Monthly Archives: June 2009
Swaziland: Improving testing outreach
By Michelle Hough, communications officer Watch a film on the effects of AIDS in Swaziland and South Africa. “AIDS: Don’t die of ignorance” was just one of the public service announcements that the British Government used in the mid-1980s to … Continue reading
Filed under Caritas news, HAART for Children, HIV and AIDS
Crisis in Pakistan: Providing shelter
By Jos de Voogd, Caritas communications Officer It’s clear the CRS (a Caritas member in the USA) office in Mardan in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province has just been opened. There is no furniture at all and staff members are … Continue reading
Filed under Caritas news, Crisis in Pakistan, Emergencies
From Bonn to Geneva, the Climate change debate goes on
Floriana Polito reports on the panel discussion on human rights and climate change at the Human Rights Council in Geneva Goodbye Bonn! Governments have just concluded two weeks of negotiations in Bonn (1-12 June) with the goal of moving closer … Continue reading
Filed under Bonn talks, Climate change
Crisis in Pakistan: Door to door aid delivery
By Jos de Voogd, Caritas Communications Officer in Pakistan Caritas Switzerland is one of the operational partners of the Caritas Internationalis emergency appeal on Pakistan. It has started door-to-door distributions of food packages, kitchen and cooking equipment and hygiene items … Continue reading
Filed under Caritas news, Crisis in Pakistan, Emergencies
After Aila: Emerging problems in India
By Caritas India partners Seva Kendra Calcutta (SKC) Cyclone Aila hit India on 2 May. Caritas partners have been responding to the food and shelter needs of the people. One problem that is emerging as a serious one is that … Continue reading
Filed under Caritas news, Emergencies
The strange case of immigrant carers and the elderly in Italy
By Maria Suelzu, Caritas Internationalis Advocacy Officer On 26 May I went to the presentation of a book titled “Carers and elderly: a welfare service without future” here in Rome organised by the “Fondazione Don Liegro” and the “Provincia di … Continue reading
Filed under Caritas news, Migration and Trafficking
HAART for Children: the challenge Swaziland faces
By Michelle Hough, Communications Officer Watch a film on the effects of AIDS in Swaziland and South Africa. A group of 40 women and children are waiting for us as we arrive in the rural area of Velebantfu. They all … Continue reading
Filed under HAART for Children, HIV and AIDS
HAART for Children: Arrival in Swaziland
By Michelle Hough, communications officer Watch a film on the effects of AIDS in Swaziland and South Africa. Abba was on the CD player, pizza was on the menu and there was a car park full of 4x4s outside. It … Continue reading
Filed under Caritas news, HAART for Children, HIV and AIDS
How Malawi is coping with climate change
by Christine Campeau After a six a.m. start and a 5hrs bus ride through the “warm heart of Africa”, we finally reached our destination of the day: the Chitseko Village. As part of the Mangochi Diocese, this area lies near … Continue reading
Filed under Bonn talks, Climate change
WHO declares A-H1N1 Virus to be at pandemic level
By Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, Caritas Internationalis Head of Delegation in Geneva There was an anxious silence in the Executive Board Room of World Health Organization today, as representatives of governments and the media gathered to be briefed by … Continue reading
Filed under Caritas news
