Press release 21st April 2020 CARE International appoints Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro as new Secretary General Today, CARE International announces that Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro will join CARE International as the new Secretary General, starting 1 June 2020. Press release
Press release 21st April 2020 Joint Letter to UN Security Council on Participation and Transparency The below is a joint letter addressed to the President of the Security Council, H.E. Mr. José Singer Weisinger on the participation and transparency of the UN Security Council. Press release Advocacy Crisis Response
Press release 17th April 2020 Somalia: One of the countries least prepared to cope with the Covid-19 virus 2.6 million IDPs amongst those at highest risk and more than 1.3 million children already missing out on education due to closure of schools. Press release Crisis Response Somalia
Press release 16th April 2020 COVID-19: 50 million people threatened by hunger in West Africa According to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the impact of the coronavirus pandemic could increase the number of people at risk of a food insecurity and malnutrition from 17 million to 50 million people between June and August… Press release Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Togo
Press release 11th April 2020 Joint statement by 59 Nongovernmental Organizations on the announcement of a temporary ceasefire in Yemen Over five years of brutal war in Yemen have left millions of Yemenis weakened by malnutrition and disease, and decimated Yemen’s health system. The imminent threat of COVID-19 will exacerbate an already dire humanitarian situation: Press release Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 6th April 2020 CARE releases $1 million for COVID-19 emergency programming CARE has released US$ 1 million in flexible emergency funds to 17 high-risk countries in order to adapt and expand programming in light of COVID-19 Press release Crisis Response
Press release 1st April 2020 New COVID-19 Global Rapid Gender Analysis Addresses Concerns of Women and Girls in Pandemic Today, CARE and the International Rescue Committee published a Rapid Gender Assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic based on secondary data analysis undertaken between 12-20 March, 2020. The analysis was undertaken to explore the current and potential… Press release Crisis Response Gender Equality
Press release 30th March 2020 Vulnerable countries face 3 times the risk of COVID-19 exposure, yet have 6 times lower access to healthcare services CARE’s analysis of INFORM Global Risk Index data has found that the world’s ‘highest risk’ countries have three times higher exposure to epidemics, such as COVID-19, but also have a six times higher risk in terms of their access to healthcare compared to… Press release Crisis Response
Press release 24th March 2020 CARE Deeply Concerned as the First COVID-19 Case Is Reported in Syria As the first case of coronavirus is confirmed in Syria, CARE is deeply concerned about the health and safety of over three million people in Northwest Syria, over half of whom are internally displaced and live in crowded camps. With the inability to test… Press release Crisis Response Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Syria