News release, statements, and updates about the work of our members and partners.
The monsoon brought more than the monthly average rainfall in just two days, causing widespread landslides, damaging settlements and infrastructure and devastating farmlands.
Cities across the country will show their support for the Humanitarian Coalition’s Stop Famine Together campaign.
Over the next month, the Canadian Government matches donations dollar for dollar into its Famine Relief Fund, meaning that donations will go twice as far to fight famine and save lives.
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.
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.