Press release 21st July 2020 Stigma harming Somalia's efforts to stop COVID-19 Stigma around COVID-19 is stopping Somalis from seeking medical treatment and thwarting efforts in Somalia and Somaliland to stop the spread of the virus, including track and trace. Press release Crisis Response Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Somalia
Press release 16th July 2020 CARE International expresses alarm over lack of funding for GBV in COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan July 16 update of the Global Humanitarian Response Plan (GHRP), which aims to deliver a comprehensive and coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, does not go far enough to ensure that Gender-based Violence (GBV) is a response priority, says… Press release Advocacy
Press release 15th July 2020 Families swapping children’s toys for food as COVID-19 compounds food crisis in Lebanon Over half the population in Lebanon are currently struggling to access food as coronavirus lockdowns, rising inflation and the health crisis are making most basic foodstuffs unaffordable for the average Lebanese family. Press release Crisis Response Lebanon
Press release 15th July 2020 CARE condemns Yemen attacks which killed women and children CARE condemns attacks in Yemen’s Hajjah and Al Jawf governorates in the last four days which reportedly killed 18 civilians in or close to their homes, including ten children and four women. This means more families cruelly torn apart and more loved ones… Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 12th July 2020 UN Security Council to further restrict humanitarian access to northwest Syria Today’s vote by the Security Council to further restrict humanitarian access to northwest Syria is both reckless and heartless. At a time when humanitarian needs in the NW of the country have never been higher, the Council has effectively shut down the… Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Syria
Press release 9th July 2020 Syria: Aid agencies raise alarm over veto on cross-border aid In a joint statement, the International Rescue Committee, World Vision International, Humanity and Inclusion, Norwegian Refugee Council, Mercy Corps, People in Need and CARE International raise the alarm over the veto on cross-border aid into Syria: Press release Crisis Response Syria
Press release 9th July 2020 CARE warns: Rapidly rising COVID-19 cases and massive lack of humanitarian funding put most vulnerable on the brink of survival in Iraq Dohuk/Berlin, July 9, 2020. With more than 62,000 infections and over 2,500 related deaths[i], Covid-19 is pushing vulnerable communities in Iraq on the brink of survival. Highly vulnerable communities, including 1.4 million internally displaced people,… Press release Crisis Response Iraq
Press release 29th June 2020 Syria crisis: Hunger spreading amid Covid and economic collapse International agencies call for Brussels Conference to address fall-out from the pandemic Press release Crisis Response Syria
Press release 23rd June 2020 Open Letter to the United Nations Security Council on the Syria cross-border resolution The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution, which ensures lifesaving UN aid reaches over four million Syrians living in areas outside of the Government of Syria’s control. Press release Crisis Response Syria
