Caritas Internationalis - provides humanitarian aid to Afghan refugees in Pakistan - Brief Article

National Catholic Reporter, Oct 12, 2001

CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS, the church's confederation of Catholic relief agencies, is sending an emergency-response team to Pakistan to provide aid during the exodus of Afghan refugees. The eight-person team is made up of European and U.S. medical and operational professionals who have dealt with humanitarian crisis situations in the past, the Vatican-based organization said Oct.

1. Caritas said its team would work with Caritas Pakistan over the next six weeks in identifying immediate needs among refugees and coordinating project appeals that will be sent out to its member relief agencies with requests for financial assistance.