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Caritas Internationalis Executive Committee 100th meeting focuses on economic crisis

15/11/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, addressed representatives of Caritas Internationalis on the economic crisis facing much of the world. Caritas Internationalis President Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga had invited the academic to address the 100th Executive Committee meeting of the confederation’s founding 60 years ago. The Caritas Internationalis Executive Committee ...

International concern for humanitarian crisis in Colombia

11/11/2011 Colombia, Latin America, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

The Caritas Working Group for Colombia says the human rights situation in Córdoba continues to be critical.

Caritas launches appeal for Thailand’s flood survivors

2/11/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

In the wake of floods that submerged homes, crops, factories and more, Caritas Internationalis is calling for EUR 506,494 to help the people of Thailand. This year’s strikingly heavy monsoon rain led to flooding in the majority of Thailand’s provinces, affecting over 8 million people. Caritas Thailand immediately responded to the crisis by distributing food, ...

World failing Pakistan flood victims

20/10/2011 Asia, News, Pakistan, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas says a poor response by the international community to major floods in Pakistan in 2011 is endangering lives. The Catholic aid network is urging donors to devote more resources to provide food, shelter and clean water to millions of people in need. Heavy monsoon rains began to inundate large areas of southern Pakistan in ...

Flooding causes havoc across Central America

17/10/2011 News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Torrential rains across Central America have caused deadly flooding in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Caritas teams are reporting that many roads and bridges have been destroyed, making it more difficult to reach survivors. Caritas El Salvador Director of Communications Ilse Marlene Vallecillos says that 12 out of 14 departments have been severely affected by ...

Caritas aids one million people in East Africa as Pope makes food crisis plea

5/10/2011 Africa, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday 5 October highlighted the plight of 13 million people at risk in East Africa’s ongoing food crisis. Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and other parts of the region face a severe food crisis caused by drought, conflict and social injustice. Somalia is the first famine of the 21st century, with hundreds of ...

Caritas to help 48,000 Somali refugees in Kenya

30/09/2011 Africa, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

In Somalia, drought and ongoing conflict have reached crisis levels and affect over half of the population. More than 250,000 Somalis have fled their country in 2011 alone. The mass movement of rural Somalis across the border to Kenya has put significant pressure on already overcrowded refugee camps in Kenya. Caritas Internationalis is appealing for ...

Caritas helping Bangladeshis stranded by floods

30/08/2011 Asia, Bangladesh, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas is appealing for 414,227 euro (US $596,569) to help Bangladeshi families stranded by severe floods. Incessant monsoon rains since late July 2011 have inundated 13 of Bangladesh’s 64 districts. The floods have driven thousands of people from their homes to shelters in nearby schools or on higher ground. The continuous rain, combined with inadequate ...

Caritas launches appeal to help drought-hit Ethiopians

26/08/2011 Africa, Ethiopia, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas is appealing for EUR 1,489,048 (US $2,149,143 million) to help Ethiopia during its most severe drought in 60 years. Four and a half million people in the country are in need of immediate food aid. Crops have failed, livestock have died, and water sources both for drinking and irrigation have dried up. “Caritas’ intervention ...

Caritas launches Kenya emergency appeal

12/08/2011 Africa, Kenya, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

Caritas is appealing for 4 million euro (US$5.6 million) to help Kenya during its most severe drought in 60 years. Over 3.6 million people are in need of emergency assistance but this could rise to 5 million as the situation worsens. Caritas will provide food and water and will also help farmers improve their crops ...