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Myanmar earthquake: the urgent need for support
On March 28, 2025, a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar. Homes have been reduced to rubble, essential infrastructure has collapsed, and entire communities are struggling to access clean water, food, and medical care.

Emergency services and locals respond to the devastation in Myanmar photo credit Chindwin News Agency
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The Cathedral of Iskenderun was destroyed by the earthquake.
Caritas agencies are responding to a series of powerful earthquakes in southeast Turkey (officially known as Türkiye) and Syria, where thousands of lives have been lost already and the death toll increases by the hour. Â

Dozens dead as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey. Photo: CNN.
07 FEB 23
Caritas Australia stands in solidarity with the people of Turkey and Syria after a devastating series of earthquakes.

Caritas Australia staff (Timor Leste office), Fernando Pires, Bishop Umbers (Auxiliiary Bishop, Archdiocese of Sydney), a delegation from the Archdiocese of Sydney, a delegation from the Diocese of Maliana, Fr Lucio de Deus (Vicar General, Maliana Diocese) and Kirsty Robertson stand outside offices of the Diocese of Maliana. Photo: Nicole Chehine/Caritas Australia
In the first week of 2023, Caritas Australia staff, our in-country team in Timor Leste, Bishop Umbers (Auxiliiary Bishop, Archdiocese of Sydney) and a delegation from the Archdiocese of Sydney travelled to Baucau and Maliana in Timor Leste to see some of the amazing programs being carried out in the region. Â

Children in Solomon Islands learn nursery rhymes to help them prepare for emergencies. Photo: Caritas Australia Solomon Islands
A new program is helping children in Solomon Islands prepare for emergencies using the power of song.

Janice is a traditional dancer who lives on Jawoyn country in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Photo: Richard Wainwright/Caritas Australia
26 JAN 23
As an organisation, we recognise that Survival Day is a day of acknowledgement of Survival of colonisation, as well as the ongoing mistreatment and systematic injustice that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have faced over the years.Â

Kirsty Robertson, Caritas Australia CEO visiting drought affected communities in southern Ethiopia. Photo: Caritas Australia.
CEO Kirsty Robertson tells the story of our partners facing serious drought and hunger in the Horn of Africa.Â

Ambassador Bruce Edwards, the Australian Ambassador for Ukraine, visiting Caritas Australia’s Partner in Moldova, CRS Moldova. Photo: Schimbator Studio.
Ambassador Bruce Edwards, the Australia Ambassador for Ukraine and Moldova visited Caritas Australia’s partner in Moldova, CRS Moldova, to meet the local families that have welcomed Ukrainian refugees. Â

2022 has been an incredibly difficult year for vulnerable communities around the world. From the war in Ukraine to the food crisis in Africa to devastating floods in Asia, it’s often the most marginalised people who are impacted.Â

Woman in IDP camp in Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo Bitita Dany/Caritas Goma.
Caritas agencies are responding to support communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who have been facing escalating conflict and displacement since the rebel militia group M23 seized a swath of the east of the country just over a year ago.

Men in a village devastated by drought in southwestern Ethiopia. Photo: Zacharias Abubeker/Caritas Australia.
CEO Kirsty Robertson and Reverend Tim Costello urge Australian Government to remember global poor as part of Help Fight Famine campaign.

Sangha making jewelry. Photo credit: Maryknoll Cambodia.
On Saturday 3 December we celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The day promotes further understanding of disabilities and aims to mobilise support for the dignity, rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities. Â

Laz Harfa, one of Caritas Australia's Partners in Indonesia, responding to the Earthquake. Photo: Laz Harfa, one of Caritas Australia's partners.
Caritas agencies are responding after over 50,000 people were displaced in the wake of the magnitude 5.6 earthquake that struck Indonesia in November 2022. Â

Lan* with her son Quan* at a community-based learning classroom in rural Vietnam for children living with disabilities. Photo: Phan Tan Lam/Caritas Australia
Not only is Christmas a time for celebration, but also an important time of reflection on how we can give back to those in need.Â

Damage to a building in Lombok. Photo credit: Las Harfa
Caritas Australia stands in solidarity with the people of West Java in Indonesia after the devastating magnitude-5.6 earthquake which has killed at least 162 people, many of them children, and left hundreds more injured.

Impacts of the earthquake out the back of a staff member's house in Solomon Islands. Photo: Rose Clough/Caritas Australia Solomon Islands.
Caritas Australia confirms that staff in the Solomon Islands office are safe after 7.3 magnitude earthquake.Â

Grassroots Pacific Island organisations came together in Fiji to put together the Kioa Climate Emergency Declaration. Photo: Miriam Deprez.
21 NOV 22
Our Advocacy Associate Director Dr Damian Spruce is in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt at the 27th United Nations Climate Talks to represent Caritas Oceania.

Kaswera participated in training in agriculture to grow food to support her family in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: CAJED
Michael McGirr, Caritas Australia's Mission Facilitator, shares a reflection on World Day of the Poor.

Kaswera participated in training in agriculture to grow food to support her family in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: CAJED
Michael McGirr, Caritas Australia's Mission Facilitator, shares a reflection on World Day of the Poor.

This year has been a tough one for all of us. But sometimes, if you’re able to bring hope to others, it can also make you feel more hopeful. And what better time to spread hope than in the season of giving?

Marian and her eight-month-old daughter queuing at the Trócaire health outreach centre at an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Gedo district, southern Somalia. Trócaire is one of Caritas Australia’s partners. Photo: Miriam Donohue: Trócaire.
Somalia is facing the dire prospect of a devastating famine as the country experiences a fourth consecutive failed rainy season. Â

Caritas Oceania annual forum. Kirsty Robertson (L), Dan Skehan (C) and Lana Hanley (R). Photo: Caritas Australia
Caritas Oceania held their annual Caritas Oceania forum in person in Papua New Guinea for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak. The Annual Forum brings together Caritas Oceania members from across the entire region.
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