Articles on this issue "humanitarianism"
The Vatican is in favor of adding a new principle of humanitarian intervention to the U.N. Charter. This was the view expressed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano in an …
read moreThe Holy See raised its voice forcefully in defense of international humanitarian law, especially in wartime. The Catholic Church's position resounded at the 28th International Conference of …
read moreCaritas International, in coordination with Caritas-Iraq in Baghdad, is studying the priorities for postwar humanitarian aid. At the same time, members of the Caritas-Iraq liaison office in …
read moreThe months-long debate over U.S. intervention in Iraq focused attention on the subject of international law and the role of the United Nations. Up until a few years ago, state sovereignty was …
read moreCaritas-Iraq's liaison office in Amman announced that it is organizing a convoy of humanitarian aid which might leave for Baghdad within days. The Caritas network said today that two Caritas …
read moreJohn Paul II rejected recourse to war as a means to resolve differences -- with the exception of legitimate defense -- and urged respect for humanitarian law in armed conflicts. "It is …
read moreCaritas International, the Catholic Church-run worldwide assistance network, is preparing to address the consequences of a possible military attack on Iraq. "We are preparing to be massacred," …
read moreThe Khartoum government's ban on humanitarian flights in southern Sudan threatens to bring widespread hunger to an area already suffering from military bombings, a Catholic bishop warns. …
read moreA report of the British organization Save the Children reveals that humanitarian agents in West Africa demanded sex from refugees in exchange for food. The report, which is also sponsored by …
read moreCan the world still admire the United States? Absolutely, is the answer of Michael Novak, one of the countrys leading Catholic intellectuals, and a firm believer in Americans generosity and …
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