Sant'Egidio International

15/06/2026

Sant’Egidio in Abidjan: further demolitions of shanty towns. The Community is providing aid to the local population and calling on the authorities to show more humanity 👇

 In the metropolis of Abidjan (population 8 million) in the Ivory Coast, clearance operations have resumed in the shanty towns, considered to be an environmental hazard by local authorities. This means not only forcing people from their homes but also

11/06/2026

25/05/2026

Look at these smiles.
These are the children of the School of Peace in Goma, and today, on Africa Day, they hold up the image of Floribert — a young man from here, one of them, who proved that changing things is possible. Despite everything, these classrooms today are full.
Full of voices, of eagerness to learn, of hope.
This is the Africa that Sant'Egidio knows and loves.

20/05/2026

The first container of aid arrived in Havana on Saturday 9 May, delivering 22,000 kg of rice and flour. This is the first of a series of humanitarian shipments made possible thanks to a fundraising campaign participated in by all the Communities of Sant’Egidio worldwide. Another container with 24,000 kg of food aid is currently on its way to Santiago de Cuba.

On Friday 15 May, another shipment of humanitarian aid departed from the port of Genoa bound for Cuba. The container includes medicines, medical supplies, and mobility aids (wheelchairs) worth approximately €700,000, provided by Rome and through a contribution from Banco Farmaceutico.

Further food aid will continue to arrive throughout the month of June, with an additional 50,000 kg of oil, flour, legumes, and sugar packed into two containers heading for the island's ports of Santiago and Havana.

📌Stay updated on our website and read the full story: https://segidio.it/WrO1

20/05/2026

On Thursday, 14 May, 131 refugees evacuated from Libya arrived at Rome Fiumicino Airport thanks to the humanitarian corridors promoted by the Community of Sant’Egidio, FCEI, and Arci, in collaboration with UNHCR and the relevant Ministries.

Welcome to Italy!🎊

👉Read more here: https://segidio.it/Wsdl

08/05/2026

8th May 2025: one single word, before the world. Peace.

In one year of pontificate, that invitation has become a journey. That word has turned into gestures, travels, and silences shared with those in pain. In a world marked by conflicts that seem endless, the Pope has continued to point in the same direction: building bridges where walls arise, seeking dialogue even when it seems impossible, and staying close to those who suffer — without ever growing weary.

👉As we celebrate this anniversary, relive some of our moments with the Community: https://segidio.it/Wl0X

06/05/2026

"War is the only thing worth hating": Koko Kondo, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, speaks to the Community of Sant'Egidio - New York City 👉 https://segidio.it/Wjy5

05/05/2026

"We are in a season when war, once described as a ‘scourge’ in the United Nations Charter, has become a key ‘tool’ of international politics. It is all too easy to slide into conflict, yet we are unable to find a way out of it, either through negotiation or by achieving victory."

👉 Continue reading the full editorial by Andrea Riccardi here:
https://tinyurl.com/bdjcjtx7

05/05/2026

Thanks to ECO-LAB, we are empowering children's futures at the House of Friendship in Blantyre 👇

29/04/2026

The Archbishop of Canterbury visits Sant’Egidio: ‘Together in support of the most vulnerable, to restore hope and a future’ 👉 https://tinyurl.com/pparkd5c