Emergencies updates
When emergencies happen, CAFOD responds. Here are all the updates from the last few months on our involvement with emergency relief. We also keep archives of previous events. If you wish to view older emergency news, please contact us: cafod@cafod.org.uk
 | Congo: refugees flee fighting in North Kivu We have pledged £50,000 to support families made homeless by renewed fighting between government and rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
 | Indonesia: tsunami warning lifted Several large earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province caused only limited damage. "Fortunately, this wasn't a repeat of the tsunami of 2004," says CAFOD's Kate Crowley. |
 | West Africa: acting now to prevent catastrophe More than 13 million people across Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad are facing a devastating food crisis. We have pledged £300,000 to respond. |
 | CAFOD earns ‘rapid response’ status for humanitarian emergencies The Department for International Development (DfID) has appointed CAFOD as one of the first UK aid agencies to pre-qualify to receive government funds when an international crisis strikes. |
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We are very concerned by the continuing violence in Syria, and we are working with our local partners in the Middle East to assess the situation. |
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“Conditions are very, very bad. This is the worst situation I’ve seen in Niger," says CAFOD's Michel Monginda Mondengele. |
 | Philippines typhoon: our response The typhoon that hit Mindanao Island on 16 December left tens of thousands homeless. Working with ECOWEB, a small local organisation, we responded immediately, providing food, clothing and temporary shelter. |
 | South Sudan: conflict in Jonglei We are working with our partners to deliver aid to people driven from their homes by fighting in Jonglei State. |
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Like millions of others, Celina Traesil lost everything in the earthquake that devastated Haiti two years ago. Today, thanks to you, she’s about to move into her new home. |
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“I tie rope around my stomach,” says 70-year-old Ayapan, “and then I drink hot water. That is how I cope with hunger.” |
![Local builders work on a permanent housing project in Gressier, near Port-au-Prince [Mike Noyes]](/var/storage/images/permanent-housing-in-gressier-near-port-au-prince/1342686-1-eng-GB/permanent-housing-in-gressier-near-port-au-prince_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Haiti earthquake: two years on Two years after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, we are doing everything we can to support the Haitian people as they rebuild their lives. |
 | Philippines: hundreds dead after typhoon We have pledged £100,000 to support our partners in their response to the typhoon that hit the Philippines in December 2011. |
 | Somalia: millions still face food shortages With Somalia still experiencing severe shortages, we are providing food to families who urgently need it. |
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Find out more about the East Africa crisis. |
 | Asia floods: how we are helping Heavy monsoon rains have devastated the lives of millions of people across South and East Asia |
 | Bangladesh floods: our response August 2011: Severe monsoon rains in Bangladesh have caused several major rivers to burst their banks, affecting nearly one million people. |
 | East Africa crisis: how you have helped Thanks to your remarkable compassion, we have reached more than 250,000 people. |
 | Sudan: Bishop urges end to conflict More than 60,000 people have been forced from their homes by fighting in South Kordofan, a state in north Sudan. We fear a humanitarian crisis is rapidly developing. |
![Smoke rise from burnt homes in Abyei [REUTERS/Stuart Price/UNMIS courtesy of alertnet]](/var/storage/images/cafod-online-images/sudan2/sudan-abyei/1400620-1-eng-GB/sudan-abyei_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Sudan: Obama echoes CAFOD’s call for peace In his speech to Parliament in May, Barack Obama echoed CAFOD’s call for peace in Sudan. |
![Bishop Rawsthorne meets refugee children in Glarlay [Noreen Lockhart]](/var/storage/images/cafod-online-images/liberia-bishop-rawsthorne/1399094-1-eng-GB/liberia-bishop-rawsthorne_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Bishop Rawsthorne meets refugees Bishop John Rawsthorne, Chair of our Board of Trustees, has visited a village in Liberia where we are supporting thousands of refugees. |
| "Conflict sensitivity" in emergencies "If you’re trying to help people whose homes are knee-deep in water, your priority is to respond quickly," says CAFOD's Anne Street, “but it’s really important to take the context into account, or you can end up making things worse." |
 | Côte d'Ivoire & Liberia refugee crisis More than 130,000 refugees have fled across the border into Liberia to escape violence in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). They desperately need our help. |
 | Ethiopia: building hope for the future Thanks to your amazing generosity, we are helping families to survive the current drought – and to prepare for an uncertain future. |
![A man carries his daughters in a search for higher ground after flood waters engulfed the town Khoski in Sindh Province, Pakistan [REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro courtesy of alertnet]](/var/storage/images/cafod-online-images/pakistan-floods-2011/1446450-2-eng-GB/pakistan-floods-2011_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Pakistan: floods affect more than five million Heavy monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Sindh Province, Pakistan, many parts of which are still recovering from the floods of 2010. |
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On World Humanitarian Day, we reflect on the growing humanitarian crisis in East Africa, and the importance of continuing to provide aid and emergency relief. |
 | East Africa Crisis: "We need to act now" says Bishop John Arnold "No one, not even the oldest people in these communities, can remember a drought like this." |
![Villagers build new shelters using the kits we provided [Robert Cruickhank/CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/cafod-online-images/pakistan/pakistan-house-building/1347502-1-eng-GB/pakistan-house-building_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Pakistan floods - your questions answered Your questions answered about our response to the Pakistan floods. |
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See the latest pictures from northern Kenya in our East Africa gallery |
!["The drought will continue, but if there is no rain by September, people will die" - Le Patina Lentokoko [Laura Donkin / CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/cafod-online-images/kenya-le-patina-lentokoko/1418432-1-eng-GB/kenya-le-patina-lentokoko_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg) | Kenya: Drought hits Cattle Mountains “Food aid has ensured our survival," says Le Patina Lentokoko. "But the food is limited... The drought will continue, but if there is no rain by September, people will die.” |
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CAFOD is launching an emergency aid appeal for the millions affected by the drought crisis in the Horn and East of Africa. |
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