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Global Emergency Update - September 2021
On August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti at 8:30 a.m. GMT, about 80 miles west of Port-au-Prince, in Nippes department. An estimated 2,248 people lost their lives in the earthquake, and thousands were injured. Local health care systems are overwhelmed.
The earthquake...More
Afghanistan in Crisis
Afghan parents are struggling to provide their children with food, clean water and education.More
Support for Gaza Families
CRS cash assistance gave households options, allowing them to select what they needed most during the crisis.More
Livestock Fairs Build Resilience in South Sudan
A CRS program offers vouchers to purchase goats or sheep to help families improve food security and obtain cash when needed.More
South Sudan Road Work Fosters Resilience and Peace
Communities work on infrastructure projects that decrease the impact of floods and droughts while providing safer connections to larger cities.More
Voucher Program Aids Vendors and Clients in Cameroon
A CRS program helps shop owners to better serve customers during conflict that threatened livelihoods, and access to basic food and household items. More
Returning Displaced Sudanese Restart Livelihoods
A CRS savings group helped participants grow funds and stimulate livelihoods to improve family resilience and self-reliance.More
Chad Families Recover From Violent Upheavals
A CRS project enables migrants and returnees to improve their farms, businesses and children’s health.More