Appeal Code: 628M This Appeal is an update to our Emergency Appeal, issued on November 9. Situation Two weeks after Hurricane Eta’s destruction, Hurricane Iota hit many of the same communities across...
Mary Obiero and Jasmine Huggins | November 18, 2020 In many cultures across the globe, female genital mutilation -- or FGM -- has long been practiced as a rite of passage marking the transition of...
November 9, 2020 Appeal Code: 628M This Appeal is an update to our Situation Report, issued on November 6. Situation Hurricane Eta hit Nicaragua as a Category 4 major hurricane on Tuesday, November...
Situation Hurricane Eta hit Nicaragua on Tuesday, November 3, as a Category 4 storm. The Washington Post reports, “Hurricane Eta slammed into Nicaragua with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph on...
On September 28, 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the Minahasa Peninsula of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, at 18:02 local time. Its epicenter was only 70 km north of the provincial capital, Palu...
Introduction One of three durable solutions traditionally available to refugees, third-country resettlement is an important part of the international commitment to refugee protection and support...
CWS urges Trump Administration to reinstate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Sudan, Haiti and Nepal for at least 18 months, and calls for a legislative solution...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of South Central Timor, Indonesia, closed public markets. And with all local markets closed, Afes worried. He wouldn’t be able to sell his cassava...
About 90,000 refugees from Myanmar live in nine camps in western Thailand, near the Thailand-Myanmar border. Our long-time partner, The Border Consortium, reaches these refugees with food, shelter...
SITUATION The coronavirus pandemic has continued to ravage our world. As of July 1, more than 10 million cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed. More than half a million people have died. "Although...