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Cyclone Idai and Floods Cause Massive Destruction, Deaths in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi
Countries in southern Africa have been hit by what is possibly the deadliest cyclone to date. Cyclone Idai has caused at least 150 deaths, and affected more than 1.5 million people.
Read moreCyclone Idai: CARE gears up to support Mozambique and Malawi as enormous cyclone threatens Southern Africa
CARE International experts are working with the governments of Malawi and Mozambique to prepare for Cyclone Idai which is expected to make landfall tonight (Thursday, 14 March 2019).
Read moreINGO statement on attacks in Hajjah and renewed fighting in Hodeidah
International non-government organisations (INGOs) in Yemen strongly condemn the horrific attacks in Hajjah governorate on Sunday which according to the UN killed 22 people – twelve women and ten children – and injured many more.
Read moreNGO reaction to the “Brussels III” Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region
As the international community came together for the 7th consecutive year to commit to helping Syrians inside their country, as well as refugees and their hosts, 15 aid agencies called today for a sustained follow-up to ensure political and funding support translates into meaningful improvements for all Syrians.
Read moreSyria’s Forgotten Women Bear the Brunt of War
As the crisis in Syria enters its 9th year, more Syrian women are increasingly becoming the main source of income in their families. Many men have left to fight, been detained or killed, leaving women with added responsibilities of earning an income, on top of their traditional roles of caring ...
Read moreSierra Leone: The Sexual Violence Emergency
On February 14th, 2019, the president of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio declared sexual violence a national emergency, vowing that sex with minors would be punishable by life in prison. However, the situation is highly political as, according to the national constitution, the president would need at least two thirds ...
Read moreStatement by Save the Children International, CARE International, Norwegian Refugee Council and Oxfam and on the Yemen pledging conference in Geneva:
Today, governments took a step to alleviate the suffering of millions of people who are victims of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, by pledging 2.6 billion dollars so far.
Read moreThis has to be the last time that 80% of Yemen’s population needs humanitarian aid
As the UN’s third high-level donor pledging event to garner support for the humanitarian response in Yemen gets underway in Geneva, CARE is calling for the world to do everything it can to make sure this is the last.
Read moreClimate Change plays major role in top 10 underreported humanitarian crises of 2018, shows new report by CARE International
While media turns a blind eye to humanitarian catastrophes, climate change will not wait.
Read moreCARE Report Ranks Top 10 Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2018
“Suffering In Silence” highlights humanitarian crises that made the fewest headlines based on analysis of global media coverage., including: Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines, food insecurity in Madagascar, and conflict in Ethiopia. The food crisis in Haiti ranks n° 1.
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