Press release 9th October 2016 CARE: White Helmets’ Nobel Peace Prize Nomination honours outstanding courage Amidst the horrors of the war in Syria, the humanitarian organization CARE International wishes to express its respect and admiration for the Syrian Civil Defence, commonly referred to as the White Helmets and one of CARE’s partner organizations. Press release Advocacy Syria
Press release 21st September 2016 CARE Response to President Obama’s Leaders’ Summit on Refugees CARE welcomes the commitments set forth by countries attending President Obama’s Leaders’ Summit on Refugees. Press release Advocacy
Press release 20th September 2016 UN Refugee and Migrant Summit: Step of goodwill, but falls short on action to protect refugees World leaders gathered today for the first ever UN Refugee and Migrant Summit to formally adopt a UNGA resolution for addressing the global refugee crisis. Press release Advocacy
Press release 19th September 2016 Joint Statement on Women and Girls towards the Global Refugee and Migrant Summits This joint statement, signed by 42 grassroots women-led civil society organisations, human rights and humanitarian agencies, outlines recommendations for commitments by states attending the Global Refugee and Migrant Summits, to ensure the protection and… Press release Advocacy Switzerland
Press release 16th September 2016 Syria Cessation of Hostilities Welcome: Humanitarian Aid Desperately Needed A statement from 97 Syrian, regional and international humanitarian and human rights organisations on Syria’s Cessation of Hostilities Press release Advocacy Syria
Press release 3rd August 2016 'Humanitarian Corridor' Proposal Deeply Flawed A statement from over 35 Syrian, regional and international humanitarian, human rights and development organisations on the Russia-Syrian proposal to establish "humanitarian corridors" out of Aleppo Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Syria
Press release 26th July 2016 Nearly 400,000 civilians cut off from aid in Aleppo and Manbij since Syria support group pledged to secure access More than 300,000 civilians in Aleppo and an estimated 60,000 in the Manbij area, Syria, have been cut off from aid in the last three weeks, marking a shameful deterioration since the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) promised to open full access… Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Syria
Press release 25th July 2016 Launch of the CI Advocacy Handbook in French and Spanish Advocacy is integral to delivering CARE’s vision and mission. This Handbook is a toolkit of approaches, techniques and resources to help CARE staff, partners and other NGO colleagues think about how to integrate advocacy into their work. It includes… Press release Advocacy Switzerland
Press release 18th July 2016 UN event on El Niño: CARE calls for urgent action and assistance Ahead of a high-level event in support of the response to the impacts of El Niño and climate change in New York on Tuesday, CARE urges the international community to take immediate action to scale-up live-saving humanitarian assistance. Press release Advocacy Climate Justice Switzerland