The Vatican: Migrant and Refugees Bulletin 2 of 2022
“Labour Recruitment and Human Trafficking” is the focus of the latest bulletin from the Migrants and Refugee Section of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Integral Human Development.
Locked Out of Lockdown: COVID-19 and Its Effects on Migration Narratives, Migrant Realities and Institutional Responses
The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone everywhere, but had particular repercussions for those trying to reach Europe and to integrate into European societies. On January, 20, 2022, frontline practitioners from Greece …
MiICT Newsletter #10 Published in Advance of January 26 Final Conference
Caritas Cyprus is one of 15 organizations across Europe implementing the MiICT project—a Horizon 2020 action funded by the EU and working to design ICT-enabled solutions for migration integration challenges …
International Migrants Day 2021: Policy Brief
On the occasion of International Migrants Day 2021, the COALESCE project published a Policy Brief highlighting European-wide issues and making Cyprus-specific recommendations related to the complex needs of migrant victims …
Caritas Cyprus in Osservatore Romano
In an special edition of the Osservatore Romano dedicated to the Pope’s visit to Cyprus and Greece, the work of Caritas Cyprus is highlighted on page II.
With migrants in mind, Pope Francis visits divided Cyprus
Pope Francis visits Cyprus this week to lend his support to a conflict-riven island now on the front line of a new migratory route for people fleeing their countries for Europe. In central Nicosia, nothing tells the story of an influx in arrivals more than the small courtyard area outside the Church of the Holy Cross.
Papal spotlight: Migration is major theme of trip to Cyprus and Greece
Pope Francis will draw the world’s attention to migration once again as he visits Cyprus and Greece in early December.
Caritas Cares 2021 Report Published
This year, the Caritas CARES poverty reports, including the one focused on Cyprus, explore the inclusivity of labour markets in Europe. They attempt to identify the concrete challenges that vulnerable …
‘No more refugees’ not the answer
No more refugees – this is the dangerous rhetoric emerging in Pakistan as instability escalates across the border in Afghanistan. The Taliban have gained territory at a shocking pace since the US and NATO allies accelerated troop withdrawals earlier this year.
UNHCR: Collectively, we need to do more
The report maps out services available for asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants who have suffered abuses, including trafficking, along the migratory route in the Sahel and East Africa