The Scottish Climate Change Bill is one of the first pieces of domestic climate change legislation to be passed in the world. Thanks to campaigners and many parliamentarians it is also, to date, the most progressive climate change legislation in a number of key areas.
The 2020 target
The Bill contains an interim target that commits Scotland [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 26, 2009
How the Scottish Climate Change Bill can make a difference in Copenhagen
June 26, 2009
UNHCR meeting: a view from Lebanon
By Najla Chahda, Director of Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center
In 2005, the Caritas Lebanon Migration Centre (CLMC) was invited by ICMC to attend the UNHCR meeting, as we work with people covered by UNHCR’s mandate. In the following years, as a UNHCR Implementing Partner, CLMC was encouraged to participate and provide input on activities undertaken in [...]
June 26, 2009
UNHCR meeting: a European perspective
By Peter Verhaeghe, Migration Officer of Caritas Europa
The Geneva meeting is a unique opportunity to exchange views and information with UNHCR on burning issues related to refugee protection and the respect for the Geneva refugee convention.
It is also an opportunity to rally with other NGOs to advocate on regional and national concerns about policy [...]
June 26, 2009
UNHCR meeting: Forgotten refugees in Latin America
CI Side Event “The forgotten refugees in Latin America”
Venue: Palais des Nations, Room XIX, Geneva
Title/theme: “The forgotten refugees in Latin America”
The side event will look deeper into the current situation of refugees from Colombia and into the need for all actors to strengthen cooperation as set out in the Mexico Plan of Action.
The purpose of the [...]
June 26, 2009
UNHCR meeting: A view from France
By François Escaffre, Caritas France (Secours Catholique).
La participation à la Consultation a des motifs différents selon les membres de la délégation du Secours catholique : pour certains, il y a un lien direct avec des situations sur le terrain (réfugiés irakiens dans la zone Liban-Syrie) dans des secteurs géographiques où le Secours catholique [...]
June 24, 2009
Sudan: A Permanent Humanitarian Crisis
Vatican Radio spoke with Archbishop Paolino Lukudu Loro of Juba about the challenges the church is facing on key issues concerning the country.
Archbishop Paolino was a Caritas meeting on Sudan. Listen to the interview
June 24, 2009
Two women, two tales of HIV
By Michelle Hough, communications officer
Thabang Society, Parys, South Africa
Watch a film on the effects of AIDS in Swaziland and South Africa.
Sarah* has the face of a young girl, but at the age of 29 she has already been raped, has lost her husband to suicide and has lived through the deaths of her three young [...]
June 17, 2009
Crisis in Pakistan: Filling the aid gaps
By Jos de Voogd, Caritas Communications Officer in Pakistan
As part of the Caritas Internationalis response to the crisis in Pakistan, Caritas Ireland (Trocaire) started distributions of food and non-food items to displaced families 6 June.
Because of the unexpected influx of 65.000 displaced people into new districts such as Mansehra and Haripur, Trocaire decided to give [...]
June 17, 2009
Caritas in Middle East and North Africa meet in Lebanon
Read this entry in French
By Caritas Mona staff
Directors from 15 Caritas Mona members from the Horn of Africa, the Middle east and North Africa met in Harissa 2 June to discuss better ways of developing their capacities to ensure a better service to people in need.
The directors exchanged their activities and programmes, their challenges, [...]
June 16, 2009
HIV in Swaziland: “I want to proceed with my dreams”
“I know what I want, sex can wait.”
This was the message on posters at the National AIDS Council in Manzini, Swaziland. A mixture of awareness raising and empowerment. They even had children’s books with sound effects and pictures to teach younger generations about AIDS and TB.
“Faith-based initiatives also have an impact,”said Busi Dlamini, the centre’s coordinator. [...]
