The free Christmas meal that helped the lonely in Bury "It was a nice surprise to get an invite actually. Christmas Dinners are usually a sandwich and a tin of soup" Manchester Evening News · Dec 25, 2022
Mozambique struggles to rebuild after dual shock of climate change and insurgent violence Mozambique is suffering from displacement of its internal population due to violent and conflict and pressures brought on by climate change. The UNHCR is attempting to resolve issues for those who remain, including accommodation, food security and economic sustainability The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022
Pope ousts leadership of Caritas Internationalis charity Pope Francis has ousted the management of the Vatican’s vast, international charitable organization Caritas Internationalis after an external review found management and morale problems at its head office The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022
Pope sacks leadership of worldwide Catholic charity, names commissioner Pope Francis on Tuesday fired the entire leadership of the Roman Catholic Church's worldwide charity arm following accusations of bullying and humiliation of employees, and appointed a commissioner to run it. Reuters · Nov 22, 2022
Big polluters need to pay up, say Aussies Australians want wealthy polluters to help pay for the impact of climate damage, new research shows, as COP27 talks continue in Egypt. AAP · Nov 9, 2022
In Haiti, factories close, school feedings are on hold and hunger is about to get worse The armed men arrived at the two-story factory in Haiti’s rural Artibonite Valley, wielding AK-47s, followed by a hungry mob of hundreds. Miami Herald · Oct 10, 2022
‘Left on the streets’: migrants in Italy face fresh hostility as election looms In Ventimiglia, life for those hoping to cross into France has become increasingly difficult The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
‘Let's try something new’ meets the national housing squeeze BOISE, Idaho — Riley Romazko and her fiancé Julien Rivera were among the first to buy a shipping container home at Caritas Commons, a cluster of single-family houses built for limited-income residents on a quiet street in an older Boise neighborhood. Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022
Putin’s ‘food terrorism’ in Ukraine war leaves millions facing famine in Africa Among those worst affected by the blockade are those in the Horn of Africa. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022
We all lose when charities compete with each other. They should join forces You want to help Ukrainians in need. Should you donate to UNICEF, UNHCR, Red Cross, World Vision, Caritas, Save the Children or some other charitable organisation? The Conversation · May 13, 2022
‘Generous UK public’ helps Ukraine appeal set new fundraising record The Disasters and Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal collected £61,997,547 in a week. The Independent UK · May 11, 2022
Generous Scots raise more than £1million to help Ukrainian refugees SCIAF revealed the milestone was reached yesterday – and an added £500,000 has also been put into the appeal by the Scottish Government. Daily Record · Apr 8, 2022
Ukrainian refugee ‘sad and angry’ at Russian invasion Yana Syniavina and her mother Liubov Syniavina fled Kyiv when the war began. The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022
Reuters · Feb 18, 2022 Hong Kong working-class district reels as COVID runs rampant Lam Foon, 98, sits propped up and swaddled in soggy woollen blankets in a hospital bed just outside the entrance to Hong Kong's Caritas Medical Centre, waiting for tests to confirm her preliminary positive result for COVID-19.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2022 'Battlefield Mode': Hong Kong Hospitals Buckle under Omicron Wave Huddled under blankets and thermal shields, dozens of elderly patients shivered on gurneys outside a hospital serving one of Hong Kong's poorest communities -- a grim tableau for the city as its health system buckles under an Omicron-fueled coronavirus wave. "We call this the fever zone," a nurse in full-body…
Al Jazeera · Jan 21, 2022 ‘I wanted to die’: Abused migrant women in Lebanon face detention Embassy ‘sit-ins’ by migrant workers have become increasingly frequent during Lebanon’s devastating economic crisis.