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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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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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Catholic Networks Unite, Pleading for Fossil Fuel Phase-Out and Climate Justice at COP28

Catholic Networks Unite, Pleading for Fossil Fuel Phase-Out and Climate Justice at COP28

Dubai/Brussels/Rome, 7 December 2023 – The international networks of Catholic social justice organisations, Caritas Internationalis and CIDSE, urge negotiators and world leaders attending the Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to work for a just and bold agreement that ensures the phase-out of all fossil fuels, gets the planet on track to achieving the Paris ...

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CARITAS: COP28 TALKS MUST CROSS CORRECT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CRISIS, STOP RISE OF EXTREME POVERTY

CARITAS: COP28 TALKS MUST CROSS CORRECT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CRISIS, STOP RISE OF EXTREME POVERTY

This year Caritas Internationalis will participate in global climate talks at COP28 (30 November – 12 December) in Dubai as part of the Holy See Delegation. At COP28, Caritas, a confederation of 162 national member organisations, will urge state leaders to support Global South nations, which bear a disproportionate burden from the impacts of the ...

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CARITAS CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS DESPERATE NEED FOR ACTION TO PROTECT PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

CARITAS CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS DESPERATE NEED FOR ACTION TO PROTECT PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

As part of the inauguration week of the Global Year of Action of the “Together We” campaign, aimed at promoting integral ecology by simultaneously protecting people and our planet, Caritas Internationalis today launched its new publication Displaced by a Changing Climate: Caritas Voices Protecting and Supporting People on the Move. The publication explores the experiences ...

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Caritas Jerusalem urges international community to halt the ongoing violence in the Holy Land

Caritas Jerusalem urges international community to halt the ongoing violence in the Holy Land

For security reasons, all Caritas Jerusalem operations in the field have been suspended following the escalation of violence and unrest over the weekend, which are reported to have left at least 1,700 people dead. In the wake of the recent events, all educational institutions and recreational facilities in Jerusalem are closed, along with the closure ...

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Faith leaders unite to support an inclusive loss and damage fund ahead of COP28, championing the cause of the poor

Faith leaders unite to support an inclusive loss and damage fund ahead of COP28, championing the cause of the poor

One week after the release of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, faith leaders around the world are endorsing support for a Loss and Damage Fund to mitigate the detrimental and unjust impacts of climate change already affecting the poor. Many Global South nations contribute the least to the climate crisis, yet pay the heaviest ...

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CARITAS WAREHOUSE BURNS TO THE GROUND FOLLOWING OVERNIGHT RUSSIAN ATTACK, 300 TONNES OF AID DESTROYED

CARITAS WAREHOUSE BURNS TO THE GROUND FOLLOWING OVERNIGHT RUSSIAN ATTACK, 300 TONNES OF AID DESTROYED

“Russia’s attack on the Caritas-Spes Ukraine warehouse in Lviv last night, destroying 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine, was an outrage and a flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law,” states Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis Alistair Dutton from New York, where he is attending the UN General Assembly and where Ukrainian ...

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