emergency response

Global Emergency Update March 2023
EARTHQUAKES – Partners scale up response in Turkey and Syria. CRS supports local partners in their efforts to provide ongoing relief. We have been supporting these partners as they provide safe and warm refuge, mattresses and bedding, hot meals, hygiene supplies, winter supplies and emotional support.


Families in Kenya experience water crisis
Farming communities across Kenya face prolonged drought and hunger.

Global Emergency Update September 2022

West Bank Hospital Becomes Prevention and Control Model
CRS provides training and hands-on interactive instruction on practicing and upholding IPC standards to protect patients, visitors and staff.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Tubas Governmental Hospital, the only hospital in the West Bank’s Tubas governorate,...

Training Healthcare Staff to Prevent COVID-19
Infection prevention and control processes and structures have been strengthened across the West Bank health system.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare system in the West Bank has recurrently battled the impact of the virus on its...

Early Diagnosis Saves Lives
At-home medical screenings by teams of doctors and nurses provide immediate care for those with COVID-19 exposure risks.
COVID-19 has spread to more than 220 countries, leading to over 240 million confirmed cases and nearly 5 million deaths worldwide....

Global Emergency Update January 2022
In this update, Catholic Relief Services provides an overview of urgent humanitarian priorities in 2022. Our ability to respond is possible thanks to the generous support of private and public donors, the dedication of our local partners, and the unwavering presence of Caritas and the Catholic Church.

Families in Haiti need you!
On August 14, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Provide immediate relief to families today!

Global Emergency Update August 2021
On August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti at 8:30 a.m. GMT, about 80 miles west of Port‑au‑Prince, in Nippes department. Catholic Relief Services and our partners are already at work to meet people’s immediate needs for food and shelter.