More work needed for tsunami relief, Caritas official says

Published: 2005-06-24

BANGKOK, Thailand (CNS) -- The Catholic Church's international social aid network said it has responded well to the tsunami tragedy, but said much work remains to be done to help people in the long term. "Half a year after the tsunami we can be proud of the achievements," said Duncan MacLaren, secretary general of Caritas Internationalis. But the pressure of outside expectations has never been as strong as in this disaster, he told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Bangkok. About 50 members organizations of Caritas Asia and Caritas Internationalis, the worldwide confederation of more than 160 church agencies, met in Bangkok June 14-16. They came together to take stock of their progress almost six months after the disaster, which prompted the largest Caritas humanitarian relief operation ever.

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