Update on Conflict in Sudan, South Sudan
April 30, 2012
Sean Callahan, CRS’ executive vice president for overseas operations, recently returned from a trip to South Sudan and shares his insights on the escalating conflict in the region in an interview with Currents, a news program on the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Net TV. Also, this week’s issue of America has an update on Sudan [...]
CRS in The Lancet on South Sudan Health Care
April 27, 2012
The prestigious medical journal The Lancet features an article on the challenges facing the health care system in the new nation of South Sudan as it deals with hostilities with Sudan, the country that until recently it was a part of. Writer Andrew Green quotes CRS’ South Sudan health program manager Aimee Lyons on the [...]
Sudan and South Sudan: A Q&A with CRS Expert
April 27, 2012
Recent clashes between the newly independent South Sudan and its northern neighbor, Sudan, have raised fears that the two countries are sliding back toward war. CRS’ Sudan advisor, Dan Griffin, is currently in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, and spoke with us about the problems between the two countries and what a full-scale war could mean [...]
The CRS Q&A: Update on the Crisis in Mali
April 26, 2012
Unrest and uncertainty are continuing in the West African state of Mali, as rebel separatist forces have taken control of the northern desert region. Interim civilian power has been restored in the capital, Bamako, after last month’s military coup, but Mali’s political future is still unclear. Violence in the north continues and many thousands of [...]
World Malaria Day: A Killer Stalks at Night (Hint: It's a Mosquito)
April 25, 2012
Buzz Killer: Nets Shield Against Malaria Bug Millions of West Africans fall asleep at night to the buzzing of mosquitoes. They mummy themselves in bedsheets trying to escape the killers of the continent. But the Anopheles mosquitoes, Africa’s most unwanted houseguests, are known for their persistence. They find their way to their hosts and make [...]
World Malaria Day: Fighting Malaria is a Full-time Job
April 25, 2012
On the Huffington Post By Carolyn Woo As anyone who has tried to hold a cookout in the summer knows, mosquitoes are inventive and resilient pests, requiring significant resourcefulness if you are going to keep them from spoiling the fun. In many parts of the world, keeping mosquitoes at bay is not just a matter [...]
Your Prayers are Urgently Needed for Sudan
April 24, 2012
Your prayers are needed for peace in Sudan and South Sudan! South Sudan became the world’s newest nation after a referendum that was, against all odds, peaceful and orderly. It is a testimony to the power of prayer and the will of people who insisted that a peaceful future is possible for this war-torn region. [...]
Catholic Relief Services Urges Senate to Protect Development Food Aid in Farm Bill
April 24, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Hill Catholic Relief Services (443) 955-7110 michael.hill@crs.org BALTIMORE, Md./April 24, 2012—Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian organization of the Catholic Church in the United States, is urging the Senate Agriculture Committee to fund food aid for development programs at a minimum of $450 million in the reauthorization of the [...]
CRS President to Address Notre Dame Business School Graduation
April 23, 2012
Dr. Carolyn Woo, president & CEO of Catholic Relief Services, will be the featured speaker at this year’s graduate commencement of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where she served as dean before joining CRS. Dr. Woo will also be presented with an honorary degree at the general commencement, along [...]
CRS World Report: Days of Prayer for East Timor
April 20, 2012
The young nation of East Timor, a tiny, mostly Catholic island country north of Australia, suffered violence around in past elections. Now, with a new election due in April, people are praying for a peaceful voted. During Lent over 10,000 people joined in a Journey for Peace walk signaling a new beginning.