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Caritas at the World Social Forum

7/02/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Development, High-Level Meetings and Events, Poverty Elimination, SDG, Senegal, World Social Forum by Caritas Communications

Around one hundred delegates from different Caritas organisations are taking part in the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal, from 6 to 11 February. Almost 70,000 people from all over the world will gather in Dakar to share their experiences and think about how to create a better world. Since its creation in 2001 in ...

Civil society uniting to build a different world

7/02/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Development, High-Level Meetings and Events, Poverty Elimination, SDG, Senegal, World Social Forum by Caritas Communications

By Clémence Richard from Secours Catholique-Caritas France Dakar, 2 pm: Under the burning sun, Sfax Place in the city centre is filling with crowds of marchers. African women dressed in colourful outfits dance to the rhythm of a tune that goes: “Solidarity with the women from all over the world”. Further down, Amnesty International shows ...

Fora for change: Caritas at Davos and the WSF

24/02/2009 Advocacy, Brazil, Development, High-Level Meetings and Events, Latin America, Poverty Elimination, SDG, World Economic Forum, World Social Forum by Caritas Communications

Caritas representatives will be talking part in both the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland and the World Social Forum (WSF) in Belem, Brazil this January. In a world divided between the “Haves” and “Have-nots”, Caritas believes the global system must be reformed to give all of society the opportunity to succeed. The Caritas ...