The 2026 Global Peace Index: A more violent, less supported world

Timor-Leste is one of our closest neighbours, yet the country continues to grapple with severe challenges such as poverty, food insecurity and high rates of gender-based violence. Our team at Caritas Australia recently spoke with two dedicated staff members who work on the ground in our Timor-Leste office - Fernando Pires, Caritas Australia’s Country Representative in Timor-Leste and Domingos Aquino, Team Leader for Australian Humanitarian Partnership Disaster Ready Projects. 

Caritas Australia has launched a new report, looking at the benefits of and barriers to women holding leadership positions in humanitarian response.

Ahead of the November COP29 meeting in Azerbaijan, communities from the Pacific are highlighting the urgent, direct impact of climate change on their lives. 

The ongoing conflict in Gaza has had a ripple effect in Lebanon with continued armed confrontation on Lebanon's southern border, leading to a dire humanitarian crisis.  

ANCP is the government’s longest running program, having just celebrated its 50th year.

In September, Caritas Internationalis and ACT Alliance, in collaboration with the Bishops of Sudan, launched a critical appeal to address an urgent crisis. The crisis? One of the most urgent and underfunded crises of recent years, the humanitarian emergency in Sudan. 

World Food Day is a United Nations international day, celebrated worldwide on 16 October each year. This observation promotes sustainable agriculture, the improvement of rural livelihoods and the eradication of hunger and malnutrition.

Every action counts. Here are three powerful ways you can support families in Gaza and Lebanon during this time of devastation: 

Global Gifts are a way to make a life-changing impact on the lives of those in need this Christmas season, while also celebrating the joy of giving with your family and friends.

Keynotes at the Season of Creation Convocation focused on the themes of 'Wonder', 'Weave' and 'Heal'.

What does it mean for Caritas Australia to be part of the Church Agencies Network Disaster Operations (CAN DO) network?

Celebrated on September 8th every year, World Literacy Day promotes literacy as a fundamental human right and a key to social and economic development

Having the resources to respond effectively and efficiently before, during and after emergencies are crucial for saving lives and rebuilding communities.

Pope Francis is set to visit Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea during a month-long apostolic journey.

Caritas Australia’s Global Gift cards are a way to bring together charitable donations with Christmas gift-giving.

Latest news and updates from the Caritas network's work in Gaza and Lebanon.

World Humanitarian Day falls on the 19th of August each year and commemorates the death of 22 aid workers during the 2003 bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad. Each year it sees people come together to celebrate the vital, lifesaving work done by humanitarians, while also remembering those who lost their lives while selflessly helping others. 

Sudan is currently experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, but with headline focus being pulled to other issues, it risks fading into the background noise of a world in crisis.