News and Updates

News release, statements, and updates about the work of our members and partners.

Award-winning photojournalist Renaud Philippe of Quebec is in South Sudan to document the effects of the crisis and the efforts underway to bring life-saving aid to people in need.

What has been called the worst storm in 30 years has affected more than 750,000 people, with approximately 810 towns and cities in a state of emergency.

Cyclone Enawo hit Madagascar, affecting more than 325,000 people, killing at least 51 people and leaving close to 80,000 people homeless or displaced.

Cyclone Dineo brought heavy rain, a storm surge and winds of reaching 130 km/h, killing 9 people and affecting close to 700,000 people in Mozambique.

The Humanitarian Coalition is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Morgan as its new Executive Director.
Humanitarian Coalition is pleased to welcome Canadian Lutheran World Relief and Islamic Relief Canada as members.

Survivors of a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Indonesia are receiving much needed assistance from Oxfam thanks to $150,000 provided through the Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund.

Thousands of people in the Central African Republic have been displaced by ongoing conflict and have no access to drinking water.

Thanks to the Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund, Philippines residents affected by Typhoon Haima will receive immediate life-saving assistance from Humanitarian Coalition member CARE Canada.

Survivors of extensive flooding in Vietnam will receive immediate life-saving assistance from Humanitarian Coalition member Save the Children Canada.