Vatican City, Vatican City · Established 1951
Caritas Internationalis
One human family.
(About)
Confederation of 162 Catholic aid organisations.
Caritas Internationalis was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Vatican City, Vatican City. Today it is one of the older organisations of its kind, working on emergency, development and advocacy and known within the sector for its tagline "One human family.".
The organisation currently operates in 10 countries, with major presence in Ukraine, Syria and Ethiopia. Confederation of 162 Catholic aid organisations. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at caritas.org.
(Verified profile)
What the record actually says.
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Structure & mandate
Caritas Internationalis is headquartered in Vatican City, Vatican City, established in 1951. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Emergency — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Development — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Advocacy — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
1951
HQ
Vatican City
Vatican City
Countries of work
10+
Independent registers
Curated primary-source list not yet compiled for this organization — please refer to their official website and the registers above.
(Public perception & reviews)
What people actually say.
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(Work in the field)
Photos of their work.
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(Where we operate)
Active in 10 countries.
- Ukraine
- Syria
- Ethiopia
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
- DR Congo
- Haiti
- Somalia
- Yemen
- Sudan
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