Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the U.S. bishops’ overseas relief and development agency, launched a five-year program for drought-stricken Ethiopia March 16. Called the Joint Emergency Operation Program (JEOP), it will provide $1.3 billion in humanitarian assistance over five years in support of more than 8.5 million people.
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The collection was taken up on the weekend of March 12-13. Funds are being sent to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which will direct their distribution to relief agencies working in the field.