Middle East & North Africa Archives - Page 35 of 44

Gaza: the bloodshed continues

21/11/2012 Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in the Palestine, Jerusalem, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

Harout Bedrossian is a communications officer for Caritas Jerusalem. He’s been sending us frequent updates on the situation in Gaza. Here’s the latest. We’re technically into day 8 of Operation Pillar of Cloud. I woke up very optimistic today after last night’s announcement of a ceasefire being brokered by Egypt, but was very disappointed when ...

Killed by fear in Gaza

21/11/2012 Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in the Palestine, Jerusalem, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

Salem Boulos Sweilem, a father of five, dies from fear when bombs fall near his home, writes Ameen Sabbagh from Caritas Jerusalem. On the 19th of November 2012, in the middle of the roar of Israeli warplanes that are constantly bombing Gaza. Salem, a close neighbour to the Caritas Health Centre in Shate Refugee Camp died. ...

Syrie : une équipe pluridisciplinaire soigne des enfants infirmes

20/11/2012 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Français, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding, Syria by Caritas Communications

Par Secours Catholique À Damas, le centre de soins pour enfants infirmes moteurs cérébraux (IMC) reste ouvert, en dépit des évènements. Il offre à 70 enfants atteints de paralysie cérébrale une prise en charge thérapeutique favorisant leur développement. Le centre, créé par l’association Terre des hommes Syrie, veut aussi former des personnels locaux pour prendre ...

Caritas Jerusalem brings hope as Gaza crisis deepens

16/11/2012 Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in the Palestine, Jerusalem, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Communications

Caritas Jerusalem’s outgoing director Claudette Habesch says there is an urgent need for humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza in response to an upsurge in attacks between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants. Speaking to Caritas Italy staff in Rome, she expressed deep concern over the rising casualties. Mrs. Habesch feared the possibility of an end to ...

La crise des réfugiés syriens: La mission du cardinal Sarah au Liban

9/11/2012 Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Français, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding, Syria by Caritas Communications

Par Caritas Lebanon “Je continue à suivre avec grande attention la situation tragique du conflit violent en Syrie, où les combats n’ont pas cessé, et chaque jour le nombre de victimes augmente, accompagné de la souffrance des civils, spécialement ceux qui ont été forcés à abandonner leurs maisons ». Par ces mots, le Saint Père ...

Syrian crisis: Tough times ahead for refugees

8/11/2012 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Europe, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding, Syria, Turkey by Caritas Communications

“We had normal lives. We had our own business. We had beautiful houses…it’s all gone, it has been destroyed and burned during the war and now I live in this tent.” Salwa is one of the 100,000 Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon. She lives in a camp in the Bekaa Valley. The rickety tent she ...

Life after Syria

25/10/2012 Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Peacebuilding, Refugees, Syria by Caritas Communications

“I thank Caritas every day for the assistance we received” Three months ago, Sanaa gave birth alone in her house, just a few days after arriving in Lebanon from Syria. She, her husband and their two young children ran away from heavy shelling .They are from Hama and did not know anyone in Lebanon. “We ...

Syria refugee crisis

25/10/2012 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Europe, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Peacebuilding, Refugees, Syria, Turkey by Caritas Communications

While international efforts are made to bring about a ceasefire in Syria, refugees continue to flood over the border into neighbouring countries. Up to 360,000 have fled Syria as a result of the ongoing conflict there. They may have lost family members in the violence or been separated from them. They leave behind their homes ...

Caritas Jordan helping Syrian refugees

24/10/2012 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Jordan, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding, Syria by Caritas Communications

Jordan is one of the destinations for refugees escaping from conflict in Syria. Caritas helps provide those arriving with essential items, but life is very harsh for those seeking safety. The numbers of Syrian refugees registered by Caritas Jordan is over 50,000. The majority are women and children. The primary focus of Caritas is providing ...

100,000 Syrians in Lebanon face hardship as winter looms

24/10/2012 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Refugees, Syria by Caritas Communications

As the fighting intensifies throughout Syria, thousands of refugees continue to pour over the border. According to the latest figures from UNHCR (the UN refugee agency), there are 100,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon registered and over double that figure not registered. “I see more people and more despair,” says Hombline Dulière, a social worker for ...