Global Emergency Updates
Learn more about recent events and how CRS is helping.
Global Emergency Update April 2024
Global Emergency Update April 2024—This is the latest report on Catholic Relief Services’ ongoing emergency response and recovery activities around the world. Our work is possible thanks to the generous support of private and public donors, the dedication of local partners, and the unwavering presence of Caritas and the local Catholic Church.
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Global Emergency Update October 2023
CRS Responds to Crises Around The World – This is the latest report on Catholic Relief Services’ ongoing emergency response and recovery activities around the world. Our work is possible thanks to the generous support of private and public donors, the dedication of local partners, and the unwavering presence of Caritas and the local Catholic Church. This month, there is a particular focus on the Holy Land. This region has been affected by protracted conflict, violence, and instability, resulting in widespread suffering and displacement. CRS, in collaboration with local partners, is supporting efforts to provide lifesaving aid and long-term assistance to the most vulnerable communities there.
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Global Emergency Update July 2024
Helping Communities Survive Climate Change — Climate change is causing severe challenges worldwide, especially for people in need. It leads to unpredictable weather, more storms and longer droughts, destroying lives and livelihoods. Catholic Relief Services witnesses these effects everywhere we work and is deeply concerned about the devastating impact climate change is having on families and communities who are least responsible yet most affected by it.
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Fragile and Conflict-affected Regions — Across the world, people are facing violent conflict and natural disasters. The most vulnerable live in fragile environments where necessities like clean water and shelter are in constant jeopardy as crises worsen It can seem that efficient, accountable or impactful assistance would be impossible to deliver. But these are the very places—the specific contexts—where Catholic Relief Services and our partners are ever present, no matter how challenging the circumstances.
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Global Emergency Update June 2024
Emergency Response to Crises Across Latin America and Caribbean — In the face of widespread emergencies, humanitarian needs across Latin America and the Caribbean are more interconnected than ever. This update provides a comprehensive overview of the crises that have struck the region, from the devastating floods in Brazil to the escalating violence in Haiti to the ongoing Venezuelan refugee crisis. Each event, while unique in its impact, is a stark reminder of the shared challenges we face, and of the collective action required to address them.
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Global Emergency Update August 2024
Hunger and Displacement in South Sudan and Sudan – Catholic Relief Services and our partners are prioritizing rapid and robust emergency response efforts to severe hunger in South Sudan and Sudan, where worsening humanitarian crises are driven by conflict, climate change and displacement.
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Global Emergency Update October 2024
Emergency Response in the Holy Land—Since the crisis in the Holy Land escalated in October 2023, families and communities have been devastated, and tens of thousands of lives have been lost. Despite the extreme challenges and danger, CRS staff continues to courageously serve hundreds of thousands of civilians amid uncertainty and insecurity. To date, we have supported 1.3 million people across the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon with nearly 200,000 individual services provided between October 2023 and September 2024.
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Global Emergency Update September 2024
Global Emergency Update September 2024—This is the latest report on Catholic Relief Services’ ongoing emergency response and recovery activities around the world. Our work is possible thanks to the generous support of private and public donors, the dedication of local partners, and the unwavering presence of Caritas and the local Catholic Church.
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Local government, Church and civil society organizations are often the first to respond to crises, and are present in affected communities before, during and after emergencies. And in times of crisis, Catholic Relief Services responds with urgent, lifesaving assistance. We support families and communities as they rebuild their lives, assess their risks, and prepare against future emergencies—a comprehensive approach that focuses on helping people prepare, survive and recover from disasters with dignity.
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Global Emergency Update February 2025
Suspended U.S. Humanitarian Assistance</b>—<span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">A series of changes in U.S. international assistance has led to the suspension of vital humanitarian and development programs, which is having dire implications for human life and dignity. Catholic Relief Services teams and partners across the world are witnessing the impacts in real time.
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