Press Releases
Statement ahead of the ASEAN summit on Myanmar from Deepmala Mahla, CARE's Vice President of Humanitarian Affairs:
CARE urges all ASEAN member states to use the summit in Jakarta on 24 April to push Myanmar’s military authorities to end all violations against people in Myanmar and ensure unfettered access for aid agencies.
Read moreYouth to US Climate Summit: Leaders must look in the face of someone who has just lost their home
20 April, 2021 – This Earth Day, CARE International asks that leaders gathering for US President Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate acknowledge the ongoing suffering caused by climate change, and act immediately to deliver the increased financial commitments and emissions cuts necessary to lead us to climate justice.
Read moreAid organisations call on governments to give a single day’s military spending to fight hunger
Only 26 hours of global military spending is enough to cover the $5.5 billion needed to help most at risk.
Read moreVenezuela: Women and girls at greatest risk as thousands escape violence due to military operations in the border zone with Colombia
[Bogotá, Colombia, 07 April 2021] At least 5,500 people from Venezuela had crossed the border between Apure and the Colombian department of Arauca in the last two weeks. They are escaping violent clashes between the Venezuelan military and Colombian irregular armed groups operating in their territory. Women and girls crossing ...
Read moreBiggest floods in 50 years placing women and children at grave risk in Timor-Leste
Exceptional flash floods have hit Timor-Leste’s capital city, Dili, along with other major population centres including Viqueque. The floods have already reportedly claimed over 27 lives, with many areas remaining under water.
Read moreCARE Statement: Mexico Generation Equality Forum “To build sustainable, feminist and fair economies, we need to act now on Women’s Economic Justice and Rights”
As one of the co-leaders of the Economic Justice and Rights Action Coalition, CARE International has been working alongside fellow leads for several months to identify critical actions needed to advance women’s economic justice and rights.
Read moreCARE Statement on ongoing Myanmar violence
“Even before February 1st, over 1 million people in Myanmar needed humanitarian assistance, including 336,000 internally displaced people in Rakhine, Kachin, Kayin and Shan states. As the US orders the departure of non-emergency employees and their family members, the humanitarian situation in Myanmar grows even more concerning.
Read moreFear For Vulnerable Women And Girls As Palma Violence Displaces Thousands More In Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique, 31 March 2021 - An escalation of violence on 24thMarch by non-state armed groups in Palma district in Cabo Delgado has left dozens killed and caused thousands more to flee their homes as reported by UN-OCHA. CARE is particularly concerned about the plight of women and girls, who ...
Read more37 aid agencies raise the alarm about the skyrocketing needs among Syrian, as humanitarian funds are cut
Today’s pledged funds are urgently needed by millions of Syrians at home and dispersed across the region. They are needed now more than ever. While we welcome countries’ pledges that have kept their funding at similar levels to last year’s or increased it, as did Germany, it is extremely disappointing ...
Read moreAn average of six women killed every week in Yemen as a result of the ongoing conflict
Six years of conflict in Yemen have taken a deadly toll on the Yemeni people, with an average of six women killed every week last year.
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