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International organizations call for increased protection and support to civilians bearing the brunt of the conflict in the Lake Chad region
The nine-year long conflict in the Lake Chad Basin has dramatically affected the lives of more 10.7 million people who rely on humanitarian assistance to survive. The insurgency as well as military operations across the four countries have displaced 2.4 million people and left 5 million people food insecure, while ...
Read moreJoint Statement: One Year On: Meaningful progress needed to end impunity, discrimination and segregation in Rakhine State, say international agencies.
INGOs urge the Security Council to use the one-year anniversary as an opportunity to step up pressure on the government of Myanmar to take action on three critical areas: addressing the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine State; ensuring accountability for human rights violations and improving humanitarian access.
Read moreCARE calls for voluntary, informed and respectful repatriation of Myanmar refugees
As refugees from Myanmar complete one year in Bangladesh, their return to Myanmar with safety and dignity still remains a major concern for CARE and other humanitarian organizations.
Read moreVenezuela is Experiencing What Could be the Worst Crisis in its Recent History
CARE is appealing $4 million to meet the immediate needs of those in need in Venezuela and its borders.
Read moreSyria tops the list of deadliest places for aid workers for the second consecutive year
Syria tops the list of deadliest places to be an aid worker for the second year in a row, an analysis by CARE International has found. 76 aid workers have been killed since January 2018, including 42 in Syria where war has been raging since 2011.
Read moreWorld Humanitarian Day: Charter for Change
The signatories of the Charter for Change aid localisation movement call for obligations to be met for the protection of humanitarian actors across the globe, particularly local actors which face extreme risks in their daily delivery of humanitarian aid.
Read moreIndonesia: One week after earthquake, thousands remain homeless as aftershocks continue
One week after a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok, thousands remain homeless and in fear as aftershocks continue. CARE Indonesia is channelling assistance through its local partner Kopernik, who operate in Lombok and provides support to survivors.
Read moreINGOs in Yemen condemn horrific attacks in Sa’ada
International non-government organisations (INGOs) in Yemen strongly condemn horrific Coalition airstrikes on a bus transporting school children in Yemen yesterday.
Read moreOne week after attacks on Hodeidah, dozens more killed in airstrike near Saudi border in Yemen
Exactly a week after dozens were killed in suspected mortar attacks in Yemen’s Hodeidah city, at least 20 people have died after airstrikes hit a bus in the north of the country. Many of the dead were children travelling in a bus in Sa’ada, Dahian district, near the border with ...
Read moreMore bombs than passengers dropped at Yemen's main airport
Sana'a International Airport has been hit with an average of one bomb every fortnight, in the two years since it has been shut to all commercial traffic.
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