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Caritas launches emergency appeal for Côte d’Ivoire following election violence

Caritas launches emergency appeal for Côte d’Ivoire following election violence

Caritas is appealing for over 300,000 euro to help people in Côte d’Ivoire who have been affected by December’s election violence. The three-month project will focus on 5000 people displaced following last year’s election unrest and 400 families in border towns in Zouan-Hounien province. “The greatest difficulties for those forced from their homes comes from ...

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One year after Haiti earthquake: a moment of mourning, solidarity and hope

One year after Haiti earthquake: a moment of mourning, solidarity and hope

Caritas staff from around the world joined with their colleagues in Haiti to express mourning, solidarity and hope one year after a devastating earthquake. The 12 January 2010 earthquake left 230,000 dead and affected three million people. Caritas has been part of international relief efforts to first save lives in the immediate weeks and months ...

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Governments must do more to guarantee migrant workers rights

Governments must do more to guarantee migrant workers rights

Caritas is urging governments to sign the International Convention for the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The convention marks its 20th anniversary this month. Caritas says migrants and especially women migrants face abuse and exploitation in the work place. A Caritas conference on the ‘Female Face’ of ...

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Colleagues mourn Bishop Mansap, former Caritas President for Asia and Oceania

Colleagues mourn Bishop Mansap, former Caritas President for Asia and Oceania

Caritas staff have sent their condolences to the family and colleagues of Bishop Michael Bunlen Mansap, who died in Bangkok 2 December. Bishop Mansap served as Vice President of Caritas Internationalis for the Asia and Oceania Regions from 1979 to 1984. He had previously served as Regional Coordinator for Caritas in Asia and Oceania from ...

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