Caritas Internationalis

Read this entry in Portuguese Whilst in Brazil to take part in the ninth edition of the World Social Forum and to present a reflection on a development model based on the Social Doctrine of the Church at the Latin American Solidarity-based Sustainable Development Seminar, the Mexican priest, Antonio Sandoval, who is the regional coordinator [...]

Read this entry in Portuguese Rodrigo Oscar Roman* As an ultimate expression of the diversity of ideas, organisations, ethnic groups and nationalities that make up the World Social Forum (WSF) process, the traditional opening procession saw thousands of people march from Cais do Porto in the Old Town of Belém (PA) to Praça do Operário [...]

Mungreiphy Shimray, programme officer for Caritas India I’m really happy to be here at Bélem. It’s so incredible that people who are so different and who speak different languages are drawn together for the same goal and are taking action on social justice. On a global level, Asia is the continent which has the most [...]

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

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), after two days of debate and reflection, at the Solidarity-based Sustainable Development Seminar held in [...]

Another world is possible – this is the message that 150 Caritas representatives will be taking to the World Social Forum 2009 in Belem, Brazil this week. They will be joining tens of thousands of other representatives from NGOs and civil society movements who all want to show their support for a world based on [...]

English Caritas Nigeria is participating at the forthcoming World Social forum event in Belem, Brazil. We are registered for a workshop presentation. Our presentation is most likely to be on the issue of the oil and gas sector and the situation of the Niger Delta, and also a second on the Church’s work in HIV/AIDS. [...]