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

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.

The Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund has been activated in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew, allocating urgently needed resources to meet humanitarian needs in the Caribbean nations of Haiti and Cuba.

The Humanitarian Coalition member agencies are providing life-saving aid following Hurricane Matthew.