Caritas Asia

Caritas Asia is one of the seven Regional Offices under the Confederation of Caritas Internationalis (CI). It was established by the Asian MOs, with the endorsement and approval of the confederation, during the General Assembly of CI in 1999 in Rome.

Caritas Asia maintains recognition at the international level within Caritas Internationalis, with the nihil obstat of the Ponifical Council Cor Unum. It also complies with the CI Management Standards.

The primary role of Caritas Asia is to serve and support the Member Organizations in the region in the achievement of their mission, in conformity and under the guidance of the local and universal Church, and in line with the decisions and the plans approved by the General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis. In fulfillment of this role, Caritas Asia has the responsibility to intensify interchange and mutual aid among the Member Organizations for the promotion and harmonization of their work and to achieve the goals pursued in the region by the Confederation.