Press release 27th October 2014 CARE International Appoints New Secretary General Geneva, October 27, 2014. The Chairman of CARE International, Ralph Martens, announced today the appointment of Dr. Wolfgang Jamann as the incoming Secretary General/CEO of CARE International. He is replacing Dr. Robert Glasser who earlier in the year… Press release Switzerland
Press release 17th October 2014 Winter puts Syrian Families at Risk of Disease and Death As another harsh winter season approaches in the Middle East, CARE International calls for the immediate release of further funding to support millions of people caught up in the conflict in Syria and in neighbouring countries. Press release Crisis Response Syria
Press release 14th October 2014 SOUTH SUDAN Without its Farmers South Sudan Remains Perilously Close to Famine This year’s World Food Day celebrates family farming but aid organization CARE International says there’s little to celebrate in South Sudan where many of the country’s farmers have been displaced in the fighting that erupted in December 2013. Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 9th October 2014 GAZA Lack of womens participation an obstacle to recovery and peace RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, 09 October 2014: Increased participation by Palestinian women is crucial to creating a process towards peacefully resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bringing sustainable development to the West Bank and Gaza, according to… Press release Crisis Response
Press release 7th October 2014 SOUTH SUDAN CARE joins aid agencies warning of famine in South Sudan as upsurge in fighting imminent CARE has joined other leading aid agencies in warning that parts of South Sudan – already the world’s worst food crisis – could fall into famine early next year if the nine-month long conflict escalates as expected. Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 3rd October 2014 TURKEY World Cannot Look Away From Suffering of Refugees Fleeing Fighting in Syria ‘Terrified, exhausted and often with no idea where to go next’, more than 140,000 people who have fled the violence in Kobane for Turkey are in desperate need of support from the international community. Press release Crisis Response Syria
Press release 24th September 2014 SOUTH SUDAN Aid is saving lives yet millions remain in desperate need With harvesting season approaching, CARE International has called for urgent action to reduce needless deaths from hunger and malnutrition. Press release Crisis Response South Sudan
Press release 22nd September 2014 TURKEY Newly Arrived Syrian Refugees in Turkey in Urgent Need of Humanitarian Assistance CARE is deeply concerned about the influx of around 66,000 refugees who have crossed the border to Turkey in the past days. “This is a major humanitarian emergency, with tens of thousands of people in need of shelter, food and water,” says John Uniack… Press release Crisis Response Syria
Press release 19th September 2014 CARE Says It Will Not Rest Until World Leaders Deliver Climate Action For The Poorest As Extreme Weather Batters People On 3 Continents, CARE Says It ‘Will Not Rest’ Until World Leaders Deliver Climate Action For The Poorest CARE Secretary-General calls on UN climate summit to tackle growing scandal of global ‘climate disruption’ Press release Climate Justice