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

23/02/2023 Crisis in Ukraine, Emergencies in Ukraine, Poland, Ukraine, Ukraine by daniele piccini

“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 ...

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

21/02/2023 Crisis in Ukraine, Emergencies in Ukraine, Ukraine by daniele piccini

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 ...

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

21/02/2023 Crisis in Ukraine, Emergencies in Ukraine, Slovakia, Ukraine, Ukraine by daniele piccini

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 ...

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

20/02/2023 Crisis in Ukraine, Czech Republic, Emergencies in Ukraine, Ukraine by Maria Kristina Millare

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 ...

ONE YEAR OF WAR IN UKRAINE. CARITAS ROMANIA, ASSISTANCE AND SHELTER AFTER DESPERATION

17/02/2023 Crisis in Ukraine, Emergencies, Ukraine, Ukraine by daniele piccini

The border crossing to Romania was the light at the end of the tunnel for Iryna, her daughter, her sister-in-law, and her two daughters, escaping from the war in Ukraine. Iryna Pysarenko (31 years old) is a mother from Drushkovka in the Donetsk region in Ukraine. She came to Romania on April 4, 2022, with ...

GLOBAL CARITAS NETWORK JOINS FORCES TO SUPPORT SYRIAN AND TURKISH PEOPLE

13/02/2023 Earthquake Syria Turkey 2023 by Claudia Lombardi

Death and injury tolls continues to rise as the search continues for missing loved ones in Syria and Turkey. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey on Monday (February 6), followed by 100 aftershocks throughout the week, also impacting the population in neighbouring Syria. Consequently, thousands of people in both countries are exposed to winter conditions and ...

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Caritas network launches first phase of aid

7/02/2023 Earthquake Syria Turkey 2023, Press Release by daniele piccini

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has struck north-west Syria and Turkey has left thousands of people without shelter, food and fuel. Caritas in Turkey and Caritas Syria were proving assistance from the very beginning and Caritas Internationalis Confederation is supporting and coordinating their efforts to assess the needs and deliver assistance to those affected by this ...

TONGA REBUILDS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS ONE YEAR SINCE VOLCANIC BLAST, EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI

13/01/2023 Conflicts and Disasters by Claudia Lombardi

One year since the underwater volcanic eruption that struck Tonga on January 15 2022 Caritas Tonga, together with its partners, have developed a long-term recovery program to support local communities as they rebuild from the disaster. According to Tonga Government reports, an estimated 85,000 people (84 per cent of the Tongan population) were affected by ...

CARITAS REPORTS MISSILE STRIKES LEAVE SEVERAL NEIGHBOURHOODS IN UKRAINE WITHOUT HEATING AND ELECTRICITY

24/11/2022 Conflicts and Disasters, Ukraine, Uncategorised by Maria Kristina Millare

Last week, missile strikes targeting power networks have left several areas in the Ukrainian cities of Kiev and Kharkiv with absolutely no power. With the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine following the country-wide missile strikes on October 10, thousands of Ukrainians are again living and working in a state of continuous danger and uncertainty. ...

Caritas Confederation at COP27 to bring the voice of vulnerable communities

6/11/2022 Advocacy, Agriculture, Climate Change, Disaster Preparedness, Food Crisis by Francesca Frezza

A large delegation of Caritas Internationalis with regional and national Caritas representatives will attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP 27, being held in Sharm-el Sheikh, Egypt, from 7 to 18 November. “It will be an opportunity to advocate for climate justice and bring to the world’s attention the conditions ...