Press Releases
PHILIPPINES CARE Prepares to Respond to Typhoon Maysak in the Philippines
Typhoon Maysak (locally known as Chedeng) has entered the Philippines area of responsibility Wednesday evening maintaining its strength with maximum sustained winds of 180 km/h near the centre and gusts of up to 215 km/h.
Read moreMALAWI Shelter Kits for Flood Affected Families
The kits are a first installment of shelter and non-food items being procured by CARE with a €200,000 grant from the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department of the European Commission (ECHO) to ensure that most vulnerable among the flood affected families have dignified temporary shelter as they begin to ...
Read moreVanuatu CARE Packages to Save Lives on Tanna
Urgent CARE packages of food and water will soon be on their way to communities devastated by Cyclone Pam on Tanna Island, in Vanuatu’s south.
Read moreVANUATU CARE Deeply Concerned about Impact on Remote Islands
Three days after cyclone Pam devastated the island state of Vanuatu, CARE International warns that many remote communities are still isolated and cut off from communications. „We are extremely concerned about the Southern Islands of Erromango, Tanna, Aniwa and Futuna as these were directly hit by cyclone Pam and people ...
Read moreCARE prepares for the Worst as Cyclone Pam Lashes Vanuatu
Port Vila, March 13, 2015. With Tropical Cyclone Pam now upgraded to a Category Five system, the highest level, with sustained wind speeds of 260 kilometres an hour, CARE is mobilising emergency relief supplies to prepare for response in Vanuatu.
Read moreSOUTH SUDAN 600 000 and Counting
Humanitarian organization CARE has reached more than 600,000 South Sudanese affected by the conflict that began in the world’s newest nation in December 2013.
Read moreJAPAN UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Governments must collaborate and commit to reduce the loss in lives and livelihoods due to disasters
Read moreSOUTH SUDAN Nutrition critical as 2 5 million South Sudanese face severe hunger
As many as 2.5 million South Sudanese will be living in severe hunger in the next three months, according to figures released today by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), the key tool for monitoring the status of the food crisis in South Sudan.
Read moreSWITZERLAND Governments Leave Geneva with Hefty to do List in Order to Agree Ambitious Climate Deal
GENEVA, Switzerland, 13 February, 2015 - Governments from around the world concluded their first, crucial climate talks of the year in Geneva today with ‘moderate’ signs of progress that they will agree a new climate deal in Paris in December.
Read moreJORDAN Concern for Refugees Paramount as Winter Storm strikes Jordan and Lebanon
Syrian refugees, fleeing violence in their homeland, have found their situation exacerbated following the onslaught of winter storm “Huda”, also referred to as “Zeina”.
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