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Caritas Calls for Kyoto Cooperation
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 3:38 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and development, believes the Government should not play down the importance of the Kyoto protocol in reducing global climate change. More >>
Caritas Calls NZ Government to Engage on West Papu
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 5:18 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and development, is calling for the New Zealand Government to support Indonesia in dealing with human rights abuses in West Papua. More >>
Helping to Find a Way Forward
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 3:30 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
DILI, TIMOR-LESTE – When members of the Caritas Internationalis assessment team arrived in Dili, it was very much a city under siege. The streets were deserted save for the armoured personnel carriers international peace-keepers, occasional groups of ... More >>
Supporting All Faiths in Timor-Leste
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 3:13 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
DILI, TIMOR-LESTE – Caritas Australia including CEO Jack de Groot, recently paid a visit to the Masjid An-nur mosque to deliver cooking oil, tinned fish and instant noodles to the 50 families sheltering there. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) had visited ... More >>
Peace and Reconciliation are Needed in Timor
Thursday, 8 June 2006, 11:39 am | Caritas Aotearoa
DILI, TIMOR LESTE – Situated throughout the capital Dili are scores of camps for hundreds of internally displaced people (IDPs). Some are in makeshift locations, such as the camp near the airport where tarpaulins are used as shelter. Many though ... More >>
Giving a Sense of Purpose to 13,000 IDPs
Thursday, 8 June 2006, 10:57 am | Caritas Aotearoa
DILI, TIMOR LESTE - The Dom Bosco College in Dili is one of the largest IDP camps in the city, a sprawling six hectare compound that is home to approximately 13,000. Most, around 8,000 fled to the College after 28 April, with a further 5,000 arriving ... More >>
Caritas Distributes Relief in Timor Leste
Thursday, 8 June 2006, 10:39 am | Caritas Aotearoa
DILI, TIMOR LESTE – This morning Caritas member, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) distributed non-food items to six IDP camps around the capital Dili, as the security situation remains too volatile for people to return home for long periods of time. More >>
Caritas NZ Pledges Support for Timor Leste
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 2:29 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged an initial $20,000 to assist with the humanitarian crisis in Timor Leste. More >>
Caritas NZ to give $20,000 to Indonesia Earthquake
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 2:28 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand pledged an initial $20,000 to assist with the humanitarian response following the Indonesian earthquake. The 6.3 magnitude quake has claimed the lives of more than 5,000 and left hundreds of thousands homeless. More >>
Caritas Providing Assistance to Earthquake Victims
Sunday, 28 May 2006, 10:28 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas confederation members are coordinating a joint effort in response to the 6.2 magnitude quake that struck the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta yesterday. The quake has so far killed more than 3000 and many thousands more homeless. More >>
Caritas Providing Assistance to Earthquake Victims
Sunday, 28 May 2006, 12:43 am | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas confederation members are coordinating a joint effort in response to the 6.2 magnitude quake that struck the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta yesterday. The quake has so far killed more than 3000 and many thousands more homeless. More >>
The Church and Caritas Helping in Timor Leste
Friday, 26 May 2006, 12:09 am | Caritas Aotearoa
As rebel soldiers and gangs of youths in Timor Leste (East Timor) continue to cause violence in and around the country’s capital, Dili, the Catholic Church, Caritas agencies and other NGO’s are working to assist those who have fled from their homes ... More >>
Budget Disappointment as ODA Stays the Same
Friday, 19 May 2006, 2:58 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
As a justice, peace and development agency, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand was hoping Finance Minister, Dr Michael Cullen might have been more like Santa and less like Scrooge when it came to announcing rates for Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) ... More >>
Film Festival Hi-Lights Overseas Aid Issue
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 3:07 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Anna Sussmilch of aid organisation Caritas gives a quick wrap-up of the Human Rights Film Festival which finishes in Wellington this evening and will then entertain and enlighten the good people of Auckland and Christchurch More >>
Questions Raised over Broadcasting Standards
Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 3:21 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas, the Catholic Agency for Justice Peace and Development supports comments made by the Race Relations Commissioner this morning to Radio New Zealand which questioned whether current broadcasting standards are strong enough to deal with religion. More >>
Peace And Understaning Required by All Peoples
Friday, 10 February 2006, 12:14 am | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes the outcome of the meeting of media and religious leaders convened by Race Relations Commission Joris de Bres. In particular we welcome the apology by media for the offence caused, alongside the recognition by religious ... More >>
Post-Tsunami - Where to from here for Aceh?
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 1:15 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
A public meeting by Imam Syuja MP and Hendra Budian a human rights lawyer is coming up soon in Wellington. Both are from Aceh and are visiting to discuss post-tsunami reconstruction and the progress of the peace agreement signed on the 15 August. More >>
Caritas Confederation Active in Earthquake Regions
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 3:32 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
As Caritas supporters in New Zealand respond to helping those affected by the devastating South Asia earthquake, members of the Caritas Confederation are working to provide coordinated assistance to thousands in need. More >>
$10,000 for Pakistan/India Earthquake
Monday, 10 October 2005, 10:52 am | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and development is accepting donations to assist the victims of the recent earthquake which has devastated regions in northern Pakistan and India. The agency has also committed $10,000 of ... More >>
Social Justice Week 11-17 September 2005
Friday, 9 September 2005, 1:04 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
“We are members of one human family, each created in the image of God….When diverse groups work together for the common good, they enrich society through their respect for one another’s uniqueness and shared human dignity.” New Zealand Catholic Bishops ... More >>
