Press release 10th December 2018 Fate of humanity weighing heavy on ministerial shoulders at UN Climate Change Conference Ministers arriving in Katowice will need extreme courage and conviction to make life-saving decisions if humanity is to be saved from the worst impacts of climate change, Oxfam and CARE International said today. Press release Climate Justice Switzerland
Press release 6th December 2018 Almost four years of conflict has led to declaration of catastrophic food security conditions in Yemen According to the just-published Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) report, 240,000 people are living in famine-like conditions in Yemen. Over 70% of the population – 20 million people – are living in emergency or crisis levels of food insecurity, with… Press release Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Yemen
Press release 25th November 2018 One year on from #MeToo: CARE calls “times up” on lack of global treaty to protect women at work Over this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign CARE is calling for an end to one of the most widespread forms of abuse against women – violence and harassment in the world of work. Governments and employers have 6 months to… Press release Advocacy Switzerland
Press release 9th November 2018 42 NGOs warn that return of refugees to Myanmar now would be dangerous and premature. Humanitarian and civil society agencies working in Rakhine State in Myanmar and in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are deeply concerned that the repatriation of refugees will commence in mid-November, according to an announcement of the Joint… Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Bangladesh
Press release 8th November 2018 35 Yemeni and international organizations call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Yemen As humanitarian, human rights and peacebuilding organizations working on Yemen, we welcome tomorrow’s unprecedented coming together of legislators from across nations and parties for the first International Parliamentary Conference for Peace in Yemen to… Press release Advocacy Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 2nd November 2018 Verification exercise confirms Uganda hosts Africa’s largest refugee population, but funding fails to match Verification exercise confirms Uganda hosts Africa’s largest refugee population, but funding fails to match. 19 NGOs call on international donors to share responsibility and increase funding Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 1st November 2018 A political solution is the only way to avert famine, says CARE Amidst discussion of a famine declaration in Yemen, CARE calls for the implementation of an immediate ceasefire and political action to end the conflict. Only political will for peace can stop the fast deteriorating food and currency crisis in Yemen. Press release Crisis Response Yemen
Press release 31st October 2018 Typhoon Yutu hits Northern Philippines one month after Mangkhut’s devastation Typhoon Yutu (locally known as Rosita) made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela, Philippines at 4 a.m. on Tuesday. It then passed through several provinces in the northern part of the country. The typhoon is moving slightly slower to the west at 20 kilometers… Press release Crisis Response Philippines
Press release 26th October 2018 One month on from the Indonesia tsunami and the onset of the rainy season exacerbates survivors suffering One month after a terrible earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi the onset of the rainy season has increased the suffering for many survivors. The arrival of the rains is likely to see an increase in diseases like malaria and… Press release Crisis Response Indonesia
