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Niger flooding causes over 36,000 houses to collapse
NIAMEY, 14 September 2020: Severe floods caused by torrential rain in Niger have caused death and destruction of property across the country, affecting 432,613 people, and leaving them in need of shelter, water, food and essential items.
Read moreCARE calls on Security Council members to prioritise peace for Yemen
On the eve of the UN General Assembly, CARE calls on UN Security Council members to do everything in their power to secure lasting and inclusive peace for Yemen.
Read moreCARE selected as a global leader in new #GenerationEquality Action Coalition to achieve economic justice and rights for women and girls
CARE International is honored to be selected by the Generation Equality Forum core group - as one of the global leaders of the Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights. This is one of six coalitions bringing together a diverse group of public, private and civil society organizations, each tasked ...
Read moreBack to school around the world amidst a pandemic
As children across Europe and North America trickle back into schools, we look to their counterparts across the world. How are children, in countries like Madagascar, Afghanistan and Haiti, returning to school?
Read moreCOVID-19 and extreme weather events threaten to roll back gains in Rohingya camps despite early success in tackling the virus
Bangladesh, 24 August 2020: The global death toll from the coronavirus has crossed 800,000 as confirmed cases surged past 23 million, with Bangladesh overtaking Pakistan to become 15th on the list of countries with most COVID-19 patients. While the country has crossed a grim milestone, there are so far fewer ...
Read moreAmidst coronavirus pandemic, Syria ranks deadliest places to be an aid worker in 2020, for fourth year in a row
Syria tops the list of deadliest places to be an aid worker for the fourth year in a row according to an analysis done by CARE International on data from the Aid Worker Security Database. A devastating 74 aid workers have lost their lives since the beginning of this year, ...
Read moreLeft Out and Left Behind: COVID19, Hunger, and Gender Inequality
How Women are Impacted but Missing from the Response
Read moreCARE is particularly worried about the thousands of women refugees and migrants affected by the Beirut blasts
CARE International is seriously concerned about the fate of thousands of refugees and migrants – especially women and girls – following the Beirut blasts last week and urges donors and aid agencies to prioritise them amidst emergency aid and recovery plans.
Read moreCARE begins distributions and psychosocial support to thousands of worst affected by Beirut blast
CARE Lebanon today begins distributing 200 food parcels and hot meals to around 2,400 people in Achrafieh – one of the oldest and worst affected districts in Beirut City by Tuesday’s blast, with a focus on the most vulnerable including the elderly, women and girls, and those with special needs.
Read moreCARE International one of first international NGOs to begin vital aid assistance to those affected by Beirut blast, as death toll continues to rise
CARE International is to begin vital lifesaving food assistance, via local organisations, to thousands of people in Beirut after the devastating explosion that decimated much of the city’s port and surrounding areas
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