Food Crisis in Haiti
Frustrated with the soaring price of food, Haitians took to the streets in protest in early April. Anger over the cost of food got to be too much for hundreds of people who took to the streets across Haiti in protest in early April, burning tires and forcing businesses to shut down. At least four people died. The protests are symptomatic of what William Canny, Catholic Relief Services' country representative in Haiti, calls a "reservoir of discontent."
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Myanmar Emergency
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the emergency relief and response efforts of the Caritas Internationalis network in the most affected areas of Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis brought a deadly tidal surge across the low-lying coastal areas of the country on Saturday.
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Earthquake in China
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the emergency response of our partner Caritas Hong Kong in the wake of the powerful May 12 earthquake in China that has claimed more than 40,000 lives.
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CRS Food Experts Warn of Impending ‘Cascade of Hunger’
From Catholic Relief Services
The recent skyrocketing cost of food staples around the world is making national and international headlines. The crisis is prompting economists, agronomists, finance ministers and heads of state to come up with immediate and long-term solutions so that more widespread price increases are averted and increasing discontent is mitigated.
“What we are seeing is unprecedented,” says Catholic Relief Services food aid expert Lisa Kuennen-Asfaw. “If immediate needs are not met, and if resources and policies supporting increased agricultural production are not put in place soon, we are heading for a cascade of hunger the world over.”
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