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Ukraine ranks 74 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International's work supports internally displaced people in Ukraine, and refugees seeking safety in neighboring countries.
CARE International has worked in Ukraine since 2022 in response to rapidly escalating humanitarian needs due to the escalation of conflict with Russia.
Millions of Ukrainians have fled into neighboring countries like Poland, Romania and Moldova in search of safe shelters. Even prior to the escalation in 2022, years of conflict in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine had left 2.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and displaced 1.5 million people from their homes.
CARE International is responding regionally to support internally displaced people in Ukraine and refugees and host communities in neighboring countries.
CARE International is working through partners in Poland, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. CARE International and our partners are providing immediate relief and aid in the form of food, shelter, blankets, diapers and hygiene products as well as food, water, cash and psychosocial support.
In Ukraine, CARE International supports partner organizations with a strong track record of development and humanitarian programming in Ukraine. These include CFSSS (Charity Foundation Stabilization Support Services) and IRF (International Renaissance Foundation) as well as four Ukrainian Women’s Rights Organizations to implement programs that support women and other marginalized groups in areas of conflict in Ukraine. CARE’s humanitarian aid inside Ukraine is focused on cash assistance, shelter and non-food items, food security, health (including sexual, reproductive and maternal health) as well as protection. All activities have a strong gender focus.
As the Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting takes place today in Brussels, the Confederation emphasizes the critical importance of sustained humanitarian assistance to all war-affected people in Ukraine, especially women and girls
In a joint statement, over 130 civil society organizations urge the European Union to provide continued support and protection for displaced Ukrainians.
The attack has forced the suspension of crucial activities that provided mental health support for those facing the devastating impacts of the war.
With the help and support of Winds of Change, a national NGO in Odessa and CARE, Zinaida, 23, has gained confidence to counter discrimination and stigma against her own Roma community in Ukraine.
Sarah Easter, Emergency Communications Officer, CARE Germany and CARE Austria covers story of Olga, 50, her daughter and her grand-daughter in Ukraine,as they count through the explosions every night.
CARE Germany's Emergency Communications Officer Sarah Easter shares the grim reality of two years of war in Ukraine and how the men, women, and children are facing it every day with incredible resilience.
This Rapid Gender Analysis sheds light on the distinctive roles played by women and men during the Ukraine war, highlighting its troubling impacts on individuals and the whole of society
61% of Ukrainian domestic workers in Poland have experienced unequal treatment, discrimination, harassment or abuse at work, new research by CARE has found.
CARE, Oxfam, IRC, and over 20 peer organizations issued a statement welcoming the positive step that provides a lifeline for those displaced by the war.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
