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Airport closure amounts to death sentence for thousands of sick Yemenis
Three years of restrictions imposed on Yemen’s airspace by the Saudi-led coalition is preventing thousands of sick Yemeni civilians from seeking urgent medical treatment outside the country, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and CARE said today.
Read moreIraq: Humanitarian funding shortfall could put lives at risk, says aid organization CARE
A further decrease in funding of humanitarian activities in Northern Iraq could put countless people’s lives at risk, warns the international aid organization CARE.
Read moreCARE International appoints new Country Director in Nigeria
CARE International has announced Susana Grau Batlle as its new Country Director in Nigeria. Susana joins CARE from Counterpart International, where she served as the Director of Global Programs providing strategic leadership to their civil society global portfolio on technology and innovation.
Read moreAs UN chief visits Beira, aid agencies call for urgent action to curtail looming food crisis in Mozambique
Four months after two deadly cyclones swept through northern Mozambique, the food security situation is increasingly worsening. At least 433,000 families have had their farming land destroyed, robbing them of their main source of food and an income.
Read moreAfter UN climate talks, government leaders must move from talk to emergency action
Today marks the closing of the United Nations Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany. As the most vulnerable continue to suffer from the climate emergency’s impacts, such as ongoing heat waves in Europe and record-breaking cyclones in Africa and Asia, government officials leave Bonn with moderate progress in negotiation on various ...
Read moreEbola Kills Over 1,500 in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has now killed more than 1,500 people and infected over 2,200 since its onset last August. Lack of security in the locations where the virus has spread, which are also some of the country’s most densely populated areas, as well ...
Read moreA win for women worldwide: Historic global treaty to end violence and harassment at work agreed today
Two years after launching its #March4Women global campaign, CARE International applauds governments, employers, and workers for today agreeing a new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work.
Read moreWorld Refugee Day: The world's poorest countries shoulder the burden of the global refugee crisis
he world's poorest countries continue to shoulder the burden of the global refugee crisis, international aid agency CARE International has warned today.
Read moreMozambique cyclone appeal allots less than 1% to needs of women and girls
Ahead of this this week’s donor conference in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Oxfam, Save the Children and CARE are calling on donors to meet or exceed a proposed $5 million target for gender programming to support women and girls in reestablishing their lives.
Read moreViolence and Destruction Leaves Two CARE-Supported Healthcare Facilities Out of Service in Syria’s Northwest
The spike in violence in northwest Syria has forced CARE International to suspend some of its aid provision, including at healthcare facilities and community centers for women and girls.
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