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Caritas International is an organization of Catholic charities, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) with global reach that provides emergency relief services for victims of natural disasters. Other areas of concern include peace and reconciliation, HIV & AIDS, economic justice,"women and migration," and global climate change. It is led by Oscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga, s.d.b.

Caritas is a global movement with 162 national member organizations working for a fairer, safer world. Caritas finds it unacceptable that millions of people are suffering through poverty and social injustice and they seek change. They also take the needs of the poorest communities to international decision makers.

In January, 2008 Caritas began to actively participate in ongoing discussions—within the United Nations and other international organizations—about the risks posed by climate changes, especially in regard to the poorest and most vulnerable people. Caritas works around the world empowering the poor at the local level and advocating for a global reduction in carbon emissions. 

Notable Eco Activity

Caritas has emphasized climate change as the major focus of their environmental justice work.

They have declared, "There are many pressing environmental justice issues. One key issue, climate change, demands priority above all others because of its potential to disrupt the well-being of future generations. Climate change poses the question: “What does our generation owe to generations yet unborn?” Climate change threatens the sustainable use of the land, the water resources of our planet, and the very existence of some countries. These outcomes call for climate change in all its dimensions to become a core concern of Caritas– stopping further climate change, living with the effects which are now inevitable, and planning for new forms of development which take into account both the climate and the sharing of resources."

• Caritas International Details

  • Year Founded

    1897

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  • Green Products?

    No

  • Hazardous Products?

    No

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  • Help Line

    + 39 06 698 797 99

  • Help Address

    caritas.internationalis@caritas.va

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  • Website

    http://www.caritas.org/

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• Caritas International Locations

  • Headquarters

    Caritas Internationalis Palazzo San Calisto Vatican City State V-00120

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• Caritas International Financial Information

  • Company Type

    Nonprofit membership organization

  • Yearly Revenue

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