Press release 1st October 2009 INDONESIA CARE deploys emergency team to Sumatra after quake INDONESIA (October 1, 2009) – CARE Indonesia emergency team members have deployed to the earthquake-stricken city of Padang, which was hit by another massive quake today. CARE is part of a joint assessment team with government departments, other aid… Press release Crisis Response Indonesia
Press release 30th September 2009 INDONESIA CARE emergency teams on standby after earthquake GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (September 30, 2009) – CARE’s emergency team in Indonesia is on standby after a massive quake struck the coast of Sumatra earlier today. The quake, measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, struck near the city of Padang, the same area that… Press release Crisis Response Indonesia
Press release 30th September 2009 Historic step forward in fight to end rape in conflict GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (September 30, 2009) – CARE International today applauded the unanimous adoption of a new UN Security Council resolution to fight sexual violence in armed conflict. Press release Advocacy Switzerland
Press release 30th September 2009 VIETNAM LAOS PHILIPPINES CARE expands response to typhoon Ketsana CARE emergency teams in Vietnam and Laos are responding after Typhoon Ketsana slammed into mainland Asia yesterday, the worst typhoon the region has seen in decades. CARE’s emergency response continues in the Philippines, helping some of the nearly two… Press release Crisis Response Vietnam
Press release 28th September 2009 VIETNAM LAOS CARE emergency teams brace for typhoon Ketsana CARE emergency teams in Vietnam and Laos are preparing to respond as the deadly Typhoon Ketsana continues its path towards mainland Asia. The typhoon, which killed 140 people and left more than 150,000 homeless in the Philippines over the weekend, is… Press release Crisis Response Vietnam
Press release 23rd September 2009 HORN OF AFRICA Hunger crisis worsening As a prolonged drought ravages communities in the Horn of Africa, destroying crops, killing livestock and leaving more than 20 million people in need of emergency food assistance, CARE is warning that the international community must act now or risk a… Press release Crisis Response Somalia
Press release 1st September 2009 ZIMBABWE Fear of another cholera outbreak as rain season approaches Zimbabwe experienced the worst that it ever had cholera outbreak between August 2008 and June 2009, with over 100,000 reported cases and 4,287 deaths recorded with an average fatality rate of 4.3 percent. During the last outbreak cholera was also spread… Press release Crisis Response Zimbabwe
Press release 18th August 2009 World humanitarian Day Why is it more dangerous to be a humanitarian worker than a peacekeeper On the inaugural World Humanitarian Day tomorrow, CARE International pays tribute to humanitarian workers for their ongoing commitment to helping the poorest and most vulnerable around the world. Press release Advocacy Switzerland
Press release 6th August 2009 DRC The UN must act now to help end rape in conflict zones As the UN Security Council prepares to discuss tomorrow how to move forward on its commitment to end sexual and gender-based violence, CARE International outlined 15 immediate, concrete steps the UN must take to help end the abomination of rape in armed… Press release Crisis Response
