Food Archives - Caritas

Appeal launched for Philippines Typhoon survivors

27/09/2018 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Food, Philippines by Ffion Dean

Jessie cannot help but stare at the wreckage of his house. It was destroyed by super typhoon Mangkhut, which tore through the Philippines earlier this month. Over 1.5 million people were affected. “It felt really bad that I need to clear debris from the remains of our house,” said the 50-year-old construction worker from Baguio ...

South Sudan refugees: life in Uganda refugee camps

24/09/2018 Africa, Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Darfur and South Sudan, Food, Migration, Refugees, South Sudan, Uganda by Ffion Dean

In January 2017 we met South Sudan refugees who are living in Bidi Bidi in Uganda. 18 months later we've returned to the refugee camp to see the difference Caritas programmes are making to people who live there.

Venezuela Crisis

7/09/2018 Emergencies, Food, Health, Latin America, Malnutrition, Migration, Refugees, Venezuela by Ffion Dean

Find out how Caritas is helping vulnerable Venezuelans with food and health care during the current economic crisis.

Venezuela food crisis: Nourishing childhoods

3/09/2018 Aid Success Story, Food, Latin America, Malnutrition, Venezuela by Ffion Dean

Read about Yusmarely and her children who are struggling because of the Venezuela food crisis. The children were at risk of malnutrition so Caritas Venezuela volunteers gave them supplements.

Venezuela crisis: Caritas volunteers restore health and hope

2/09/2018 Emergencies, Food, Health, Latin America, Malnutrition, Migration, Refugees, Venezuela by Ffion Dean

Monitoring children at risk of malnutrition Maria Mendoza opens the doors to her driveway in Punta de Mulato, Venezuela in early July. She’s preparing for a weekly growth monitoring session for children under five. Caritas volunteers who have been inspired to help during the Venezuela crisis carry chairs and tables from the Church grounds. A ...

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 Internationalis

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

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 Internationalis

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.

Working towards a better Venezuela

26/04/2018 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Latin America, Malnutrition, Venezuela by Caritas Internationalis

Scarcity of staple foods is touching every aspect of life in Venezuela. In the lead up to Easter, the Colombian Church donated 250,000 communion wafers to the Catholic Church in Venezuela.

Restoring children’s health in Venezuela

17/04/2018 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, Latin America, Malnutrition, Venezuela by Caritas Internationalis

Reports reveal a rapidly growing public health crisis in Venezuela where 68 percent of the children show varying degrees of malnutrition and 48 percent of the selected expectant mothers are at risk of malnutrition.

Hunger spreads in East and Horn of Africa

9/04/2018 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in East Africa, Emergencies in Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malnutrition, Middle East & North Africa, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda by Caritas Internationalis

East Africa and the Horn of Africa are confronting a humanitarian crisis that may worsen in 2018. Armed conflict and severe drought are causing extreme levels of hunger. Up to 35 million people are in need of urgent food assistance across the region.