Press release 5th December 2008 UGANDA CARE distributes emergency supplies to DRC refugees Congolese refugees flooding into transit camps in neighbouring Uganda desperately need food and emergency supplies, says CARE emergency staff in Matanda transit camp. CARE has already distributed 2,000 tarps in the camp, after more than 11,000 people… Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 24th November 2008 DRC GOMA 20 per cent of displaced families may be headed by single mothers The ongoing conflict in North Kivu is tearing families apart and leaving an increasing number of mothers to care for their children alone. Press release Crisis Response
Press release 6th November 2008 DRC Tens of thousands more women and girls at risk of rape and attack Sexual violence in the DR Congo has reached “epidemic proportions”, and the new wave of heavy fighting is putting tens of thousands more women and young girls at risk, says CARE. Press release Crisis Response
Press release 4th November 2008 DRC CARE responds to emergency in North Kivu More than 250,000 persons have been affected by the escalation of violence in the North Kivu region, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Press release Crisis Response
Press release 3rd November 2008 DRC CARE provides emergency supplies While a fragile ceasefire holds, CARE is distributing emergency supplies and providing cholera treatment for some of the thousands of people who are still taking refuge in Goma city. Press release Crisis Response
Press release 2nd November 2008 MYANMAR Cyclone Nargis six months on the recovery continues MYANMAR (November 2, 2008) – Today marks six months since Cyclone Nargis tore through southern Myanmar, leaving over 130,000 people dead or missing and affecting 2.4 million more. Press release Crisis Response Myanmar
Press release 31st October 2008 DRC CARE says urgent international aid is needed The rule of law has all but collapsed and hundreds of thousands of lives will be at risk in the Democratic Republic of Congo without immediate help from the international community, the humanitarian agency CARE warned. Press release Crisis Response
Press release 29th October 2008 PAKISTAN CARE responds to deadly earthquake CARE’s emergency team is on the ground in the devastated region of Baluchistan province, near the border of Afghanistan, where a 6.4 magnitude earthquake destroyed houses and killed a reported 500-600 people. Press release Crisis Response Pakistan
Press release 29th October 2008 HONDURAS CARE provides emergency relief to flood affected areas HONDURAS (October 29, 2008) – CARE is rushing emergency assistance to flood-affected families in Honduras, after heavy rains caused severe flooding, landslides and rock falls, and destroyed homes and crops in many parts of the country. Honduras has been… Press release Crisis Response Honduras
