Monthly Archives: January 2009
Religious leaders at Davos call for peace in the Middle East
Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Lesley-Anne Knight, who is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has backed a call for peace in the Middle East issued by religious leaders at Davos today.
“I fully support this powerful statement from religious leaders, which reflects the deep distress many of us here in Davos feel at the suffering of innocent people in the Middle East,” she said. Continue reading
Davos Day Four
Read this entry in French or Spanish Tempers flared here at Davos yesterday afternoon in a session on Gaza and the Middle East. The Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan walked out of the discussion after clashing with the … Continue reading
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Davos Day Three
Read this entry in Spanish and French Discussion at this year’s World Economic Forum is naturally centred on the global economic crisis: What went wrong? Who is to blame? How do we get out of it? And how long will … Continue reading
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Caritas Seminar on Trafficking in Human Beings
Opportunities and threats of a globalized communication in the fight against human trafficking Friday, January 30th 2009 3.30 PM– 6.30 PM UFRA Ciencias Florestais- Auditorio Download Program
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The Latin American and Caribbean Caritas network prioritises action in Amazonia and the Mesoamerican Corridor
Available also in Spanish, French, Portuguese Helena Padilha* The promotion of integrated actions for sustainable development in Amazonia and the Mesoamerican Corridor. This commitment was undertaken by the Caritas network in Latin America and the Caribbean last Monday (26 January), … Continue reading
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The World Social Forum: various voices for the same ideal
Léonie Kiangu, Executive Secretary in the Democratic Republic of Congo of the coalition Publish What You Pay The WSF is a platform which brings together various voices for the same ideal. This ideal is to create a world where everyone … Continue reading
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Davos Day Two
Read this entry in Spanish and French Change often comes through small steps. And many small steps will be recorded at Davos this year. Every participant has been issued with a pedometer that will log the distance they have walked … Continue reading
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World Social Forum Update
28th January 2009 Caritas Italiana is present at the World Social Forum (WSF) this week and is organising the seminar “Environmental justice and conflicts: a challenge for the future”. The event will take place on 30th January at 12pm at … Continue reading
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Access Access Access!
Joseph Cornelius Donnelly, Caritas Internationalis’ representative in Jerusalem Access is one word which makes an extraordinary difference for everyone’s life in Gaza. It also impacts on those outside Gaza seeking to provide emergency assistance to the 1.5 million Palestinian people packed … Continue reading
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World Economic Forum: Entry 1
“Why on earth are you going to Davos?” my friend asked incredulously. For her, attending the World Economic Forum was tantamount to fraternising with the enemy. It was a sell-out. Continue reading
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