Ahead of the Global Refugee Forum 2023 (13-15 December), Caritas Internationalis – together with partners Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy (FCEI) and the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC Europe) – will hold an event in Geneva on 12 December from 9am-12pm (Rome time) titled Complementary Pathways to Europe: From humanitarian to labour and education ...
“Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay”. Celebrating the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on 24 September 2023, Caritas Internationalis makes its own the title of Pope Francis’ message for this Day. On the one hand, the right to stay in one’s own country means that social, working and human development ...
Joint statement by Caritas Internationalis, RED CLAMOR and RAEMH on the occasion of the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2023 On 24th September we celebrate the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. This year the Holy Father has focused his message on the right of every person to choose whether to migrate or ...
Through their daily work with migrants and refugees in every region of the world, Caritas Internationalis, RED CLAMOR, the RAEMH and our valued partners are making a difference for those vulnerable people on the move, so that they may better choose, for themselves, the path they take in life. In Latin America, Caritas Ecuador and ...
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, ...
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 ...
The presence of Caritas at the 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) continues today with the side event “75Years beyond the UDHR Renewing the Global Consensus on the Human Rights of Refugees” co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Nigeria and the Philippines to the Palais des Nations in Geneva. ...
No one plans to have to urgently leave their home, to leave behind everything you have gained over the years of effort and work. On the early morning of February 24 millions of Ukrainians woke up in the horrific reality of the war due to the Russian invasion. Millions of Ukrainians were forced to take ...
Tanya Garhin sits pensively on her bed. Her son Nikita is looking for her shoulder to lean on. Again and again, she looks at her cell phone. She can’t seem to find what she’s looking for. Her gaze wanders into the void. Mother and son are the only ones from her family who have so ...
Kuba Sadecki and Anna Gurnikewicz are volunteering for Caritas for the first time. A long time ago, Kuba had once volunteered to help out during a flood disaster when he was in school. Why he was drawn to the Ukrainian border, he can’t answer exactly – it just felt like the right thing to do. He’s ...