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In South Sudan, 250,000 children are severely malnourished and more than five million people urgently need food aid. Jan Weuts, Emergency Coordinator for Caritas International, explains the situation.
Agroecology in response to climate change
“Climate change has a direct influence on the people in Niger. Because of the drought they have to move. Livestock farming, agriculture… everything has become…
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Cyclone Kenneth: A second cyclone strikes Mozambique
Just six weeks after the devastating passage of Cyclone Idai, Mozambique has been struck by another natural disaster. Cyclone Kenneth raged across the ocean with windspeeds…
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Cyclone Idai: An Update from Mozambique
“People are sleeping standing up because there’s not enough space,” Rita Farriya says, sitting in the shade of a tree at Muda-Mufo in Nhamatanda District.…
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Cyclone Idai: A new type of catastrophe?
“Not a single door or window was able to resist the onslaughts from the ocean, sand, and stones,” recalls Fabrizio Graglia, one of Caritas’s partners…
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Cyclone Idai: Devastation in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi
Cyclone Idai has caused unprecedented destruction in Southern Africa. More than 1,000 are feared to be dead. Extensive areas in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, have…
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The importance of drinking water around the world
“We must protect our water resources.” Those are the words of Martine, who has lived in Haiti for 30 years and has experienced repeated floods,…
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