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Women make protective face masks in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Fighting coronavirus - in pictures

2 June 2020

Our programmes around the world are run by committed local experts and we are in constant touch with them as they deal with the coronavirus crisis.

Brazil volunteers distributing food to favelas

How coronavirus is affecting Brazil

1 June 2020

Brazil is facing coronavirus after recent, drastic cuts to health, education and housing. Our Head of Region for Latin America explains how we are helping Brazilians to respond and survive.

Boris Johnson acknowledged that vulnerable communities are already feeling the effects of the climate emergency

New date announced for COP26 climate summit

29 May 2020

The UN climate talks have been pushed back to 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Crop failure South Sudan

How coronavirus is affecting South Sudan

26 May 2020
Food and hand-washing supplies are distributed to vulnerable families in Homa Bay, Kenya.

Coronavirus: how CAFOD is responding

25 May 2020
Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza wears a face mask to give a coronavirus hygiene kit to a refugee family in Nigeria

How coronavirus is affecting Nigeria

15 May 2020
Man and children shelter in the Rohingya refugee camp

Coronavirus reaches Rohingya refugee camps

14 May 2020

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