Call for stronger international action in Gaza conflict
Caritas Australia has joined its counterparts in Canada and New Zealand in calling for their government heads to act on earlier calls for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza.
Caritas Australia has joined its counterparts in Canada and New Zealand in calling for their government heads to act on earlier calls for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza.
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Caritas Australia has warned that Gaza is suffering from the worst hunger crisis, being home to 80 per cent of the global population at catastrophic risk of starvation and death.
Caritas Australia has revealed that over 760,000 people were directly supported over the 12-month period to the end of June 2023, through both long-term programs and emergency responses.
The seven-day pause in hostilities from November 24 to December 1 has enabled Caritas Australia partner agencies to deliver primary health care to communities in southern Gaza.
As evacuation orders continue in southern Gaza and with an estimated 1.8 million people now internally displaced, Caritas Australia says the humanitarian situation is becoming ‘even more desperate’.
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