The Humanitarian Coalition offered an update on its work in East Africa. Canada’s leading humanitarian organizations and members of the Humanitarian Coalition are working in East Africa and are providing urgently needed relief to the most vulnerable people affected by this crisis, including women, children and the elderly. The coalition said humanitarian needs in East … Read more
The United Nations declared a famine in parts of Somalia, as the humanitarian crisis worsens in drought-ravaged communities across East Africa. Canadian aid agencies, under the banner of the Humanitarian Coalition, are calling on all Canadians to make urgently needed donations to support relief operations and help avert a catastrophe on the scale of the … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition, a network of Canadian NGOs determined to unite in cases of humanitarian crises, released an update on the East Africa drought crisis. The coalition said at least 11 million people are now affected across the region, particularly in Somalia, southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. The organization is present in East Africa and … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition said that it is urging Canadians and the Canadian Government to support urgent efforts to prevent the food crisis affecting the lives of 10 million people in East Africa. CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, Plan Canada and Save the Children Canada, five of Canada’s largest relief agencies are joining together to raise … Read more
