Emergencies in Ukraine

ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. TODAY CARITAS PRAYS THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. TODAY CARITAS PRAYS THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Today, February 24, 2023, is the anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine. Caritas Internationalis and the National Office team of Caritas-Spes Ukraine would like to invite you to join the prayer of the Way of the Cross. We want to call this Way of the Cross “The 366th station” to symbolize ...

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ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. CARITAS POLAND PROVIDED 176,000 UKRAINIANS IN NEED WITH SHELTER

ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. CARITAS POLAND PROVIDED 176,000 UKRAINIANS IN NEED WITH SHELTER

“My name is Tetyana Bilyaeva, I come from the Kherson region in the Goloprystansky district, village Novaya Zburjivka. I worked as a methodologist in a kindergarten. I worked as a director of a community centre, which means I always had to deal with people, with children. That’s what I always liked. And when the war ...

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ONE YEAR ON: OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE ASSISTED BY CARITAS SINCE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN UKRAINE

ONE YEAR ON: OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE ASSISTED BY CARITAS SINCE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN UKRAINE

With the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine last year on February 24, the Caritas network in Ukraine and in the neighbouring countries of Poland, Romania, Moldova, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary, have worked tirelessly to provide humanitarian assistance to more than 5,3 million people impacted by violence and unrest in the eastern European ...

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ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. CARITAS SLOVAKIA EXTENDED A HELPING HAND TO THOSE IN NEED

ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. CARITAS SLOVAKIA EXTENDED A HELPING HAND TO THOSE IN NEED

Tetiana, doctor In Ukraine, she worked as a paediatrician in a local hospital. Tetiana’s family managed to literally escape to safety, to Slovakia. After a difficult period, she enjoys completely ordinary activities such as cooking jam or working in the garden which make her happy.   Irina, teacher The English and Bulgarian teacher’s home was ...

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“THE KIDS ARE HOMESICK AND SO AM I,” SAYS THE TEACHER OF THE UKRAINIAN ADAPTATION CLUB RUN BY CARITAS

“THE KIDS ARE HOMESICK AND SO AM I,” SAYS THE TEACHER OF THE UKRAINIAN ADAPTATION CLUB RUN BY CARITAS

More than 300,000 Ukrainian refugees have already found asylum in the Czech Republic. 40 per cent of them are children. But many of them do not go to educational institutions because there is not enough place for them. Caritas Czech Republic has therefore set up the Young Caritas club for Ukrainian children, which currently consists ...

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CARITAS: DIRE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION ‘MORE ACUTE’ AS WAR IN UKRAINE ESCALATES

CARITAS: DIRE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION ‘MORE ACUTE’ AS WAR IN UKRAINE ESCALATES

Following the massive missile strikes by Russia in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in the cities of Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia earlier this week, Caritas Ukraine and Caritas Spes-Ukraine have issued a joint statement reiterating their strong call for “an end to the violence”. Tetiana Stawnychy, President of Caritas Ukraine and Father Vyacheslav ...

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SIX MONTHS OF WAR IN UKRAINE

SIX MONTHS OF WAR IN UKRAINE

Caritas Internationalis: “Stop the conflict immediately. Ukrainian people must have the opportunity to start rebuilding their lives”. On the day marking six months since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Caritas Internationalis launches a new appeal for peace, drawing attention to the high cost of this war in terms of human lives and the ...

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CARITAS MOVING TOWARDS NEXT PHASE OF HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF WAR IN UKRAINE

CARITAS MOVING TOWARDS NEXT PHASE OF HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF WAR IN UKRAINE

Nearly five months since the outbreak of war in Ukraine on February 24, Caritas Confederation member organisations have been on the ground within Ukraine and in neighbouring countries – including Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Lithuania, Moldova and beyond – to provide humanitarian assistance and support to over 1.7 million internally displaced persons and refugees. As ...

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