Press Releases
CARE Norway names Mrs Marte Gerhardsen as its new secretary general
"I am very excited to take on this challenging position" says Mrs Gerhardsen. "CARE is an exciting and strong organisation, and I look forward to making the organisation better known to the Norwegian people."
Read moreKenya violence has long term consequences
NAIROBI (January 14, 2008) – In the aftermath of post-election violence, CARE staff visiting camps and settlements for internally displaced people in western Kenya have found a major crisis. Thousands of individuals and families are seeking refuge in churches, police stations and schools because their homes were destroyed.
Read moreSOMALIA Aid agencies warn of impending humanitarian catastrophe as crisis deteriorates further
39 NGOs warned of the rapidly deteriorating situation in Somalia and an impending humanitarian catastrophe.
Read moreINDONESIA Earthquake Hit Island of Sumatra
GENEVA (September 12, 2007) – CARE is mobilizing its resources after an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Southern Sumatra, Indonesia today.
Read moreNICARAGUA Food Critical for Hurricane Felix Survivors
People in isolated communities on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua are running out of food nearly a week after Hurricane Felix hit the region.
Read morePERU Earthquake CARE Assessment Teams Report Damage and Increased Need
CARE assessment teams in the communities hardest hit by Wednesday’s 8.0-magnitude earthquake along the south coast of Peru report that an estimated 30,000 families are without homes, and 80 percent of the buildings in Pisco and 25 percent in Ica have collapsed.
Read moreSOUTH ASIA CARE launches appeal for more than 5 mio for floods
CARE is launching an appeal for more than US$5 million to provide relief in South Asia, where floods are affecting an estimated 35 million people. CARE is currently providing emergency relief in Pakistan, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh, where millions of people in flood affected areas across the region are suffering ...
Read morePAKISTAN Case Study Bakht Ali an Orphan Caught in the Floods
Bakht Ali, 5, used to live with his parents in Shahi Gadroo village in Pakistan's Sindh Province. Bakht's father worked cultivating farm land for the village land owner.
Read moreMALI NIGER BURKINA FASO Food Crisis Is Inevitable In Africas Poorest Nations
Devastating but preventable food crises will hit the world's poorest countries yet again because of a failure to address the root causes of the problem.
Read morePAKISTAN Case Study of a Widow Surviving the Flood
Naz Bibi, a 45-year old widow, was living with her two young children in the village of Jhangeer Khan Khosoo in Shadadkot, one of the districts that has been most affected by recent flooding in Pakistan’s Sindh Province.
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