Summary CRS staff in West and Central Darfur conducted a preliminary assessment of health, nutrition and protection needs across six localities of West and Central Darfur. The assessment included a...
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Ethiopia + 7 more
As leaders meet in London to discuss the deepening global food security crisis, aid groups call for urgent and scaled up assistance for communities in East and Central Africa
Nairobi, 20 November 2023 – With close to 90 million people across East and Central Africa facing unprecedented levels of hunger, the Interagency Working Group for East and Central Africa (the IAWG)...
Catholic Relief Services calls for immediate humanitarian access in Gaza
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Megan Gilbert Catholic Relief Services 410-271-8732 Megan.Gilbert@crs.org BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, October 14, 2023 -- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) issued the following...
Rapid Needs Assessment Report - Rokero and Fanga, Central Darfur, 6 - 15 August 2023
Summary CRS staff in Central Darfur conducted a rapid assessment of current conditions on the ground through nine key informant interviews (KIIs) in Rokero and Fanga from August 5 - 16. Assessment...
IRNA Report: Awerial County, Lakes State
Situation overview Awerial county in Lakes State was flooded in September 2022 due to heavy rains and overpour of Wat-num and Gel rivers which inundated the lowland areas of the county especially...
Moldova + 7 more
Six months into the Ukraine-Russia war, CRS gears up for long-term response
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Megan Gilbert Catholic Relief Services megan.gilbert@crs.org (443) 825-3640 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, Aug. 22, 2022 – Six months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war...
Evaluating the Short- and Longterm effects of Natural Disasters in Uganda
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Gaps in information management in Uganda makes it difficult to confidently and holistically show the number of people affected by disasters since January 2021, their priority needs,...
Urgent action needed to avert a possible famine in Somalia in 2022
António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations 405 East 42nd Street, New York United States of America CC: Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs...
CRS and Caritas Ukraine warn of potential humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, Feb. 22, 2022 – Sean Callahan, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), released the following statement on the possibility of war in Ukraine. "As tensions in Eastern...
Joint Statement to the donor community: NGOs call upon donors to urgently fund Somalia drought crisis
7.7 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, and current Somalia humanitarian appeal is underfunded by a staggering 98% We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned...
South Sudan - Kapoeta North, Eastern Equatoria: IDPs Assessment from Kapoeta East - January 2022
1.1.Background In early January 2022, the Kapoeta North County Authority through the media indicated that over 3500 persons from JIE Payam of Kapoeta East had been displaced to Lokoges and Wokobu...
South Sudan - Akobo East, Jonglei State: IRNA Report - November 2021
Situation Overview In September 2021, the level of water increased continuously around the settlement along Akobo River, due to heavy rains leading to flooding for most of the host community villages...
South Sudan - Twic East County, Jonglei State: IRNA report, October 2021
The IRNA initiated by OCHA through CARE and LWF was successfully completed collectively in a participatory manner with 28 inter-cluster members from different agencies within Twic East County. Twic...
South Sudan - Unity to Yirol East: Flash Flood IDPs Assessment (IRNA) - September 2021
This IRNA report present findings of Inter-Agency Coordinated Assessment conducted by partners and government authorities on flash flood affected communities that were displaced from Unity State,...
International NGOs express their deep concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic
Food security at risk: Today, more than one out of two Central Africans is food insecure according to the World Food Programme (July 2021). In addition, more than one in four people are either...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Flash Flood, 2021 Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban District - Coordinated Rapid Assessment (5th August, 2021)
Introduction Monsoon season in Bangladesh is generally from June to October in Bangladesh. This year, both Cox's Bazar and parts of Bandarban districts have been experiencing heavy rainfall at...
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Afghanistan
The people of Afghanistan need our support now more than ever. Our organizations are committed to helping and protecting them. We will stay in Afghanistan and we will deliver. At the start of 2021,...
CRS responds to Haiti earthquake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI, Aug. 15, 2021 – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is sending teams to provide clean water, sanitation, shelter and emergency supplies in response to a major earthquake that struck...
Between Rootedness and the Decision to Migrate: Push and Retention Factors of Migration in Guatemala
In Guatemala, Most People Wouldn't Choose to Migrate, New Study Says CONTACT: Nikki Gamer Catholic Relief Services nikki.gamer@crs.org (978) 884-0003 A new survey by Catholic Relief Services (CRS)...
Older people at risk in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alert CV19 062 "We are not forgotten" By Catholic Relief Services – Europe Zone CONTEXT Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) continues to struggle with the harsh consequences of the 1990s war. Unstable...