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Caritas continue dedicated support for war victims two months following the conflict in Ukraine

26/04/2022 Uncategorised by Claudia Lombardi

Since 24 February, Caritas Internationalis and the Caritas Confederation continue to work tirelessly to support vulnerable persons and communities whose lives have been devastated as a result of the ongoing conflict and unrest within Ukraine. Together, Caritas Ukraine and Caritas-Spes Ukraine have assisted nearly 900,000 people who are victims of the ongoing political unrest in ...

CARITAS IN UKRAINE: THE SITUATION IS DRAMATIC, BUT WE ARE STAYING TO HELP

27/02/2022 Emergencies in Ukraine, Ukraine, Uncategorised by Francesca Frezza

“Our cities, homes and kindergartens have been destroyed. But no one will not succeed in destroying our aspirations for peace and freedom”, says Fr Vyacheslav Grynevych, Executive Director of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, in a video appeal launched yesterday, 26 February, through Caritas Internationalis. Caritas-Spes is one of two Ukrainian member organisations of the Confederation – the ...

“Ukraine is heading for a humanitarian catastrophe”

24/02/2022 Emergencies in Ukraine, Ukraine, Uncategorised by Francesca Frezza

Caritas Internationalis insists on ensuring protection and access to humanitarian assistance “The events which began early this morning will inevitably lead to a colossal humanitarian catastrophe. It is impossible to believe that in the 21st century in the centre of Europe people have to wake up at 5 am from explosions and the sound of ...

«The best response to COVID-19 is to guarantee the right to health care»

4/02/2022 Uncategorised by Francesca Frezza

Aloysius John, Secretary-General of Caritas Internationalis, summed up the results of a conference organised by Caritas Internationalis as a side event of the 2022 United Nations ECOSOC Partnership Forum “Access to basic health is a basic right that is not catered to and needs to be addressed immediately in a coordinated manner. One of the ...

CARITAS UKRAINE </br> URGES NOT TO FORGET </br> THE SUFFERING OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE

CARITAS UKRAINE
URGES NOT TO FORGET
THE SUFFERING OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE

24/01/2022 Emergencies, Uncategorised by daniele piccini

In the last months, with the build-up of Russian troops on the border of Ukraine, the press has been reporting on the immediate threat of a potential military attack. “We have all witnessed high-level meetings between officials in attempts to de-escalate the situation and return to a path of diplomacy,” Tetiana Stawnychy, President of Caritas ...

CARITAS UKRAINE
URGES NOT TO FORGET
THE SUFFERING OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE

22/01/2022 Emergencies, Uncategorised by Francesca Frezza

Expression of Solidarity and Closeness with migrants and refugees as Pope visits Cyprus and Greece

4/12/2021 Uncategorised by Francesca Frezza

This week started the 4-day Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to Cyprus and Greece. Ecumenical dialogue and the situation of migrants and asylum seekers in the Mediterranean will be at the heart of this spiritual journey. Pope Francis will meet again, as he did in 2016, with migrants and refugees on the island of Lesbos. ...

Memory is the horizon of hope: peacebuilding exhibition in Bosnia and Herzegovina

21/09/2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Uncategorised by Caritas Communications

The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina lived through a brutal war in the 1990s in which 100,000 people died and 2 million people were displaced. Many people are still suffering from Post-Traumatic Distress Syndrome following the conflict.

Caritas Colombia building peace through river-side community

21/09/2020 Colombia, Peacebuilding, Uncategorised by Caritas Communications

Caritas in Colombia helped plan and rebuild a river port in the Catatumbo region, near Venezuela. Rebuilding the port contributed to efforts to link up communities in a zone previously at the mercy of rebel and paramilitary activity. The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed an historic peace agreement in 2016 following decades of civil ...