Emergencies news

When emergencies happen, CAFOD responds. Read our latest updates here.

CAFOD partner Caritas Hellas has been delivering aid to refugees on Lesbos and elsewhere in Greece

World Humanitarian Day

18 August 2019

On World Humanitarian Day, we celebrate the compassion of the local aid workers, volunteers and Church leaders who are responding to humanitarian emergencies all over the world.

Caritas India are distributing hygiene kits to communities affected by the flooding and training people in safe and appropriate water and sanitation practices.

Kerala floods explained

12 August 2019

Monsoon flooding has killed more than 140 people in Kerala, India, just a year on from the state experiencing its worst floods in a century.

Zimbabwe food crisis. A baby is weighed and measured at a mobile baby clinic

UN warns of food crisis in Zimbabwe

7 August 2019

We are responding to the UN's warning that Zimbabwe is facing a major food crisis that could affect more than five million people.

CAFOD Director Christine Allen greets the Archbishop of Bukavu in eastern DR Congo.

CAFOD responds to DRC Ebola outbreak

29 July 2019
Our local partner, Caritas Bangladesh, is distributing vital food aid to vulnerable refugees in Bangladesh.

Rohingya Crisis: Reaching vulnerable families

15 July 2019

Cyclone Idai: Thank you for your donations

13 June 2019
A Syrian refugee child holds free medicine given to her by a mobile clinic run by CAFOD partner Caritas Lebanon.

Syria Crisis explained

28 May 2019

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