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CARE opens 40-bed isolation centre for Rohingya refugees as COVID cases surge in Bangladesh
CARE is opening a 40-bed COVID isolation centre in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on 1 August 2021. With the country currently in the grip of its most severe COVID surge since the pandemic began, and monsoon flooding forcing many Rohingya refugees to shelter in communal facilities, ...
Read moreAs severe flooding devastates Cox's Bazar, 32 humanitarian agencies call for urgent funding in Bangladesh
CARE has joined 31 other humanitarian organisations for this joint statement on the severe flooding in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Read moreOne Year After Beirut Explosion and Lebanon Faces Economic Implosion
One year after the Beirut blast, Lebanon continues to sink into poverty and its capital has still not been fully rebuilt despite support provided by the international community. Supermarket shelves across the country are empty, and where groceries are available, the cost of food has soared by 700% over the ...
Read moreCARE deeply concerned for women and other vulnerable groups as Myanmar’s crisis intensifies
In the six months since the military seized power on February 1, Myanmar’s humanitarian situation has deteriorated rapidly, with a staggering three million people in need of humanitarian assistance, an additional two million since February.
Read more10 years after Somalia famine, country is once again on the brink of crisis with women and girls hardest hit
As Somalia commemorates 10 years since the last devastating famine in 2011, a new CARE survey of over 2,000 people in the country finds that women and girls still remain amongst those most affected.
Read moreLebanon: Food, medicine, electricity "we lack everything" say CARE teams
As Lebanon spirals into economic freefall and political crisis with the resignation of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri it is the everyday people who are suffering.
Read moreCARE concerned for vulnerable groups in Myanmar as COVID crisis deepens
CARE is deeply concerned about the impact of Myanmar’s deteriorating COVID situation on vulnerable communities.
Read moreStatement on Syria Cross-Border Resolution Vote from Secretary General of CARE International, Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro
9 July 2021 – CARE International is relieved by the United Nations Security Council vote today to maintain humanitarian assistance for more than four million Syrians in the Northwest of the country through the Bab al-Hawa crossing for effectively another 12 months. Cross-border assistance is vital to ensure some 80% ...
Read moreAs South Sudan turns 10 amidst the worst humanitarian situation in its short history, women and girls offer a path to a brighter future if they are properly supported, says CARE
As South Sudan celebrates its 10th year of Independence the country faces its worst humanitarian context since the birth of the nation in 2011. Despite the huge challenges, there are areas of hope in the form of efforts and initiatives by local women’s organizations.
Read moreIndonesia teetering on the brink as COVID crisis intensifies – CARE staff in Jakarta report
CARE is deeply concerned about the intensifying COVID-19 crisis in Indonesia and the impact on vulnerable community members, including women and children.
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