Posts Tagged ‘Displaced persons’

Caritas Internationalis and ACT Alliance join forces to address imminent famine in Sudan

Thursday, September 12th, 2024

In Sudan, 25.6 million people – over half of the population – now face acute hunger, with more than 755,000 people on the brink of famine. 10.7 million people are also displaced within Sudan and neighbouring countries, 7.9 million of which have been forced from their homes since the outbreak of civil conflict on 15 Read more

Vatican newspaper draws attention to surging numbers of displaced persons

Monday, June 19th, 2023

With the headline “In fuga per forza“ [In flight through force], L’Osservatore Romano devoted the most prominent front-page coverage in its June 14 edition to a UN report on the rising number of victims of forced displacement. “At the end of 2022, 108.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, Read more