Emergencies news

Our local partners are actively responding and providing urgent humanitarian aid to those in need. Your donation today will make a massive difference to those caught up in the conflict.

Calls from thousands of CAFOD supporters for the UK government to push for a ceasefire have been shared with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Today Pope Francis is holding a second day of prayer, fasting and penance for world peace, as the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continues to escalate.

We, at CAFOD, are joining the calls of faith leaders from around the world, including Pope Francis, who have called for an immediate cessation of all violence.

The people of Afghanistan are in desperate need of help. The powerful earthquake that struck on 7 October adds to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

We are deeply concerned at the ongoing situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a breakaway region which falls within the internationally recognised borders of Azerbaijan, and which is inhabited by ethnic Armenians.

We are in close contact with our sister agencies in the Caritas Internationalis network, who are assessing how best to support those most affected.

It’s been one year since terrible floods hit Pakistan, killing thousands of people and leaving millions more homeless.

CAFOD stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Our sister Caritas agencies and partner organisations are helping people across Ukraine and the wider region.

Saturday 19 August marks World Humanitarian Day, an international day which honours humanitarian workers and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes.