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Failure at UN climate change conference COP 24

17/12/2018 Advocacy, Climate Change, Poland by Francesca Frezza

Delegates at the annual UN climate change conference have failed to deliver strong commitments for essential action to save our planet. Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP, met in the Polish city of Katowice, 2-14 December 2018. The meeting came after the release of the ...

International Migration Day: highlights from a year of Share the Journey

17/12/2018 Advocacy, Migration, Refugees by Francesca Frezza

International Migration Day falls on 18 December 2018. This is an opportunity for us to look back at 2018 and our global “Share the Journey” campaign with migrants and refugees. Through events and activities across the world, people founded friendships, built solidarity and forged hope for the future. Here are some inspiring examples of how ...

Cardinal Tagle’s message on the UN Global Compact for Migration

11/12/2018 Advocacy, High-Level Meetings and Events, Migration by Francesca Frezza

United Nations members states adopted the Global Compact for Migration at a summit in Marrakesh on 10th December. Over 160 nations signed up to the first ever international pact to promote “safe, orderly and regular” migration. Caritas Internationalis commends all those governments who signed up to the pact. It emphasises that all migrants need access ...

Caritas Global Fund Taskforce Meeting

10/12/2018 Advocacy, Development, Health, High-Level Meetings and Events, HIV & AIDS, Tuberculosis by Francesca Frezza

The members of the Caritas Internationalis Task Force on The Global Fund and representatives of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria will meet 11-13 December. The meeting in Geneva is to deepen their partnership in combating diseases among the world’s poorest communities. The meeting will also allow taskforce members to reinforce their ...

Young Catholics’ commitment at COP 24 boosts hope for climate justice and human rights

10/12/2018 Advocacy, Climate Change, Europe, Meetings & Events, Poland by Francesca Frezza

The COP 24 climate change talks continue in Katowice, Poland, until 14 December. Major global Catholic institutions recently convened an international gathering of Catholic activists at the COP event. The gathering explored personal stories from the front lines of the climate crisis and brought out a Catholic response from participants. Caritas Internationalis and the Archdiocese ...

High-Level Dialogue on Diagnosis and Treatment of Paediatric HIV

5/12/2018 Advocacy, Health, High-Level Meetings and Events, HIV & AIDS by Caritas Communications

Cardinal Peter Turkson will convene a dialogue on Diagnosis and Treatment of Paediatric HIV on 6-7 December 2018. The event will take place at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in the Vatican. The Cardinal, who is Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, will address CEOs of pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies. The ...

Crunch UN climate change talks must deliver plan to save planet

22/11/2018 Advocacy, Climate Change, Europe, Meetings & Events, Poland, Press Release by Francesca Frezza

Upcoming UN climate change talks in Poland this December will have to curb climate change for the coming decade and tackle its devastating effects on human life, ecosystems, food and water security, warns Caritas. The cost of increased disasters and hazards is now unbearable for communities already facing poverty. Watch this video to see examples ...

Climate finance is failing the most vulnerable, says new Caritas report from Oceania

18/10/2018 Advocacy, Climate Change, Fiji, New Zealand, News, Oceania, Tonga by Caritas Communications

“Woefully inadequate” is how a new report from Caritas assesses the state of global funds reaching the most vulnerable people affected by climate change in the Pacific region. Despite large sums pledged at high-level international meetings, those most harmed are still being left behind. “Climate change is here and now,” points out Caritas Aotearoa New ...

Share the journey meal with refugees in Syria: challenges and rewards

26/07/2018 Advocacy, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies in Syria, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Refugees by Caritas Communications

Blog by Sandra Awad, communications officer for Caritas Syria Caritas Internationalis recently invited us to organise an “encounter meal” in a community with migrants and/or refugees. It would be part of the Share the Journey campaign which was launched by Pope Francis in 2017 and is focused on providing spaces and opportunities to bring migrants/refugees ...

UN Sustainable Development Goals meeting raises uncertainty

19/07/2018 Advocacy, Development, High-Level Meetings and Events, SDG by Caritas Communications

Sustainable development depends on a transformative approach to our lifestyles and the global economy.The Ministerial Declaration at the High-Level Political Forum raises uncertainty over whether these principles will be effectively put into practice.