The famine in Gaza, officially confirmed last week by the UN, is caused by what Caritas Internationalis denounces as “a machinery of annihilation, sustained by impunity and the silence, or complicity, of powerful nations.”
Writing to minister of foreign affairs Anita Anand, leading Canadian NGOs including Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada urged the Government of Canada to stop arms transfers to Israel even as it imposes mass starvation on Gaza.
In Israel’s actions in Gaza, Caritas Internationalis sees “a blatant disregard for the values and fundamental principles of humanity” and clear violations of various laws and conventions, “including the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.”
Israel’s shelling of a Gaza church, which has left at least three dead and many injured, is only the latest atrocity in its increasingly murderous and widening regional rampage.
Today, the 15th of April 2025, marks the second anniversary of the protracted conflict in Sudan.
Our partners are ready to bring urgent aid and relief to thousands affected by the deadly Myanmar earthquake, but the scale of the disaster means that they will need all the help you can offer.
As the U.S. president advised by an oligarch defies logic and evidence to gut USAID, Canada must give and do more to stave off the catastrophe that the loss of the world’s largest provider of international aid will precipitate.
As we mark International Development Week, I would like to draw attention to a country that, despite facing many challenges, continues demonstrating incomparable resilience: Haiti.
As the Gaza ceasefire brings 15 months of carnage to a close, the international community must re-examine its role and address the urgent needs for humanitarian aid, reconstruction, justice and lasting peace.
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