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Development and Peace News
Syria Campaign: Canada shows leadership in peace process - December 1, 2016
After five years of providing humanitarian aid to Syrians, whose country is being destroyed by violent conflict, Development and Peace added to its response by launching an advocacy campaign in the spring of 2016. Since then, the Canadian government, with the leadership of Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion, has taken action on our campaign demands.
Our campaign called on the Canadian government to:
After five years of providing humanitarian aid to Syrians, whose country is being destroyed by violent conflict, Development and Peace added to its response by launching an advocacy campaign in the spring of 2016. Since then, the Canadian government, with the leadership of Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion, has taken action on our campaign demands.
Our campaign called on the Canadian government to:
- Contribute to the peace process by making the voices of Syrian civil society heard;
- Ensure access to humanitarian aid and the protection of civilians;
- Promote social cohesion and self-sufficiency of refugees in neighbouring countries.
Emergency Aid for Syrians - Update Feb 21, 2016
To date, the Church in Canada through Development and Peace – Caritas Canada, has collected $2.2 million in eligible donations for emergency aid to Syrians. Because of your contributions, we have been able to support over 600,000 Syrians in receiving humanitarian aid and support in local peace initiatives. Our help is still needed to assist Syrian refugees seeking shelter and protection in the Middle East. Individual donations made until February 29th to Development and Peace for its Syria Emergency Relief Fund are eligible to be matched by the Canadian government.
Donations can be made at devp.org; by phone at 1-888-234-8533; also by sending a cheque made out to Development and Peace (please indicate Syria Crisis) to 1425 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., 3rd Floor, Montreal, QC, H3G 1T7.
Thank you for your continued support and solidarity.
To date, the Church in Canada through Development and Peace – Caritas Canada, has collected $2.2 million in eligible donations for emergency aid to Syrians. Because of your contributions, we have been able to support over 600,000 Syrians in receiving humanitarian aid and support in local peace initiatives. Our help is still needed to assist Syrian refugees seeking shelter and protection in the Middle East. Individual donations made until February 29th to Development and Peace for its Syria Emergency Relief Fund are eligible to be matched by the Canadian government.
Donations can be made at devp.org; by phone at 1-888-234-8533; also by sending a cheque made out to Development and Peace (please indicate Syria Crisis) to 1425 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., 3rd Floor, Montreal, QC, H3G 1T7.
Thank you for your continued support and solidarity.
Create a Climate of Change - Check out 2016 Share Lent Magazine
Creating a Climate of Change is this year’s theme for the Share Lent campaign of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace. A number of Pope Francis’ intentions are at the heart of the campaign: most notably, his encyclical on care for our common home, Laudato Si’ (Praise be to you), and the Jubilee Year of Mercy he has proclaimed. Development and Peace, our Church’s organization in Canada for international solidarity, offers us concrete ways to respond to the Pope’s invitations by working together to build a world that is more just and more in keeping with human dignity. What is proposed is truly an experience of the Church’s longstanding tradition of referring to the “corporal works of mercy,” which in turn point to the explicit commands of Jesus Christ. Feed the hungry. Give drink to the thirsty. Clothe the naked. Visit the imprisoned – including those caught in unjust economic and social structures, as the Pope has also reminded us.
(Most Rev.) Douglas Crosby, OMI
Bishop of Hamilton and
President of the Canadian Conference
of Catholic Bishops
Creating a Climate of Change is this year’s theme for the Share Lent campaign of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace. A number of Pope Francis’ intentions are at the heart of the campaign: most notably, his encyclical on care for our common home, Laudato Si’ (Praise be to you), and the Jubilee Year of Mercy he has proclaimed. Development and Peace, our Church’s organization in Canada for international solidarity, offers us concrete ways to respond to the Pope’s invitations by working together to build a world that is more just and more in keeping with human dignity. What is proposed is truly an experience of the Church’s longstanding tradition of referring to the “corporal works of mercy,” which in turn point to the explicit commands of Jesus Christ. Feed the hungry. Give drink to the thirsty. Clothe the naked. Visit the imprisoned – including those caught in unjust economic and social structures, as the Pope has also reminded us.
(Most Rev.) Douglas Crosby, OMI
Bishop of Hamilton and
President of the Canadian Conference
of Catholic Bishops
Solidarity with the People of Syria
It was on March 15th, 2011 that civil war broke out in Syria. Four years later, the war rages on and the impact on civilians is devastating. This conflict has created the worst humanitarian emergency in the world today, and the largest refugee crisis. Development and Peace has been responding to this crisis since 2012, working with local partner organizations to help ease the suffering of the population.
Read our new report Crisis in Syria: Giving Hope through Solidarity to learn about the work of DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE and its partners in the region, and how together we are offering one of the small glimmers of hope to those impacted by this crisis.
It was on March 15th, 2011 that civil war broke out in Syria. Four years later, the war rages on and the impact on civilians is devastating. This conflict has created the worst humanitarian emergency in the world today, and the largest refugee crisis. Development and Peace has been responding to this crisis since 2012, working with local partner organizations to help ease the suffering of the population.
Read our new report Crisis in Syria: Giving Hope through Solidarity to learn about the work of DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE and its partners in the region, and how together we are offering one of the small glimmers of hope to those impacted by this crisis.
Four Years of War in Syria have left Middle East in Ruins
Caritas aims to increase its work in Syria, Iraq and across the Middle East in 2015 as the conflict in Syria enters into its fifth year with no solution in sight. Caritas Syria President Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo said last year was the “hardest of all”. The humanitarian tragedy unfolding across the region is likely to deteriorate in 2015 with no peace initiative on the table and aid programmes facing cuts.
“Half of Syria’s inhabitants are either internally displaced or are refugees. Eighty percent of the workforce doesn’t work. The rich have left, the middle class has become poor and the poor have become destitute,” said Bishop Audo. You can read the entire article and more.
Caritas aims to increase its work in Syria, Iraq and across the Middle East in 2015 as the conflict in Syria enters into its fifth year with no solution in sight. Caritas Syria President Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo said last year was the “hardest of all”. The humanitarian tragedy unfolding across the region is likely to deteriorate in 2015 with no peace initiative on the table and aid programmes facing cuts.
“Half of Syria’s inhabitants are either internally displaced or are refugees. Eighty percent of the workforce doesn’t work. The rich have left, the middle class has become poor and the poor have become destitute,” said Bishop Audo. You can read the entire article and more.
Horn of Africa Food Shortages and Update of D&P Work
Last summer, growing food insecurity in the Horn of Africa turned into a large-scale humanitarian disaster when the much-anticipated rainy season failed, and a prolonged drought became further entrenched in the region. This left an estimated 10 million people vulnerable to hunger. By the time the international community took notice, the situation had become critical, with thousands of people walking enormous distances to try to reach aid before it was too late.
Read more here.
Last summer, growing food insecurity in the Horn of Africa turned into a large-scale humanitarian disaster when the much-anticipated rainy season failed, and a prolonged drought became further entrenched in the region. This left an estimated 10 million people vulnerable to hunger. By the time the international community took notice, the situation had become critical, with thousands of people walking enormous distances to try to reach aid before it was too late.
Read more here.
Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
Development and Peace remains concerned about the Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and is still closely following the situation. This is a complex humanitarian crisis resulting from a combination of multiple factors, and the response by the international community is has been considered to be too slow and inadequate.
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Development and Peace remains concerned about the Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and is still closely following the situation. This is a complex humanitarian crisis resulting from a combination of multiple factors, and the response by the international community is has been considered to be too slow and inadequate.
Click here to read further.