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Over 130,000 displaced people being supported by Caritas Lebanon response

Between 24th of September and the 10th of November 2024 Caritas Lebanon supported 132,193 displaced people with comprehensive humanitarian services.  

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Caritas Lebanon Youth Hands Meals Out To Those In Need

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Dignity Kits Distribution By CAFOD In Sudan. Photo CAFOD

The Australian government has announced a 29-million-dollar funding package to help deliver healthcare, food, and clean water amid ongoing humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa.  

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Bangladesh HET Aftermath Of The May 2024 Fire Photo Credit Caritas Bangladesh

This week Caritas Australia is shining a light on the plight of the one million people in the world’s largest refugee camp, Kutupalong in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

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Gaza HET A Caritas Worker Walks Through The Destruction In Gaza Photo Credit Caritas Jerusalem

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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CIWA Catholic Social Ecology Certifcation

The Catholic Institute of Western Australia has expanded its course offerings to encompass a distinctive Professional Certificate of Catholic Social Ecology, supported by Caritas Australia and Catholic Earthcare resources.

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UKR_HET_A Destroyed Church In A Rural Village In Ukraine That Was Used As Target Practice By Russian Troops With Cluster Bombs Photo Credit CAFOD

The Australian Government has announced that it will provide a further $31m of assistance to help meet Ukraine’s energy and humanitarian needs.

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Communities Gather Around Food Supplies Following The Enga Landslide Taken 27 May Photo Credit Sr John Mary Wabag Diocese

An initial rapid assessment report from the UN has revealed extensive losses and damages to communities downhill of the landslide, also destroying livelihoods and key infrastructure.

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PNG landslide -Search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of the devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea

Remote communities in Papua New Guinea have been devastated by a catastrophic landslide that struck the Enga province at 3am on 24th May.

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AU FAP Serena Dalton Kat Lee And Jody Mummery From GAP Australia Photo Credit Tara Harvey For Caritas Australia

This year the theme for Reconciliation Week is Now More Than Ever, a theme that reminds us that, no matter what, the fight for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will – and must – continue. 

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Gaza HET Supplies Supported By The Gaza Appeal Entering Gaza Photo Credit CRS

This week Caritas partners in Gaza reported the successful delivery of supplies to support 2,500 families in northern Gaza. 

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In Memoriam campaign image

Caritas Australia is offering the community a new way to honour the legacy of their loved ones by donating to help the world’s most vulnerable people forge a path out of poverty.  

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CEO Kirsty Robertson In An IDP Camp In Northern Ethiopia, Photo Caritas Australia

Caritas Australia expresses concerns about the lack of growth in overseas development aid amid unprecedented crises.

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Laudato Si logo 2024

To support Laudato Si’ Week, the Catholic Earthcare program is helping parishes and schools celebrate and delve deeper with three new resources.

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Christine Abboud Senior Social Worker At Caritas Lebanon Distributing Household Essentials Distribution In Beirut Photo Credit Caritas Australia

Caritas Lebanon is working to support the most vulnerable communities in the country with healthcare services, hot meal distribution, livelihood support, and rent and cash assistance. 

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A prolonged dry spell in Timor Leste, driven by El Niño, has decimated crops, dried up water sources, and left farmers struggling to feed their families. This has exacerbated already high levels of poverty and steady increases in food prices. 

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Laxmi From Nepal Front Page Of 60 Faces Book Photo Credit Caritas Australia

Caritas Australia is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the launch of a limited-edition commemoration book 60 Faces: Portraits of Compassion in Action, supported by a photo competition.

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A Child Holds A Teddy Amid The Destruction Photo Credit Elisabeth Sellmeier For Caritas Vienna

Caritas Australia’s partners in Ukraine report intensified hostilities in front-line areas and border communities, triggering a new wave of displacement.

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Archbishop Comensoli With Students From St Mary's College St Kilda At The Melbourne Project Compassion 2024 Launch Photo Credit Catholic Archdiocese

Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraiser Project Compassion has been a success this year thanks to the dedication and support of over 1,700 schools and 1,200 parishes across the country. 

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Dignity Kits Distribution By CAFOD In Sudan. Photo CAFOD

Following the outbreak of conflict in Sudan a year ago, 25 million people - including 14 million children - now need humanitarian assistance and support.

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Priscilla Watering Vegetable Garden

Caritas Australia has created and launched its Laudato Si Action Plan as a contributing organisation for the delivery of the anticipated Plenary Council Decree on “Integral Ecology and Conversion for the Sake of our Common Home”. 

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