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Some banks and speculators are continuing to demand debt repayments from countries struggling to fight the pandemic

Cancel debt >> Fund vaccines >> Save lives

5 March 2021

Email big banks to call for them to #CancelTheDebt for developing countries having to choose between paying debts and saving lives.

Jerry cans next to a repaired water pump

How coronavirus is affecting South Sudan

4 March 2021

South Sudan is facing coronavirus after already enduring years of conflict, ongoing food insecurity and climate challenges.

A lack of water and hygiene facilities in overcrowded camps means coronavirus could quickly be transmitted across northwest Syria.

Syria crisis: 10 years on

26 February 2021

Millions of Syrians are facing the threat of coronavirus when many cannot socially distance, access healthcare or even find clean water.

Coronavirus and lockdown measures have pushed farming families in Nicaragua into crisis.

Continuing the fight against coronavirus

25 February 2021
Sister Modeasther Karuri, Caritas Nairobi programme manager distributes supplies.

The vital role of the Catholic Church in times of emergency

24 February 2021
A family (two women, one man, and one girl) pose for a picture in a wooded area.

Ending water poverty one step at a time

23 February 2021
Archbishop Oscar Romero preaching

Romero’s legacy: Using radio to fight coronavirus

13 February 2021

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