Press release 10th August 2019 CARE calls for immediate ceasefire in Aden as vulnerable children and elderly suffer in extreme heat Following an escalation in hostilities in Aden, CARE calls for an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians affected by the fighting. On the eve of Eid al-Adha, when families should be celebrating together in peace and harmony, the latest violence… Press release Advocacy Yemen
Press release 8th August 2019 Dengue declared national epidemic in the Philippines, CARE to provide dengue prevention kits in evacuation camps A dengue epidemic has been declared in the Philippines after recording more than 600 deaths and over 146,000 cases in 2019 alone – a 98% increase from the previous year. Press release Advocacy Philippines
Press release 5th August 2019 Airport closure amounts to death sentence for thousands of sick Yemenis Three years of restrictions imposed on Yemen’s airspace by the Saudi-led coalition is preventing thousands of sick Yemeni civilians from seeking urgent medical treatment outside the country, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and CARE said today. Press release Advocacy Yemen
Press release 31st July 2019 Iraq: Humanitarian funding shortfall could put lives at risk, says aid organization CARE A further decrease in funding of humanitarian activities in Northern Iraq could put countless people’s lives at risk, warns the international aid organization CARE. Press release Advocacy Iraq
Press release 24th July 2019 CARE International appoints new Country Director in Nigeria CARE International has announced Susana Grau Batlle as its new Country Director in Nigeria. Susana joins CARE from Counterpart International, where she served as the Director of Global Programs providing strategic leadership to their civil society global… Press release Nigeria
Press release 12th July 2019 As UN chief visits Beira, aid agencies call for urgent action to curtail looming food crisis in Mozambique Four months after two deadly cyclones swept through northern Mozambique, the food security situation is increasingly worsening. At least 433,000 families have had their farming land destroyed, robbing them of their main source of food and an income. Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Mozambique
Press release 27th June 2019 After UN climate talks, government leaders must move from talk to emergency action Today marks the closing of the United Nations Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany. As the most vulnerable continue to suffer from the climate emergency’s impacts, such as ongoing heat waves in Europe and record-breaking cyclones in Africa and Asia,… Press release Climate Justice
Press release 25th June 2019 Ebola Kills Over 1,500 in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has now killed more than 1,500 people and infected over 2,200 since its onset last August. Lack of security in the locations where the virus has spread, which are also some of the country’s… Press release Advocacy Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Press release 21st June 2019 A win for women worldwide: Historic global treaty to end violence and harassment at work agreed today Two years after launching its #March4Women global campaign, CARE International applauds governments, employers, and workers for today agreeing a new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. Press release Advocacy Switzerland
