Nicosia Event Showcases “Power of Community”
On the occasion of World Occupational Therapy Day 2023, Caritas Cyprus participated in the “Power of Community” event organized by the European University Cyprus and UNHCR Cyprus on the EUC …
UNHCR and University of Cyprus Report Highlights “Immense need to include integration in the public and political debate”
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21, 2023, UNHCR Cyprus together with the Office of the Ombudsman and the University of Cyprus …
Fostering a Culture of Encounter
It was a pleasure for Caritas Cyprus to welcome a team of students from the Lyceum of Soleas on Tuesday, March 14. As part of the European Parliament Ambassador School …
Perceptions HANDBOOK Available Online
The “Perceptions Handbook: A Guide to Understanding Migration Narratives and Addressing Migration Challenges” was created to provide migration stakeholders with information and tools to improve their understanding of how perceptions …
Refugees Welcome? Europe’s Migration Crisis is Topic of Event at University of Pennsylvania
In the summer of 2015, the European migration crisis dominated headlines around the world. Over a million people, including refugees fleeing the devastating civil war in Syria, arrived in Europe …
Caritas Cyprus Participates in Brussels Event for EU Anti-Trafficking Day
On October 18 each year, the European Union marks EU Anti-Trafficking Day. Its purpose is to raise awareness on trafficking in human beings and to increase the exchange of information, …
COALESCE Project Event in Nicosia Raises Awareness of How Better to Help Victims of Trafficking
In his article in Phileleftheros, Marios Demetriou discusses the approach and outcomes of the EU-funded COALESCE project, led by the Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies and implemented by a consortium …
“Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees”—Theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022
Each year, the world observes World Day of Migrants and Refugees on the last Sunday in September. Celebrated by the Catholic Church since 1914, WDMR is now a day designated annually by the United Nations to commemorate and honor people who have been forced to flee their homes, people who have escaped conflict, seen adversity, and, against all odds, forged their way to restart their lives far away from their homes. This day recognizes the courage and fortitude of people on the move and serves to heighten our level of empathy and understanding of their plight and a recognition of the difficult decisions many immigrants have had to make to survive. Read the reflections of Martha Rubiano Skretteberg, the Secretary General of Caritas Norway, on WDMR and on “Bringing Societies Together in Time of Crisis” here.
The Vatican: Female Migrant Workers Challenges and Strengths – Bulletin #7
Migrant workers often have to accept unsafe and unfair work and must live in precarious conditions. They are exposed to various forms of slavery and lack a welfare system protecting them. They are among the victims of the widespread “culture of waste”, which – Pope Francis reminds us – is at the origin of the inequality that afflicts the world.
Everyone has the right to protection
To mark World Refugee Day 2022, Caritas Europa, with the support of Caritas International.BE, produced a short video that captures the sentiments of those forced to flee their homes–an experience tragically shared by over 89 million people across the world.