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“Our people are witnessing mass starvation.” South Sudanese bishop in Rome to highlight famine

17/03/2017 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, Malnutrition, Meetings & Events, News, Press Release, South Sudan by Caritas Internationalis

Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe, President of Caritas South Sudan and Bishop of Yei, will be in Rome from 21 March for a meeting of South Sudan experts to discuss the worsening crisis in his country where famine has been declared in the midst of civil war. “We anticipate very difficult times ahead in the coming ...

Hunger crisis in southern Madagascar

20/12/2016 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, Madagascar, Malnutrition by Caritas Internationalis

Five years of poor harvests mark what is now the country’s worst drought in 35 years, magnified by the effects of El Nino weather upheavals.

COP22 sends positive signals but does not protect the poor from climate

22/11/2016 Advocacy, Climate Change, Food, Middle East & North Africa, Morocco, News, Press Release by Michelle Hough

Following COP22, Caritas urges more action and clarification on key issues over the next two years to ensure the Paris Agreement really delivers for the poor.

World Food Day: Food for All?

14/10/2016 Advocacy, Africa, Climate Change, Development, Food, Haiti, Latin America, Poverty Elimination, SDG, Zimbabwe by Caritas Internationalis

World Food Day this 16 October reminds the world again of the imperative to free humanity from hunger. Yet, today’s reality leaves us with a sense of deep discouragement.

Breaking Bread: Forging an interfaith pathway to Zero Hunger

23/09/2016 Advocacy, Blog, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Internationalis

The simple tenet of sharing food with others who have none runs through all religions. The act of ‘breaking bread’ was the inspiration for the eponymous event held on 21 September during the UN General Assembly’s High Level Week in New York.

Ethiopia hit by drought and food shortages

19/09/2016 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in East Africa, Ethiopia, Food, Malnutrition by Caritas Internationalis

Demand for aid has risen dramatically. More than 10.2 million people now need emergency food assistance, 1.2 million women and children need supplementary food aid, 400,000 children are suffering from severe malnutrition.

Breaking Bread towards zero hunger

16/09/2016 Advocacy, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events, Malnutrition, Poverty Elimination, SDG by Caritas Internationalis

Different community and faith leaders will come together on the evening of 21 September at the United Nations in New York to “break bread” in a celebration of a shared commitment to achieving zero hunger in our lifetime.

Millions of drought-hit Zimbabweans face hunger

13/09/2016 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, Humanitarian Crisis in Zimbabwe, Malnutrition, Zimbabwe by Caritas Internationalis

In some of the worst-hit parts of the country, between a half and two-thirds of households are going hungry. caritas is feeding school children and poor farming families.

Failed harvests in Zimbabwe “How is your hunger?”

8/09/2016 Africa, Climate Change, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, South Africa, Zimbabwe by Caritas Internationalis

Zimbabwe has been one of several southern African countries affected by the El Niño weather system that’s led to unusual weather patterns and 21 million people in need of food aid.

Cardinal Tagle addresses ways to tackle food wasted during production

31/05/2016 Advocacy, Europe, Food, Food waste, Italy, News, Press Release by Caritas Internationalis

Caritas president Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has said that the issue of food loss needs to be looked at differently and approached through government policy, lifestyle choices and spirituality.