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		<title>Caritas helping those forced to flee in Congo</title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/23/9870/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fighting near Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo&#8217;s largest city, has killed at least 20 people since Monday and ended an uneasy six-month calm between the army and fighters from the M23 rebel group. On the evening of Tuesday, six &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/23/9870/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9870&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Central Africa Republic slides into chaos</title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/23/central-africa-republic-slides-into-chaos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read in French Cases of arbitrary killings, robberies, looting and abductions have been reported throughout Central African Republic since Seleka rebel forces seized power in March. “I saw a man walking down the street. Armed men called out to him. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/23/central-africa-republic-slides-into-chaos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9860&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Caritas Jerusalem waves goodbye to inspirational leader</title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/22/caritas-jerusalem-waves-goodbye-to-inspirational-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 24th of April 2013, Catholic Bishops of Jerusalem organised a farewell gathering in the courtyard of Notre Dame Centre to honour Mrs. Claudette Habesch for her 26 years of loyal and dedicated service to Caritas Jerusalem as Secretary General. His &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/22/caritas-jerusalem-waves-goodbye-to-inspirational-leader/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9856&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting returns to Nord-Kivu in Congo</title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/22/fighting-returns-to-nord-kivu-in-congo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Guy-Marin Kamandji After about six months of a truce, fighting has resumed around the eastern Congolese city of Goma, in North Kivu. An offensive by M23 rebels started on Monday 20 May at dawn in Mutaho. Eye-witnesses, speaking  on &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/22/fighting-returns-to-nord-kivu-in-congo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9848&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congo’s women dream of water</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Guy-Marin Kamandji, Caritas Congo Musawu walks with a firm step, carrying 20 litres of water on her head with great agility. The water must be equivalent to about half the 10 year old girl’s weight. It’s Monday morning in &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/14/congos-women-dream-of-water/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9843&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical storm threatening coastal areas in Bay of Bengal</title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/13/tropical-storm-heading-towards-bangladesh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tropical cyclone ‘Mahasen’ is heading towards coastal part of the Bay of Bengal and at any time it may cross any parts of Bangladesh or India or Myanmar on 15 &#8211; 17, May 2013.   This cyclone is likely &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/13/tropical-storm-heading-towards-bangladesh/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9836&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The tragedy of everyday life in Aleppo</title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/13/the-tragedy-of-everyday-life-in-aleppo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bishop Audo of Aleppo, Caritas Syria President For two years Syria has been pulled apart by conflict. Violence and anarchy have become widespread. We have become conditioned by tragedy.  Our minds and hearts have been constricted by fear and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/13/the-tragedy-of-everyday-life-in-aleppo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9831&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five years on from Cyclone Nargis</title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/06/five-years-on-from-cyclone-nargis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Burma/Myanmar. The category 4 cyclone devastated communities, killed more than 138,000 people and left over two million people homeless. International and local organisations, including Caritas, provided assistance to the emergency response. The vast majority &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/06/five-years-on-from-cyclone-nargis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9828&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Changed in Zimbabwe: New Masvingo Town FC </title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/03/whats-changed-in-zimbabwe-new-masvingo-town-fc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from CAFOD blog: by Nana Anto-Awuakye Masvingo is the oldest town in Zimbabwe, and the area is famed for its amazing balancing boulders – gigantic, rounded, gleaming granite mountain rock formations that sit on top of each other and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/03/whats-changed-in-zimbabwe-new-masvingo-town-fc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9826&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Syria crisis: refugees in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/03/syria-crisis-refugees-in-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from CAFOD blog: Donate to our Syria Crisis appeal&#62;&#62; CAFOD's Catherine Cowley writes: It feels strange to do humanitarian work in Turkey. When I first drove down the dual carriageway from the international airport, past large apartment blocks and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.caritas.org/2013/05/03/syria-crisis-refugees-in-turkey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.caritas.org&#038;blog=3950315&#038;post=9824&#038;subd=caritasinternationalis&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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