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Caritas reflects on year of conflict and displacement
While the “past year has not reflected the best of humanity”, Caritas Australia says the generosity of the Australian community has “acted as a light amid that darkness”.
Caritas welcomes Australia’s move to protect aid workers
Caritas Australia has welcomed the Australian Government’s move to take a leading role internationally in protecting aid workers.
Labor announces $23m aid package for Horn of Africa
The Albanese Government has announced a $23 million funding package to help deliver healthcare, food, and clean water amid ongoing humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa. Source: Caritas Australia.
How to respond to growing global challenges
Caritas Australia gathered supporters and ministers together at NSW Parliament House this week to discuss how the charity is responding to a series of increasingly intense and complex global challenges.
Caritas highlights needs in world’s largest refugee camp
This World Refugee Week (June 17-20), Caritas Australia is shining a light on the plight of the one million people in the world’s largest refugee camp, Kutupalong in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Caritas welcomes $10m government aid package for Gaza
Caritas Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s $10 million aid package to support the World Food Programme in Gaza, announced yesterday.
Caritas welcomes Government support of the vulnerable in Ukraine
Caritas Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s decision to provide $31 million to help meet Ukraine’s energy and humanitarian needs.
Australia stands alongside PNG, sends aid after landslide
Australia is holding out hope for Papua New Guinea following a deadly landslide, with assistance already under way, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Source: SBS News.
Budget lifts aid but much more needed: Caritas
Caritas Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s addition of $193 million to overseas development assistance in the federal Budget, but says Australia has a moral, economic and political imperative to support countries in need.