Conflicts and Disasters

Second Year of War in Ukraine: Caritas Prepares Long-Term Plans

Second Year of War in Ukraine: Caritas Prepares Long-Term Plans

Two years after the beginning of the war and nearly a decade after the conflict in the east of the country, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate and will not improve if hostilities do not stop. This is the picture described by the two local Caritas organisations – Caritas Ukraine and Caritas-Spes Ukraine ...

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Ukraine. The Creative Center Kharkiv helps Children to Cope with War

Ukraine. The Creative Center Kharkiv helps Children to Cope with War

This project, in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, offers 800 children and an additional 200 parents from socially precarious and economically disadvantaged backgrounds help and support, in coping with everyday life every year and now more important than ever. At the beginning of the war, many of the project beneficiaries fled to other parts ...

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One Year after the Earthquake in Turkey. We could not Survive without Caritas Help and our Neighbours’ Solidarity

One Year after the Earthquake in Turkey. We could not Survive without Caritas Help and our Neighbours’ Solidarity

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the southeast of Turkey on February 6th, 2023, changed many people’s lives, including Kamile’s. She used to live in Ovakent and had just finished secondary school. Now, she lives with her family and wants to marry but cannot yet due to economic problems.    «When the earthquake destroyed our ...

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One Year after the Earthquake in Syria. Caritas was the First Light of Hope after the Disaster

One Year after the Earthquake in Syria. Caritas was the First Light of Hope after the Disaster

Yasmine Halalish lives in Aleppo with her husband, Fathi Moustafa, as the stepmother of three children: Raneem, who needs special health care, Tasneem and Mouhammad Moustafa. Their birth mother died. Please tell me about the time after the earthquake. Did you receive any aid? «We did receive aid from Caritas Syria: canned food, hygiene kits ...

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EARTHQUAKE IN SYRIA AND TURKEY, ONE YEAR OF CARITAS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE AND THE CALL FOR SILENCE NOT TO FALL

EARTHQUAKE IN SYRIA AND TURKEY, ONE YEAR OF CARITAS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE AND THE CALL FOR SILENCE NOT TO FALL

One year after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023, local Caritas organisations, supported by the entire Caritas network, continue to support the local population in dire need. In Turkey, the National Caritas, together with Caritas Anatolia, supported by Caritas Istanbul and Izmir, have been active from the first moments, ...

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Holy Land: Caritas Internationalis joins today’s Global Day of Action calling for a Ceasefire Now

Holy Land: Caritas Internationalis joins today’s Global Day of Action calling for a Ceasefire Now

Caritas Internationalis joins the Global Day of Action organised today, 18 December, in support of #CeasefireNow, the open call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives. Caritas Internationalis and several of the Confederation’s 162 national Caritas have joined the initiative, including Caritas MONA (Middle East and North Africa) and ...

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Caritas staff in Gaza determined to go out and serve others

Caritas staff in Gaza determined to go out and serve others

For the seven days of pause in hostilities since November 24th, 2023, our dedicated Caritas Jerusalem team, led by our medical consultant Dr Jihad Al Hisi, provided primary health care to the most vulnerable communities in southern Gaza. Across the Gaza Strip, the Israeli bombing has destroyed more than 46,000 homes and otherwise damaged over ...

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‘THERE IS NO WORSE SUFFERING THAN THIS’: CRIES OF HELP FROM BURKINA FASO

‘THERE IS NO WORSE SUFFERING THAN THIS’: CRIES OF HELP FROM BURKINA FASO

Nearly 10 years on, terrorism and violence instigated by militia groups continues to threaten the peace and safety of tens and thousands of families throughout Burkina Faso. Since 2015, men, women and children have been forced to flee their homes and leave everything behind. In more recent years, Burkina Faso has witnessed unprecedented levels of ...

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Caritas Internationalis secretary general visits the Holy Land

Caritas Internationalis secretary general visits the Holy Land

Following his recent visit to the Holy Land to support local Caritas Jerusalem staff and volunteers, Alistair Dutton, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis said, “It was intense and emotional. Caritas staff described their pain, frustration and powerlessness that they are not able to reach their colleagues or help the communities in Gaza. They have set ...

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