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Caritas, UNAIDS and PEPFAR launch campaign for diagnosis and treatment of childhood HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo

19/09/2018 Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Health, HIV & AIDS, News by Francesca Frezza

Caritas Internationalis has launched a campaign with UNAIDS and PEPFAR to promote the diagnosis and early treatment of childhood HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The announcement came after more than 130 religious leaders and health providers met in Kisangani on September 18 to discuss ways to better identify cases of AIDS in children and ...

Massive humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad region

3/09/2018 Africa, Cameroon, Chad, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Niger, Nigeria by Caritas Communications

A High Level Conference on the Lake Chad Region is taking place in Berlin, Germany, 3-4 September. Africa’s Lake Chad region, which includes parts of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, is facing a massive humanitarian crisis driven by poverty, climate change and conflict.

Vatican convenes ecological leadership summit

3/07/2018 Advocacy, Africa, Asia, Catholic Teaching, Climate Change, Development, Europe, Food, Latin America, Meetings & Events, Middle East & North Africa, News, North America, Oceania, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Political leaders and grassroots activists from around the world unite to signal urgent need for increased ambition on climate change and sustainability

Church mourning murder in the Central African Republic

2/07/2018 Africa, Central African Republic, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Central African Republic by Caritas Communications

The Catholic Church in the Central African Republic is in mourning after the murder of priest, Firmin Gbagoua, in Bambari on Friday.

West Africa food crisis threatens 6 million people

27/06/2018 Africa, Burkina, Chad, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies in the Sahel, Food, Mali, Malnutrition, Niger, Senegal by Caritas Communications

Nearly 6 million people in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal are struggling to meet their daily food needs. Severe malnutrition threatens the lives of 1.6 million children.

Cleaning up after cyclone in Djibouti

24/05/2018 Conflicts and Disasters, Djibouti, Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Communications

Caritas is launching an emergency appeal to provide urgent support for families hard hit by Cyclone Sagar which swept through Djibouti in late May.

Concern over new Ebola outbreak in Congo

18/05/2018 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Emergencies, Health by Caritas Communications

Caritas is extremely concerned and actively responding to the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid fears that it could escalate into an epidemic.