News release, statements, and updates about the work of our members and partners.
The Humanitarian Coalition, working through three member agencies and with the support of the Government of Canada, is responding to the needs of survivors of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
On January 27, a powerful tornado ripped through Havana Cuba for the first time in the city’s history, damaging basic infrastructure and destroying homes in five of the city’s municipalities. The Humanitarian Coalition, working through Oxfam Canada and with support from the Canadian government, is responding to the needs of residents in the hardest hit neighbourhoods.
HC members responded to the Rohingya Crisis by providing assistance to refugees in Cox’s Bazar and in communities on both sides of the border.
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