This World Hunger Day (28th May), Caritas Internationalis denounces the dramatic rise in hunger due to the climate crisis, the impact of COVID-19, and conflicts, particularly highlighting how the war in Ukraine is having dire consequences on the entire globe, especially regarding food insecurity. Therefore, Caritas Confederation calls on governments and key stakeholders to engage ...
Exactly one month after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Caritas Internationalis urges for an end to the hostilities and to guarantee unhindered humanitarian assistance. “Political interests cannot continue to prevail at the expense of an entire people in dire need of humanitarian assistance. We join the Holy Father’s repeated appeals for the “abhorrent” ...
Just over a week following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the UNHCR has reported over 1,045,459 people have fled to neighbouring countries, including Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania as well as Bulgaria, with the hope of finding safety for themselves and their loved ones during a time of intense violence and uncertainty. In response, ...
At first, I couldn’t believe that there’s a war. But then you open your Instagram and you realize that your country is being bombarded and it’s going on right next to your home – Inna Inna comes from the town of Kremenets, near Ternopil and worked as a civil servant. Her husband, as other ...
We need to help each other in this terrifying situation. Images in social media – all the videos as testimonies of the conflict – show the real thing. Something has to be done to stop this tragedy – Zlata When the war began, Zlata, a photographer from Kiev, was about to start a new ...
“This war first of all means enormous suffering. What we see is a humanitarian catastrophe. Caritas Ukraine and Caritas-Spes stand with the suffering people,” said Monsignor Michael Landau, President of Caritas Europa, during an online press conference held by Caritas Internationalis on March 1. The Caritas confederation are calling on governments, NGOs and all people ...
“Our cities, homes and kindergartens have been destroyed. But no one will not succeed in destroying our aspirations for peace and freedom”, says Fr Vyacheslav Grynevych, Executive Director of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, in a video appeal launched yesterday, 26 February, through Caritas Internationalis. Caritas-Spes is one of two Ukrainian member organisations of the Confederation – the ...
Caritas Internationalis insists on ensuring protection and access to humanitarian assistance “The events which began early this morning will inevitably lead to a colossal humanitarian catastrophe. It is impossible to believe that in the 21st century in the centre of Europe people have to wake up at 5 am from explosions and the sound of ...
Aloysius John, Secretary-General of Caritas Internationalis, summed up the results of a conference organised by Caritas Internationalis as a side event of the 2022 United Nations ECOSOC Partnership Forum “Access to basic health is a basic right that is not catered to and needs to be addressed immediately in a coordinated manner. One of the ...
“Working successfully together, health innovative partnerships to build back better from the COVID-19. Experiences from Peru, Lebanon and DRC by Caritas Internationalis” Aloysius John Tweet Days Hours Minutes Seconds Based on experiences from the field, Caritas Internationalis side event will present success stories of partnerships between Caritas organizations, governments and the private sector and will ...