Press release 22nd May 2019 Less than 1 % of humanitarian aid spent on protecting women from violence in crisis, CARE warns Oslo conference CARE International will this morning (23 May 2019) challenge global leaders to commit long-term, predictable funding mechanisms for the protection of women from gender-based violence abuse during crises and conflicts. Press release Advocacy Switzerland
Press release 16th May 2019 ”Terrifying storm of bombs” in Yemen capital kills sleeping family Hours after the UN Security Council heralded the success of the handover of Hodeidah port as a vital step in the peace process, intensive airstrikes launched on Sana’a this morning have shattered any glimmer of hope for peace in the near future Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 15th May 2019 Communities bend, they do not break in the face of disaster and climate change In the advent of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR), CARE releases a new publication, We Bend, We Do Not Break. The publication features some of the poorest and marginalized who have become leaders in climate change adaptation and… Press release Advocacy Climate Justice Switzerland
Press release 10th May 2019 Over a Hundred Thousand Civilians Have Nowhere to Seek Refuge as Violence in Syria’s Idlib Intensifies CARE International is extremely alarmed by the recent escalation of violence in northwestern Syria, including in areas in and around the demilitarized zone. Press release Crisis Response Syria
Press release 8th May 2019 Joint Statement: 22 NGOs Call for Action to Strengthen the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict We collectively urge Security Council members, the UN Secretary-General, and all UN Member States to take full advantage of the opportunity of these important anniversaries to meaningfully improve civilian protection in country-specific situations and… Press release Advocacy Switzerland
Press release 8th May 2019 CARE Mourns Deaths of Three Colleagues Killed in Afghanistan Bombing It is with deep sadness that CARE confirms the deaths of three of our colleagues killed in a bomb explosion in Kabul on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Press release Afghanistan
Press release 6th May 2019 Cholera hits Cyclone Kenneth ravaged districts in Mozambique Spokespeople available for interviews 14 cases confirmed and number expected to rise as flash floods continue Press release Crisis Response Mozambique
Press release 3rd May 2019 As Cyclone Fani makes landfall CARE is set to respond Cyclone Fani has made landfall along the coast of Odisha in eastern India. Nineteen districts of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh are likely to be hit as the storm is set to intensify over the next few hours. Around 800,000 people from 11 districts… Press release Crisis Response India
Press release 3rd May 2019 Tropical cyclone Fani likely to hit Bangladesh on Friday night: CARE Bangladesh bracing for cyclone impact With wind speeds of up to 205 km (127 miles) per hour, cyclone Fani already hit India’s Puri and Odisha on Friday morning triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high winds between 180 and 200 kmph. Press release Crisis Response Bangladesh
