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Colleagues mourn Bishop Mansap, former Caritas President for Asia and Oceania

2/12/2010 Asia, News, Oceania, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas staff have sent their condolences to the family and colleagues of Bishop Michael Bunlen Mansap, who died in Bangkok 2 December. Bishop Mansap served as Vice President of Caritas Internationalis for the Asia and Oceania Regions from 1979 to 1984. He had previously served as Regional Coordinator for Caritas in Asia and Oceania from ...

Over half a million helped 100 days after Pakistan floods

9/11/2010 Aid Success Story, Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

Over three months after heavy rains deluged huge swathes of Pakistan, thousands of people are still trapped by floodwaters and can’t get back home. Many more are living in temporary accommodation, while others are battling malnutrition, malaria, cholera and general health problems caused by the damp and the instability of their lives. At one point ...

Indonesia hit by earthquake, tsunami and volcano

27/10/2010 Asia, Indonesia, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

A Caritas team is on its way to the Indonesian island of Mentawai after a tsunami left hundreds of people dead and many missing.

Caritas ready to respond as massive typhoon hits Philippines

18/10/2010 Asia, News, Philippines, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas is preparing to help communities hit by a massive typhoon in the Philippines. Super Typhoon Megi is battering communities in the north of the country with heavy rains and powerful winds of 225 km/h. The category 5 storm is the strongest to hit the Philippines in four years. Arnaldo Arcadia is an Emergency Programme ...

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand on climate change in rural Nepal

13/10/2010 Advocacy, Agriculture, Asia, Climate Change, Food, Nepal, New Zealand, Oceania by Caritas Communications

by Martin de Jong, Caritas New Zealand Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand and Caritas Nepal have recently completed production of a 15-minute video looking at climate change in rural Nepal. The video will provide a core resource for Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand’s programme in schools for Lent 2011, and is also expected to interest a wider ...

Flooding hits poor hardest in Pakistan

13/10/2010 Asia, Climate Change, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Food, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

By Mumtaz Bashir Bhatti, Caritas Pakistan Floods in Pakistan have displaced millions of people, destroyed billions of rupees worth of houses, killed many and washed away all belongings in rural communities from North to South. Is this what global warming looks like? Many scientists think it is. If it was, it is very clear that ...

Solidarity with injured and disabled flood victims in Pakistan

24/09/2010 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

By Kamran Chaudhry On August 3, Zakaullah broke his right leg while fleeing from his house as floodwaters rose. “It was midnight. The rangers had raised the alarm that the water from Indus River would enter our village any moment but we kept hoping otherwise”, he said “I slipped in panic and broke my right ...

Interview with the director of Caritas Pakistan

22/09/2010 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

Anila J.Gill, Caritas Pakistan director, spoke to Kamran Chaudhry about the recent challenges in dealing with country’s most catastrophic floods which has affected more than 20 million people. How serious is the humanitarian crisis following the massive floods in Pakistan? The flood waters have washed away 10 percent of our crops and now food security ...

Caritas says more support needed for flood-hit Pakistan

13/09/2010 Asia, News, Pakistan, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas is revising its appeal for Pakistan to Euros 10 million (USD 12 million) to reach 350,000 people affected by the worst flooding there in living memory. Flooding has caused damage and displacement in a fifth of the country and left 21 million people affected. Caritas will be providing shelter, food, clean water and sanitation, ...

Caritas statement on human trafficking

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Asia, Female face of migration, India, Migration, Nepal, Trafficking by Caritas Communications

Sanumaya Tamang and Sani Tam-ang were both 16 when they were taken to brothels in India. More than 10,000 women and children form Nepal are trafficked into India every year. Internal conflict, poverty, illiteracy and unemployment in Nepal are the root causes of the problem. In India, Caritas is working with authorities to toughen government ...