Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services joins with a coalition of humanitarians groups in urging members of the U.S. Senate to press Securities and Exchange Commission to issue strong regulations implementing the conflict minerals provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act.

Prices are actually higher now than during the crisis of 2008, leaving fewer options for people affected by the drought in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

Strategy will focus on immediate emergency relief as well as long-term response that will build the resiliency of communities to lessen the impact of future drought.

There is widespread need in both India and Pakistan. Half the people affected are still rebuilding after deadly floods in 2010.

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For some, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 elicited a response of increased security and rising suspicion. But we are convinced this tragedy encourages us not to withdraw from the world but, to reach out in greater generosity to others.

Projects Will Stimulate Local Economies, Provide Training, Improve Basic Services

Catholic Relief Services is responding to the worst drought in decades in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.

Instead of slashing foreign aid, Catholic bishops and Catholic Relief Services are calling for balanced adjustments across the entire budget. Critical poverty-focused development and humanitarian accounts should be spared.

CRS team on the ground at Kenyan camp for Somali refugees, providing aid through Somalia's Catholic bishop