Migration Archives - Page 8 of 49

Austrian decision not to sign migration framework ‘harmful’ says Caritas

2/11/2018 Austria, Europe, Migration, News by Francesca Frezza

Caritas Internationalis says the Austrian decision to pull out of the UN Global Compact on safe, orderly and regular migration risks destabilizing international efforts at providing coordination in protecting the lives of migrants and refugees. It comes after the USA and Hungary pulled out. The Global Compact on Migration offers a framework to governments to ...

Pope backs one million km walk with migrants and refugees

23/10/2018 Migration, Refugees by Caritas Communications

Caritas launched a one million kilometre walk with migrants and refugees on Sunday 21st October with encouragement from Pope Francis.

Cardinal Tagle says combat hate by walking with migrants and refugees

10/10/2018 Migration, Minor migrants, News, Press Release, Refugees by Caritas Communications

Cardinal Tagle will officially launch the Share the Journey global pilgrimage on Sunday 21st October in Rome by walking together with migrants and refugees.

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 Francesca Frezza

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 Francesca Frezza

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

Venezuela crisis: Caritas volunteers restore health and hope

2/09/2018 Emergencies, Food, Health, Latin America, Malnutrition, Migration, Refugees, Venezuela, Volunteers by Francesca Frezza

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 ...

Rohingya Crisis

23/08/2018 Asia, Bangladesh, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Migration, Myanmar, Refugees by Francesca Frezza

Since 25 August 2017 the number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has reached nearly 1 million. Read how Caritas is helping refugees who live in prepare for the monsoon rains.

Share the journey meal with refugees in Syria: challenges and rewards

26/07/2018 Advocacy, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies in Syria, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Refugees by Caritas Communications

Blog by Sandra Awad, communications officer for Caritas Syria Caritas Internationalis recently invited us to organise an “encounter meal” in a community with migrants and/or refugees. It would be part of the Share the Journey campaign which was launched by Pope Francis in 2017 and is focused on providing spaces and opportunities to bring migrants/refugees ...