International Disasters
UCC Disaster Ministries responds to natural and human caused disasters all over world and is well positioned to respond in most events. Internationally we maintain strategic partnerships and direct relationships with organizations and faith communities able to appropriately and effectively respond to emergency and long-term needs in over 125 countries. Through this work thousands of disaster survivors receive dignified support and relief annually.
2020 Responses:
- Lebanon (Beirut Explosion)
- Egypt (COVID-19)
- Lebanon (COVID-19)
- Syria (COVID-19)
- Bangladesh (COVID-19)
- India (COVID-19)
- Sierra Leone (COVID-19)
- South Sudan (COVID-19)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (COVID-19)
- Philippines (Taal Volcano)
- China (Wuhan – Coronavirus)
- Australia (Forest Fires)
- Philippines (Typhoon Tisoy and Earthquakes)
- Syria (Winterization Items)
Through Support for the ACT Alliance Rapid Response Fund:
- Tropical Storm Amanda El Salvador RRF 05-2020
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Egypt: Floods Emergency – RRF03/2020
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Uganda: Flood Emergency – RRF No. 04/2020
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Indonesia: Emergency Assistance for People affected by Floods in Greater Jakarta – RRF 01/2020
2019 Responses:
- Gaza (Emergency Health and Psychological Care)
- Congo Brazzaville (Heavy Rain and Flooding)
- Syria (Winterization Items for IDPs)
- Zimbabwe (Drought Emergency)
- India (Drought)
- Japan (Typhoon Hagibis)
- Vanuatu (Volcano Eruption)
- Bahamas (Hurricane Dorian)
- Liberia (Floods)
- Kashmir (Earthquakes)
- Brazil (Amazon Fires)
- Democratic Republic of Congo (Ebola)
- Assam, India (Monsoon Floods)
- Zhejiang, China (Typhoon Lekima)
- Bangladesh (Monsoon Floods)
- Russia (Irkutsk region) (Floods)
- Central America (Humanitarian Assistance to People on the Move)
- Sumadija & West Serbia (Floods)
- Tanzania (Heavy Rain and Wind)
- Pakistan (Drought)
- India (Cyclone Fani, Monsoon Floods in Assam)
- Philippines (Earthquake, Central Luzon; Typhoon Ompong, Middle and North Luzon)
- Papua, Indonesia (Flash Flooding)
- Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (Cyclones Kenneth and Idai)
- Vanuatu (Volcano)
- Cuba (Havana Tornado)
- Brazil (Dam Collapse and Mudslides)
- United States (Various Disasters)
2018 Responses:
- Armenia (Hailstorm and Heavy Rains)
- Cuba (Floods from Sub Tropical Storm Alberto)
- Democratic Republic of Congo (Ebola Outbreak)
- East Africa (Famine)
- Egypt (Fires)
- El Salvador (Drought, Floods)
- Ethiopia (Landslide)
- Fiji (Cyclone Winston)
- Guatemala (Volcano)
- Haiti (Earthquake; Hurricanes Matthew, Irma and Maria)
- Honduras (Floods)
- India (Floods)
- Indonesia (Earthquake)
- Japan (Floods)
- Kenya (Floods)
- Madagascar (Cyclone)
- Malawi (Floods)
- Mexico (Earthquake)
- Nepal (Earthquake)
- Peru (Cold Snap)
- Philippines (Mayon Volcano Eruption, Typhoons Mangkhut, Yagi)
- Somalia (Drought)
- Tanzania (Floods)
- Zambia (Floods)
- Uganda (Landslides and Flooding Emergency)
- United States (Various Disasters in 16+ States)
- Zambia (Heavy Rains, Floods)
- Zimbabwe (Cholera Outbreak)
2017 Responses:
- Honduras (Floods)
- Africa (Kasai Provinces, Congo)
- Africa (Lake Chad)
- Iraq (Earthquake)
- Democratic Republic of Congo (Ebola)
- Central America (Humanitarian Response to People on the Move)
- India (Heavy rain, flooding in Tamil Nadu)
- Nicaragua (Tropical Storm Nate)
- Liberia (Storms and Floods)
- Indonesia (Volcanoes)
- Mexico (Earthquakes)
- Caribbean (Hurricane Irma)
- West Bengal, Bihar and Assam states, India (Floods)
- Southern Plain of Nepal (Floods)
- Sierra Leone (Mudslides)
- Sichuan Province, China (Earthquake)
- India (Floods)
- Philippines (Marawi IDPs Due to Violent Conflict)
- Sri Lanka (Floods and Landslides)
- Yemen (Impending Famine)
- Nigeria (Impending Famine)
- Colombia (Mocoa Flooding, Mudslides)
- Madagascar (Tropical Storm Enawo)
- Malawi (Heavy Rainfall, Floods)
- Peru (Heavy Rainfall, Floods, Landslides)
- Russia (Ukrainian Refugees) (Extreme Cold)
- Ukraine (IDPs) (Extreme Cold)
- Serbia (Refugees/Migrants) (Extreme Cold)
- Romania (Extreme Cold)
- Fiji (Cyclone Winston)
- Nepal (2015 Earthquake)
- Philippines (2013 Typhoon Haiyan)
- Ecuador (2016 Earthquake)
- Haiti (Hurricane Matthew)
- Chile (Wildfires)
2016 Responses:
- Costa Rica (Hurricane Otto)
- Tanzania (Earthquake)
- Malawi (Drought)
- Uruguay (Tornado)
- Fiji (Cyclone Winston)
- Ethiopia (Drought, Hunger)
- Democratic Republic of Congo (Floods)
- Nepal (2015 Earthquake)
- Philippines (2013 Typhoon Haiyan)
- Zimbabwe (Drought)
- Taiwan (Earthquake)
- Japan (Earthquake)
- Ecuador (Earthquake)
- Haiti (Hurricane Matthew)
- Cuba (Hurricane Matthew)
- Dominican Republic (Hurricane Matthew)
- Philippines (Typhoons Karen, Lawin and Nina (Nock-ten))
- China (Flooding)
- India (Flooding)
- Central America (Drought)
- Italy (Earthquake)
2015 Responses:
- Sri Lanka (Floods)
- India (Floods)
- Pakistan (Earthquake)
- Ecuador (Volcano)
- Malawi (Flooding)
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Floods)
- Myanmar (Cyclone)
- Nepal (Earthquake)
- Madagascar (Cyclone Chedza)
- Vanuatu (Cyclone Pam)
- Mozambique (Flooding)
- Angola (Flooding)
- Korea (Flooding)
- Philippines (Typhoon Haiyan)
- Japan (Earthquake / Tsunami)
- Haiti (Earthquake)
- Iraq (Fire)
- China & Taiwan (Typhoon Soulelor)
- Philippines (Typhoon Lando)
- Malawi (low food production due to weather)
2014 Responses:
- Ebola Virus Response
- Philippines (Typhoon Haiyan, 2013)
- Japan (Earthquake / Tsunami, 2011)
- Haiti (Earthquake, 2010)
- Congo Brazzaville (Tornado, 2014)
- Burundi (Flooding, 2014)
- China (Landslides, 2014)
- Chile (Earthquake, 2014)
- Chile (Valparaiso Fire, 2014)
- Baghdad (Fire, 2014)
- Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Cyclone/Flooding, 2014)
- Afghanistan (Flooding & Landslides, 2014)
- Liberia (Ebola Outbreak)
- Sierra Leone (Ebola Outbreak)
- Indonesia (Volcano eruption, Mt. Sinabung)
- China (Earthquake, Yunnan Province)