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Caritas Australia welcomes a $10m government aid package for Gaza
Caritas Australia has welcomed a $10m aid package to support the World Food Programme in Gaza and echoed its calls for a ceasefire.
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A Caritas worker walks through the destruction in Gaza. Photo credit: Caritas Jerusalem.
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Damage in Goma after volcanic eruption. Photo: CAFOD
Thousands of people have fled their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo after Mount Nyiragongo erupted late on Saturday May 22.
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Damaged dwelling after Tropical Cyclone Tauktae in India. Photo: Caritas India
More than 26 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed after Category Three Cyclone Tauktae hit the coast of Gujarat, India, late on May 17. Â
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Caritas India has encouraged social distancing at handpumps and other public facilities. Photo: Caritas India.
Caritas Australia is among numerous non-government organisations that have recently urged the Australia government to support the proposal for the COVID-19 patent to be suspended to boost supplies to lower-income countries.Â
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Women queue at COVID-19 information centre in India. Photo: Caritas India
Caritas Australia has expressed concern that tonight’s Federal Budget has delivered limited new aid commitments at a time when the need in our region is at its greatest. Â
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06 MAY 21
Caritas Australia welcomes the incredible $356,200 that Catholic Health Australia members have raised to fight COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea. Â
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Emergency rations are distributed to vulnerable communities through our partner, Caritas India. Photo: Caritas India
India’s COVID-19 infections have surged past 20 million, nearly doubling in the past four months – marking the biggest increase in COVID-19 infections globally. Â
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Caritas India conducts awareness raising to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: Caritas India
30 APR 21
India’s COVID-19 death toll has passed 200,000, with official data showing more than 3,000 fatalities in a 24-hour period for the first time. Â
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Caritas India has encouraged social distancing at handpumps and other public facilities. Photo: Caritas India.
India is struggling to control a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, with an alarming 1.5 million new cases reported over the last week. The country’s second surge has brought the total caseload past 15 million, second only to the United States globally. Â
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Caritas Australia was honoured to host the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Zed Seselja, in the Sydney office on Monday April 19. Â
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Catholic Health Australia members have announced they will match Caritas Australia’s funding to bring the total amount raised to over $500,000 to fight COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea. Â
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Houses swept away by the overflowing Comoro River. Photo: Dan Convoy/CRS
Caritas Australia is raising funds to support Timor-Leste and Indonesia after 120 people were killed and thousands left homeless from extensive flooding and landslides. Â
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Caritas Bangladesh Staff Member assesses damage after fires in Cox's Bazar. Photo: Anthony/Caritas Bangladesh
At least eleven people were killed and more than 500 injured in the massive fires which swept through Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh on March 22. A further 400 people are still unaccounted for.
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Fire In Cox's Bazar. Photo: Caritas Bangladesh
23 MAR 21
On March 22, a massive fire swept through Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, destroying thousands of refugee shelters, as well as health centres and other facilities.
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Health officers from health centre in East Sepik province involved in COVID-19 training. Photo: Caritas Australia/PNG Office
Caritas Australia welcomes the announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that Australia has allocated 8000 vaccines, as well as personal protective equipment and medical specialists, to support Papua New Guinea with its recent mass outbreak of COVID-19.
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Unpacking lifesaving PPE in PNG. Photo: Caritas PNG.
Papua New Guinea is facing a potential catastrophe with an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases. At least 2,269 cases have been reported since March 9, and almost 100 new cases confirmed daily.
12 MAR 21
Health providers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are struggling to contain fresh cases of Ebola virus, less than a year after the country’s tenth outbreak of the deadly virus was declared over.
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Jamila at a Women Friendly Space in Bangladesh. Photo credit: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia.
On International Women’s Day, Caritas Australia joins development and aid organisations all over the world in demonstrating support for gender equality and celebrating the achievements of women worldwide.
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St John's Numurkah Project Compassion
01 MAR 21
Ash Wednesday on March 2 marks the official launch of Project Compassion 2022, Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten appeal, which runs for the six weeks of Lent
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Students at St Patricks Primary School in Blacktown celebrating Project Compassion. Photo: St Patricks Primary School
Project Compassion, now in its 56th year, is one of Australia’s longest running appeals. The iconic donation boxes have well and truly become a fixture in parishes and schools across the country during the 6 weeks of Lent.
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Jamila With Her Child In The Camp. Photo: Richard Wainwright
Ash Wednesday on February 17 marks the official launch of Project Compassion 2021, Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten appeal, which runs for the six weeks of Lent.
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Caritas India has encouraged social distancing at handpumps and other public facilities. Photo: Caritas India.
Caritas Australia’s partner, Caritas India, has recently been awarded the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Award 2020 for COVID-19 Humanitarian Efforts.
The award recognises the tireless work of Caritas India during the pandemic to reach the most vulnerable communities.
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