By Bridget Burrows, CAFOD’s Communications Officer in Nairobi (CAFOD is a Caritas member in England and Wales) When polling booths open on January 9, citizens from Sudan’s south will be ...
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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 ...
Sudan’s Darfur region is witnessing an upsurge in violence. A quarter of a million people were forced from their homes in 2010. Millions more already live in camps in a ...
Governments reached agreement at the climate conference in Cancun, Mexico on Saturday to curb climate change and provide funding for poor countries. Caritas had been asking for deep and urgent ...
Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Lesley Anne Knight attended the European Development Days in Brussels on 6 December in her capacity as Ambassador for the European Year 2010 for Combating Poverty ...
Why should Caritas and other Catholic Church organizations be encouraged by these comments of Pope Benedict XVI? Comment by Pope Benedict XVI: “the Church does more than anyone else. And I ...
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 ...
Caritas Internationalis urged its 165 national members to unite to protect the rights of women migrants at the end of its special ‘Female face of Migration’ conference. Over 100 representatives ...
On 18 December, squares, bridges and buildings in 200 towns and villages will be illuminated by thousands of candles. The event, called "A million stars", is organised by Caritas Switzerland ...
By Ngô Đình Lệ Quyên What are forced migration and exile if not – above all and essentially – an ordeal? Perhaps the most extreme that humankind has to undergo. ...
This World AIDS Day on 1 December, Caritas is urging governments and pharmaceutical companies to invest more in HIV prevention and care for children and reducing mother-to-child transmission. “We need ...
The Caritas Iraq’s approach to poverty and conflict in the country includes a community volunteer programme. Caritas Iraq also runs peacebuilding projects bringing Christian and Muslim people together in a ...
Caritas is urging governments to make progress on funding for adaption and a fair legally binding deal at a UN conference on climate change in Cancun, Mexico. Caritas fears finalising ...
The Cancun summit has not delivered climate justice for poor countries, but it has produced a way forward for a future deal to safeguard the lives of the poor and ...
Caritas Rwanda has been celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010. At the end of 12 months of special events, an important celebration will be held in a stadium in the ...
Interview with Naguib Khouzam, General Supervisor of Caritas Egypt’s SETI Centre and Professor of Educational Psychology at Ain Shams University. Mr. Khouzam, you are the General Supervisor of the Caritas ...
Caritas says women are suffering from exploitation, abuse, trafficking and lack labour rights as they migrate in greater numbers. It says governments are failing to implement policies to protect vulnerable ...
Caritas Internationalis welcomes the Pope’s reported comments on the importance of responding to the HIV pandemic. They are an affirmation of the importance of pastoral sensitivity and compassion in ...
Caritas Internationalis welcomes the Pope’s reported comments on the importance of responding to the HIV pandemic. They are an affirmation of the importance of pastoral sensitivity and compassion in HIV ...
Leaders of Sudan’s Catholic Church believe peace is still possible in Sudan as the country faces a vote on independence in the south many fear will lead to renewed conflict. ...
Over three months after heavy rains deluged huge swathes of Pakistan, thousands of people are still trapped by floodwaters and can’t get back home. Many more are living in temporary ...
Preventing the spread of cholera in earthquake-wracked Haiti remains a chief concern for Caritas. New cases of the waterborne disease continue to be reported in much of the country, including ...
Caritas is calling for an end to poverty in Europe with the launch of its Zero Poverty Campaign. “Poverty is a scandal. What else can it be when just over ...
A Caritas team is on its way to the Indonesian island of Mentawai after a tsunami left hundreds of people dead and many missing.
Caritas Internationalis warmly congratulates its national member in Rwanda for half a century of outstanding work and dedication to the poor.
Caritas is focusing on prevention, providing access to clean water and hygiene awareness in response to the cholera epidemic hitting Haiti. Over 3000 people have been infected and over 250 ...
Caritas is focusing on rebuilding homes, providing education and training to help Haitians get back on their feet following the 12 January earthquake. Caritas members working in Haiti will spend ...
Caritas is preparing to help communities hit by a massive typhoon in the Philippines. Super Typhoon Megi is battering communities in the north of the country with heavy rains and ...
“We urgently need to concentrate on rehabilitation and prevention to stop more crises in the next years”, said Raymond Younoussi Yoro, Secretary General of Caritas Niger. Niger was hit by ...
The food situation has been stabilised in the Sahel region, especially in Niger where the number of people at risk of malnutrition fell from more than 60% to around 6% ...