Caritas has been responding to the needs of Syrians since the first days of the crisis in March 2011, supporting both those inside the country and refugees throughout the region. Caritas has helped more than 100,000 people in need, without discrimination.

The Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), People In Aid and the Sphere Project have now moved into the action phase to develop a new humanitarian standards architecture.

Pope Francis met with Caritas leaders from around the world to discuss their work in helping millions of poor and vulnerable people, telling them “a Church without charity does not exist.”

Caritas welcomes the approval of the first global arms treaty at the United Nations last week.

Caritas Europa has expressed its concern about the situation of Roma across EU Member States today on 8 April, the International Day of Roma, and is calling for a renewed effort by the EU to promote the full inclusion of Roma people.

Caritas Lebanon will assist in the evacuation of another group of Filipino refugees who are fleeing the war in Syria in a bid to return home.

Caritas is launching a wide-ranging response covering four countries to help those affected by the recent conflict in Mali which has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.

Caritas in Kenya has laid the groundwork to respond in the event that violence erupts during presidential elections next week.

Bishops from Central African Republic (CAR) have made an desperate plea to the international community and their government to help communities who are being terrorised by rebels.

Caritas will help over half a million people in Sudan’s Darfur region this year as part of a US$9.6 million (7.3 million euro) programme.

The president of Caritas Mali, Archbishop Jean Zerbo of Bamako, has asked for a humanitarian corridor to be opened in his war-torn country. He also appealed to the global Caritas network and the international community to help those affected by the conflict currently being fought.

Caritas is appealing for more than US $2.6 million to assist people caught up in the latest conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

African Catholic Church leaders meeting in Kinshasa say that escalating violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing a major humanitarian tragedy.

Caritas is expressing deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after rebels seized Goma, a city of over a million inhabitants.

Caritas urges governments to fight the exploitation of migrants by offering decent work, social protection and greater opportunities for human development.

Caritas Guatemala is calling on communities to show solidarity with those affected by the country’s earthquake by donating goods which are in short supply.

Caritas is boosting awareness and collaboration on human trafficking with a relaunch of the COATNET website which is dedicated to the issue.

Caritas has launched a three-month emergency programme to help families following severe flooding in Pakistan. The programme will cost US$1.4 million (€1.1 million).

Caritas is appealing for funds to help farming households in Somalia struggling with famine following a long-term drought.

Caritas is appealing for funds to help families in the Philippines, many of whom are living in temporary evacuation centres following massive floods.

Caritas is launching a new appeal to continue its lifesaving work in drought-stricken areas of Ethiopia. Its programmes will help farmers and herders produce more food, and will also improve water systems and infrastructure in remote areas.

Caritas Internationalis fears that a full scale war is imminent between Sudan and South Sudan with dire humanitarian consequences for both unless there is pull back from further military action.

Fears are growing over the increasingly ethnic and violent nature of the conflict in South Sudan’s Jonglei State. It’s the latest fighting in the region following independence for South Sudan last July.

Caritas teams continue to fan out over the southern Philippine island of Mindanao to help families suffering because of massive flash flooding.

The Caritas Working Group for Colombia says the human rights situation in Córdoba continues to be critical.

In the wake of floods that submerged homes, crops, factories and more, Caritas Internationalis is calling for EUR 506,494 to help the people of Thailand.

Caritas says a poor response by the international community to major floods in Pakistan in 2011 is endangering lives.

Torrential rains across Central America have caused deadly flooding in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday 5 October highlighted the plight of 13 million people at risk in East Africa’s ongoing food crisis.

In Somalia, drought and ongoing conflict have reached crisis levels and affect over half of the population.