Emergency Appeals

Last Updated: December 3, 2025 Situation: On Sunday, October 26, Hurricane Melissa intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm as it moved northwest through the Caribbean Sea, setting its sights on Jamaica in what the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned “could be the strongest direct landfall” Jamaica has ever recorded. The storm has since strengthened into a Category 5 …

Situation:  Between August 31-September 4, 2025, a series of earthquakes and aftershocks struck four provinces in Afghanistan. On Sunday, August 31, a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar Province near the Pakistan border. Despite being moderate in magnitude, the earthquake caused extensive destruction. In total, the quakes have claimed over 2,200 lives, injured more than 3,000 and damaged over …

Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Situation:  On Friday, March 28, a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock. In total, more than 3,800 people were killed (with estimates rising to 10,000) and more than 3,400 have been injured. Widespread damage has left 143,630 buildings beyond repair, including 1,600 houses, 670 monasteries and …

Appeal Name: CWS’ Emboldened Commitment in the Face of Adversity   Date Issued: 14 February 2025  Appeal Code: 6210  Appeal Amount: $5 million over 18 months  Church World Service was born in the wake of the devastation of World War II. People of faith came together “to do in partnership what none of us could hope to do as well alone.” …

Updated: February 6, 2025 Appeal Code: 6291 Situation: Wildfires across Los Angeles County have surged overnight, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for over 200,000 residents with more than 700 people taking refuge in nine shelters, as powerful Santa Ana winds exacerbate the crisis. As of Wednesday, January 22, 2025, approximately 34,000 individuals were still under evacuation orders. California Governor Gavin Newsom …