Press release 8th March 2008 Climate Change Could Worsen Inequality between Men and Women GENEVA (8 March, 2008) – In poor communities around the world, natural disasters disproportionately affect women. When disasters strike, women typically have less cash savings, lower levels of education and smaller social networks to draw upon than men. Press release Climate Justice Switzerland
Press release 3rd March 2008 LAOS Tackling bird flu When the latest avian influenza outbreak hit northern Laos this month, a local veterinarian picked up the phone and called the new national avian influenza hotline. Press release Advocacy Laos
Press release 26th February 2008 TAJIKISTAN USAID and DFID provide USD659 000 to CAREs emergency response CARE has scaled up its emergency distributions of food and emergency supplies to people in crisis-stricken Tajikistan with new funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UK Department for International Development… Press release Crisis Response Switzerland
Press release 26th February 2008 MADAGASCAR CARE Intensifies Search for Marginalized Cyclone Victims MADAGASCAR (February 26, 2008) – CARE International is accelerating its response to humanitarian suffering and damage caused by Cyclone Ivan. As more information becomes available estimates now indicate that nearly 228,000 persons have been directly… Press release Crisis Response Madagascar
Press release 22nd February 2008 MADAGASCAR CARE Leads Response as Thousands Are Affected By Cyclone Ivan MADAGASCAR (February 22, 2008) – CARE International is leading an aggressive, rapid response to damage caused by Cyclone Ivan which struck the East Coast of Madagascar with torrential rains and winds of up to 70 mph. Early estimates are that up to 150… Press release Crisis Response Madagascar
Press release 17th February 2008 MADAGASCAR CARE responding to Cyclone Ivan MADAGASCAR (February 17, 2008) – Cyclone Ivan hit the northeastern coast of Madagascar Sunday with winds up to 200 kilometers per hour and a sea surge that is expected to cause widespread damage. Press release Crisis Response Madagascar
Press release 15th February 2008 BOLIVIA CARE delivers aid to thousands of people affected by the floods and landslides Severe floods have driven thousands of people from their homes in Bolivia, and killed at least 51 people nationwide since November. Press release Crisis Response Bolivia
Press release 12th February 2008 TIMOR LESTE CARE Reports Calm Following Violent Events CARE, the largest international non-government organisation in Timor Leste (East Timor), reports that the situation in Dili remains calm following the violent events of Monday 11 February that injured Timor Leste's President José Ramos-Horta and left… Press release Crisis Response
Press release 12th February 2008 TAJIKISTAN CARE Distributes Food and Coal to Orphanages and Nurseries CARE is distributing coal, food and warm clothing in the early phase of its emergency response to orphanages and nurseries in the hardest-hit areas of Tajikistan, as they struggle to survive the severe winter and power blackouts that have left millions… Press release Crisis Response Switzerland
