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Drought has plagued East Africa for over five years.. Credit: Caritas Internationalis

“Shameful betrayal of people suffering”: Catholic Entity on UK Reduced Aid to East Africa

May 27, 2023

The leadership of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, has decried the reduction of the United Kingdom’s (UK) humanitarian aid package for East Africa, describing the European nation’s move as “betrayal” of the suffering who depend on it for their survival.

Christine Allen

“Shameful betrayal of people suffering”: Catholic Entity on UK Reduced Aid to East Africa

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