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Statements and Speeches

Official positions and advocacy messages on key global issues.

World Humanitarian Day 2021 – Integral ecology is the only solution

On World Humanitarian Day, Caritas Internationalis urges decision makers to take courageous steps to address the issues related to climate change, the pandemic and its consequences, and the political turmoil in Afghanistan and Lebanon.

Caritas Internationalis: “Industrial agriculture is not the only pathway to food justice”

On the occasion of the UN food systems pre-summit in Rome, Caritas Internationalis urges decision makers to include the rights of the poor in all discussions and to ensure meaningful participation of local producers and consumers, especially women, in policymaking and implementation at the local levels.

COVID-19 vaccines must be made available for all with equity and justice

Vaccines are to be considered as common property of humanity and must be made available for all with equity, justice and as a human right.
Global

Urgent action for universal and equal access to COVID-19 vaccines

Caritas Internationalis Secretary General, Aloysius John, urges the international community to put the respect for human rights and human dignity at the heart of the recovery from the pandemic.
Global

Caritas Internationalis urges humanitarian access and respect of human rights in Myanmar

Caritas Internationalis expresses alarm over the impact of the escalating violence in Myanmar on the already fragile humanitarian situation and asks to secure safe humanitarian access to deliver life-saving assistance.
Asia

Caritas urges governments to address the root causes of fast-growing central Sahel crisis and to empower local leaders

Caritas urged governments, local leaders and donors to act in Africa’s central Sahel, which is facing one of the world’s fastest-growing crises.
Africa

Prisoners the most exposed population to COVID-19 in Bolivia

Overcrowding inside prison facilities has been a big push factor for the spread of the coronavirus. The lives of prisoners were already very difficult due to lack of food, poor infrastructure, healthcare and basic services.
Latin America & Caribbean

Caritas response to COVID-19 across the world

Caritas believes that no one should be left behind and our national organisations in affected countries are ramping up efforts to raise awareness and provide assstance to those in need.
Global
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