#Conflicts

Ukraine: EU prepares third round of sanctions against Russia. Zelensky, “not all possibilities for sanctions have been exhausted yet”. Talks with Draghi postponed

Ukraine: the European Council condemns Russian aggression and the involvement of Belarus. New sanctions approved

Ukraine: Pejcinovic Buric (Council of Europe), “this is a dark hour for Europe and everything it stands for”.

Ukraine: the EU “most firmly” condemns Russian attack. Today, emergency meetings with EU Parliament and EU Council, NATO and G7

Ukraine: 1.2 billion plan approved. Borrell, “we are working for the moment of sanctions not to come”

Ukraine: European Commission, “aggressive behaviour” from Russia. The EU supports Kiev. Another 1.2 billion euros in aids

First-hand account from the Ukrainian trenches. Father Zelinskyy: “When people ask me what war is, I think of mud”

“When people ask me what war is, I think of mud. Dozens of kilometres of mud.” Father Andriy Zelinskyy, military…

Kazakhstan. Mumbiela Sierra (Bishop of Almaty): “We dream a multi-ethnic country of peaceful concord”

SIR interviewed the Bishop of Almaty, President of the Catholic Bishops of Kazakhstan, following days of armed conflict that left…

Forgotten conflicts. Caritas: Twenty-one high-intensity wars in the world. Only one in two youths is aware of them

“False Balances”, the Report on inequalities and forgotten conflicts in the world, drawn up by Caritas Italy in partnership with…

CESVI: we are moving further away from achieving the 2030 “Zero Hunger” goal

Global hunger is rising. It’s a fact confirmed by the Global Hunger Index, one of the major statistical tools for…

Lebanon. A Country constantly facing a difficult juncture

Pope Francis’ Easter message depicts certain countries as experiencing not the joy of the Resurrection, but the Friday crucifixion or…