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Four years into Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as millions of civilians and people living in vulnerable conditions face the coldest winter in recent times without heating. Due to the relentless military attacks on civilian infrastructure, humanitarian needs are rapidly rising across the country. Caritas’ response is led by […]
Caritas Internationalis urges the international community to #KeepEyesOnSudan Today, 9 January, marks 1,000 days of conflict in Sudan – one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises – where more than 33.7 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, effectively two in three people, and where famine has been declared twice in less […]
Caritas Internationalis is announcing the six winning initiatives of the 2025 Weavers of Hope Award, recognising community-driven projects that advance the empowerment of women and girls around the world. The announcement is being made on 10 December during the Weavers of Hope Award event on the International Day of Human Rights. The gathering brings together […]
First New Zealander and first Pacific Islander to be elected to the helm of Catholic humanitarian network.21 November 2025 – ROME – Caritas Internationalis has elected a new Vice-President, strengthening the leadership of one of the world’s largest humanitarian and development networks. Mena Antonio, currently Chief Executive of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, becomes the first […]
Caritas Internationalis event at COP30 brings voices of cyclone survivors on stage and demands climate justice Belém, Brazil, 11 November 2025 “I used to love the sound of rain. Now every drop brings fear.” The voice of Joy Reyes, a climate justice activist and survivor of Super Typhoon Ulysses from the Philippines, echoed through Side […]
Since 22 September 2025, the evacuation in Gaza began, prompting Caritas Jerusalem to suspend the operations at five out of ten medical points, including our main medical center. Up until yesterday, 102 Caritas employees continued their vital work south of Wadi Gaza, operating across the five remaining medical points. In addition, three new medical points […]
On World Humanitarian Day, Caritas Internationalis, as the humanitarian action arm of the Catholic Church around the world, commits to amplify the voices of religious leaders and people of faith appalled by the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar and other conflict zones, and calls on those with the power to end […]
Caritas Internationalis, together with more than 100 humanitarian organisations, strongly denounces the ongoing obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March. Instead of clearing […]
More than 100 organizations are sounding the alarm to allow in life-saving aid. As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste […]
