Monthly Archives: May 2009
Conflict in Pakistan: First day in Swabi
By Jos de Voogd, Caritas Communications Officer It’s Saturday, the day after my arrival in Pakistan. Goal for today is Swabi, a district in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) situated directly south of the district of Swat, where most of … Continue reading
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Migration just a one way street?
By Michelle Hough, communications officer with Caritas Internationalis When I was 5 years old, my dad went to work in Nigeria for a year. He mended big earth moving machines, and there were very few jobs in this line in … Continue reading
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Conflict in Pakistan: First impressions
Jos de Voogd arrived in Pakistan on Friday 29 May. He will work there as a communications officer for Caritas. I arrived in Benazir Bhutto International airport at around 04.00 hours and the first thing that struck me of course … Continue reading
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Violence is not the answer in the Niger Delta
Statement by His Excellency, Archbishop Felix A. Job, Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan and President, Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, on the Current Military/Militant Clashes in the Niger Delta in Nigeria. We, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria view with grave concern … Continue reading
Filed under Caritas news, Emergencies, Peace and Reconciliation
Preview to Bonn climate talks
by Christine Campeau, Caritas Internationalis Representative The Poznan meeting on climate change in December marked the mid-way point in international discussions to agree on a new global climate change framework. The 2009 workplan was agreed upon at this meeting, which … Continue reading
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Haiti: One year later
By David Snyder Through my work with agencies like Caritas Internationalis, it is a rare chance to return to countries I have visited around the world to see the progress made in the wake of natural disasters, like the hurricanes … Continue reading
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“Déjà -vu”: Learning about HIV and AIDS in Congo
Read this article in French By Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, Head of Caritas Internationalis Delegation in Geneva and Special Advisor on HIV/AIDS During my recent visit to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I thought that … Continue reading
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UN and the big issues: “Swine Flu” and maternal mortality
Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo Head of Caritas Internationalis Delegation in Geneva CI Special Advisor on HIV and AIDS The outbreak of A-H1N1 Influenza Virus (or “Swine Flu”) dominated the official and unofficial discussions at the 2009 World Health Assembly, … Continue reading
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Bomb blast in Church in Nepal
By Josh Niraula, former Caritas Asia Regional Coordinator As I am writing this note, my heart bleeds with the victims of the bomb attack in our church on Saturday 23, 2009. Two have died and 5 are critical and more … Continue reading
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Respecting strangers, replacing fear with welcome
Photo exhibition: raising awareness of refugees through art Rome, 19 May “Looking into the faces of forcibly displaced migrants, I see their dignity and courage. Their faces do not provoke fear. These are ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, driven by … Continue reading
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