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

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

Syria Crisis explained

18 February 2020

11.7 million people in Syria are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. We answer your questions about the crisis resulting from the Syrian civil war and CAFOD's response.

DR Congo: Preparing to give vaccinations at Butembo's Ebola Treatment Centre

The humanitarian challenges that lie ahead in 2020

8 January 2020

Humanitarian crises affect millions of people worldwide. We look at eight emergencies CAFOD will be monitoring closely in 2020.

Food distribution in Zimbabwe

Millions face starvation in Zimbabwe and Zambia

5 January 2020

We are galvanising the Catholic community to provide millions of families in Zambia and Zimbabwe with food and safe, clean water.

Six months on Cyclone Idai thousands reached with aid

Cyclone Idai: how you are helping people rebuild their lives

22 December 2019
Typhoon Haiyan tore apart the lives of 14 million people in the Philippines

Typhoon Kammuri makes landfall in the Philippines

3 December 2019
A mother holds a baby in Yemen suffering from malnutrition, the UN warns that Yemen faces worst famine for 100 years.

Yemen Crisis Q&A

1 December 2019
A young woman with dark hair, photographed with her back to the camera

“My home is destroyed. It was burnt to the ground”

25 November 2019

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