The Caritas Annual Report shows our work in 2012 through five strategic priorities identified during the year: addressing poverty at home and abroad, responding to emergencies, upholding the dignity and rights of indigenous peoples, promoting environmental justice, and connecting effectively with our Catholic community.

Public donations topped $3 million last year, including a record Lent total of more than $900,000. We are grateful for the government’s New Zealand Aid Programme which contributed almost $1 million towards Caritas development and relief programmes.

Executive Summary

According to the United Nations (UN) a total of 3.4 million people in Darfur are in need of humanitarian assistance, a figure which includes 1.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps receiving food aid.

Alors que l’Est du Tchad souffre de l’impact de la crise du Darfour, au Soudan voisin, avec la présence de centaines de milliers de réfugiés depuis 2004, le Secadev (Secours Catholique et Développement) relance la vie rurale et l’éducation en faveur des populations autochtones.

Les réfugiées soudanaises vivant à l’Est du Tchad ne sont pas totalement à l’abri des violences sexuelles malgré les mécanismes de protection mis en place par l’UNHCR et ses partenaires de mise en œuvre. En ce début d’année 2012, les cas de viol commis sur les réfugiées des camps de Guerada (Milé et Kounoungou) vont crescendo.

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged NZ$50,000 towards the food and refugee crisis unfolding in the Horn of Africa, and is accepting donations from the public.

'We are working through partners on the ground in Kenya and Tanzania, and through other agencies from the international Caritas network,' says Director Michael Smith.

'This crisis represents a huge challenge for aid agencies and the international community,' he said 'More than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa require emergency assistance due to prolonged drought conditions.'

El secretario general, Michel Roy, exhorta al Gobierno de Sudán y a los representantes del pueblo nuba a negociar una paz duradera

Cáritas. 27 de junio de 2011.- El nuevo secretario general de Cáritas Internationalis, Michel Roy, ha hecho un llamamiento “al Gobierno de Sudán y a los representantes del pueblo nuba a negociar una paz duradera” que ponga fin a la escalada de violencia que en las últimas ha provocado la huida de sus hogares de decenas de miles de personas en la región meridional de Kordofán.

Kinshasa, le 13 juin 2011 (caritasdev.cd) : la dynamique du dialogue et de la négociation entre les parties prenantes avec relance du processus de l’Accord de JUBA, la protection des civils affectés par les atrocités de la LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) ainsi que des humanitaires, et la formation d’une brigade régionale bien disciplinée motivée et bien équipée, sont les principales recommandations Réseau Régional et Interconfessionnel des Leaders Religieux pour la Paix (RRILRP).

Caritas members in South Sudan aim to provide 100,000 people with water, food, shelter, health and education.

South Sudan becomes an independent state 9 July 2011 after decades of conflict, poor governance and natural disasters. People in the emerging nation face an acute shortage of basic needs as the country lacks infrastructure and faces high levels of poverty and underdevelopment.

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand maintained most of its international partnerships in 2010, despite a difficult financial year.