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One 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.
Read moreD.R.Congo: Ebola virus outbreak endangers lives of 300,000 Congolese
CARE International is deeply concerned about a new Ebola virus outbreak in the North East of D.R.Congo, risking the lives of 300,000 Congolese. 37 cases, including 22 deaths, have been reported so far. Even though this is the tenth Ebola outbreak in the country since 1976, this time fears for ...
Read moreJoint NGO Statement on Attack on Hodeidah on August 2
We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the major attacks that hit a fish market and the entrance to Yemen's largest hospital, Al Thawra, in Hodeidah on 2 August, which reportedly killed over 40 civilians, including children.
Read morePowerful earthquake hits Lombok in Indonesia
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok yesterday at 18:45 local time, killing at least 91 people and injuring hundreds. Thousands of people have been injured and thousands have been displaced. Rescuers are still trying to reach some hard-hit areas to conduct loss and damage assessments.
Read moreAirstrikes in Hodeidah mark fresh violence in vulnerable Yemen port city
Almost two months after an offensive on the Yemen port city of Hodeidah began, last night airstrikes hit a fish market and the entrance to a hospital, injuring up to 70 people and killing at least 20, including medical staff.
Read moreMassive heatwaves across the globe cause millions to feel the heat of climate change
The Northern Hemisphere is experiencing one of the hottest summers in recent history, while heatwaves, droughts wildfires and massive crop shortfalls are currently occurring around the globe. Impacts have been widespread as Japan, Algeria and Canada have experienced heat-related deaths while wildfires ravage California, Greece and Sweden. Many of these ...
Read moreRESILAC : un projet régional pour le lac Tchad
La région du lac Tchad, frontalière du Cameroun, du Niger, du Nigéria et du Tchad, est une zone affectée par des chocs climatiques récurrents. Depuis plusieurs mois, elle est également confrontée à une crise sécuritaire majeure.
Read moreCARE calls for an end to targeted violence against aid workers in South Sudan
CARE has joined United Nations and civil society organisations in South Sudan to denounce recent attacks on aid workers and destruction of property in Maban County.
Read moreJoint INGO Statement: Fresh Displacement Increasing Humanitarian Needs in Ethiopia
At least 1 million people, the majority of whom being women and children are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance following recent inter-communal conflict in Ethiopia.
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