in creating communities of loving care and safety for all those who turn to Caritas within Ukraine, as well as in neighbouring countries, as a result of the ongoing ...

Continue Reading...