News release, statements, and updates about the work of our members and partners.
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.
The Humanitarian Coalition welcomes the Government of Canada’s decision to launch the Myanmar Crisis Relief Fund for the response to the Rohingya Crisis.
The Category 2 typhoon ravaged parts of Central Vietnam on September 15, leaving 1.5 million people in urgent need.
Over a week after Hurricane Irma’s ferocious winds and storm surge ravaged Cuba, people in the hardest-hit areas are still struggling to meet their basic needs.
The Humanitarian Coalition is monitoring Hurricane Irma as it makes its way through the Caribbean Islands.
More than 20,000 people are receiving Canadian assistance following the worst monsoon season to hit South Asia in the last 100 years.