News and Press Releases

Opinion: Sahel food crisis affecting Mali too

04/04/2012
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Opinion: Act quickly to avert African famine

03/04/2012
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Food crisis in Africa’s Western Sahel

29/03/2012

The Sahel region of West Africa is an area of growing concern for humanitarian organizations. Erratic rainfall, endemic poverty, dangerously low food reserves, and rising market prices are combining to create an escalating crisis. According to the latest UN estimates, more than 10 million people in the region are at risk of hunger. Early warning signs are clear and history shows that ignoring them will only increase and prolong the suffering of affected communities

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Early Response to the Food Crisis in the Sahel (Need a Source)

15/02/2012
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East Africa Report: Dangerous Delay (Jan. 18)

18/01/2012
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Hiring: Communication Coordinator

11/01/2012
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Philippines: Typhoon Washi

19/12/2011
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Pakistan Flooding 2011

22/09/2011
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13.3M people affected by E.Africa Crisis, HUMANITARIAN COALITION urges Canadians to respond

14/09/2011
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Member updates from East Africa

24/08/2011
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MEMBERS RECEIVE $8.5 MILLION FROM GOVERNMENT OF CANADA’S INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

17/08/2011
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Member updates from East Africa - August 3

03/08/2011
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HUMANITARIAN COALITION commends Canadian government for commitment to East Africa

22/07/2011
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Bell donates $250,000 for African famine relief to the Humanitarian Coalition

22/07/2011
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UN Declares famine in Somalia

20/07/2011
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Members’ Respond to East Africa Crisis

15/07/2011
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Appeal Launch for East Africa Drought Crisis

06/07/2011
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Plan Canada joins the HUMANITARIAN COALITION

06/06/2011
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Ivory Coast / Liberia Crisis

15/04/2011
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Japan Earthquake Update: April 5

05/04/2011
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Libya Crisis: Update

30/03/2011
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Japan Earthquake: All aid dollars support survivors

24/03/2011
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6.8 Earthquake in Myanmar: March 24

24/03/2011
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Japan Earthquake Update - March 17, 2011

17/03/2011
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Japan Earthquake Appeal - March 11, 2011

12/03/2011
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Survivors of Pakistan’s floods face new threats

08/02/2011
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Haiti Still Needs Our Support

12/01/2011
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Hurricane Tomas Alert for Haiti

04/11/2010
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Pakistan 3-months later: Program Update

04/11/2010
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Cholera outbreak in Haiti

22/10/2010
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Over $3 million raised for Pakistan relief

30/09/2010
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Canadian Broadcasters and Private Sector Support Pakistan Appeal

23/09/2010
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Toronto Star: “Pakistan’s aid lesson”

20/09/2010
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Pakistan Update: situation and response

15/09/2010
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Donation matching deadline extended to Oct. 3rd

12/09/2010
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Canadian returned from Pakistan available for interviews

08/09/2010
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Pakistan Floods: One-Month Update

02/09/2010
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Pakistan Floods: Update August 24

24/08/2010
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HUMANITARIAN COALITION welcomes matched funding for Pakistan

22/08/2010
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Canadian aid workers return from Pakistan

18/08/2010
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World Humanitarian Day

18/08/2010
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Pakistan death toll may rise without more support

17/08/2010
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Canadian representatives of HUMANITARIAN COALITION arrive in Pakistan

13/08/2010
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Blogs & pictures from Pakistan

12/08/2010
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Humanitarian Coalition Launches Pakistan appeal for Aid

10/08/2010
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Haiti: Six months later

12/07/2010
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West Africa Food Crisis

24/06/2010
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China Earthquake: Statement

15/04/2010
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Chile Earthquake: Update

12/04/2010
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Chile Earthquakes: Statement (Feb. 27)

27/02/2010
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Canadians want more cooperation among aid groups

25/02/2010
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Last Opportunity to have Donations Matched

10/02/2010
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HAITI UPDATE (02.02.10)

02/02/2010
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HAITI UPDATE (27.01.10)

27/01/2010
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Montreal Conference: Media Availability

25/01/2010
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Relief Telethon Pulls in over $9.4 million

23/01/2010
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HAITI UPDATE (22.01.10)

22/01/2010
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“CANADA FOR HAITI” TELETHON INITIATIVE

21/01/2010
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HAITI UPDATE (21.01.10)

21/01/2010
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MAGNITUDE 6.1 AFTERSHOCK

20/01/2010
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GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO OUR MEMBERS (20.01.10)

20/01/2010
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HAITI UPDATE (19.01.10) 2

19/01/2010
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HAITI UPDATE (19.01.10)

19/01/2010
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HAITI UPDATE:  AID GETTING THROUGH

18/01/2010
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CARE Works with Women in Haiti to Keep Disease at Bay

18/01/2010
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Latest Photos from the ground

18/01/2010
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AID RELIEF GETTING TO HAITIANS

17/01/2010
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AID RELIEF EFFORTS REACH HAITIANS

16/01/2010
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The HUMANITARIAN COALITION Sets $5 Million Initial Goal

15/01/2010
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Overwhelming Canadian response to Haiti

14/01/2010
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Press Conference: Appeal Launch

13/01/2010
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Haiti Earthquake

12/01/2010
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Rains fail again across East Africa

17/12/2009
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25 Years after the 1984 Famine in Ethiopia

23/10/2009
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Leading relief agencies widen response

08/10/2009
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Race to prevent public health crisis

06/10/2009
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Philippines and Indonesia: Canadians on the ground

05/10/2009
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ASIA PACIFIC DISASTERS

01/10/2009
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Indonesia Earthquakes: Statement

01/10/2009
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Statement on Typhoon Ketsena in South East Asia

30/09/2009
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The Economist: “A Catastophe is Looming”

24/09/2009
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“We must make famine in Africa personal”

12/09/2009
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East Africa needs Canada’s help - Op-Ed by Robert Fox

12/09/2009
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National Post: Severe Hunger threatens 20M in East Africa

09/09/2009
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Hunger Crisis Looms in East Africa

04/09/2009
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New collaboration with SIDGS

31/08/2009
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Statement on Pakistan Crisis

11/05/2009
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Myanmar: one year later

02/05/2009
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New collaboration with CTTIC

17/12/2008
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Statement on Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

03/11/2008
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Humanitarian Coalition Reaches Over 200,000 Survivors

15/05/2008
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Joint Statement on Myanmar Disaster

13/05/2008
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Update on Humanitarian Coalition relief work in Myanmar

09/05/2008
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Canadian Aid Agencies on the Ground in Myanmar (Burma)

08/05/2008
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Cyclone Nargis devastates Myanmar

06/05/2008
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Flooding in Southern Africa

21/02/2008
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Kenyan humanitarian crisis not over, agencies warn

08/02/2008
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CRISIS IN KENYA

31/01/2008
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HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

25/01/2008
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HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

28/07/2006
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HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

23/07/2006
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Four leading Canadian NGOs are providing shelter to more than 280,000 desperate survivors in Pakista

20/10/2005
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Relief Organizations Join Forces

05/10/2005
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