News release, statements, and updates about the work of our members and partners.
Canada is providing clean water and sanitation support to residents in Somaliland after an entire year’s worth of rain fell in just one day.
More than 165,000 people in Ethiopia are dealing with extensive flash flooding
The flooding and high winds damaged more than 1,500 homes and destroyed large tracks of farmland and crops.
Earthquake survivors in Papua New Guinea are receiving life-saving aid from Canada.
The category 4 storm, the strongest storm to hit Tonga in 60 years, affected approximately 70% of the population.
This week's federal budget, with an additional $2 billion over five years for international aid, is welcome news for the humanitarian sector.
This funding includes a dedicated pool of $738 million for humanitarian assistance for 2018-19, which will increase Canada’s ability to respond quickly and more effectively to sudden crises.
Every day, for a month, 370 people, 80% of them women and children, were crossing the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
The Category 2 storm brought heavy rains and winds gusting up to 110 km/h.
The Government of Canada announced it is contributing $12.5 million in its Myanmar Crisis Relief Fund
Minister Bibeau recently visited Bangladesh for a first-hand look at the situation on the ground.