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CARE welcomes new EU commitment to provide shelter to an additional 100,000 migrants and asylum-seekers arriving in the Balkans.

Kabul (26 October 2015) - A powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan Monday afternoon, with tremors felt as far as Pakistan and India. Afghans in Kabul say it is the strongest earthquake they have experienced.

Typhoon Koppu, locally known as Lando, has brought catastrophic devastation leaving houses destroyed and agricultural land damaged, affecting 2.7 million people in Northern Philippines as of October 26th.

With increasing numbers of people arriving, extremely cold and wet weather, and fewer open border routes available for people to continue their journey into Western Europe, the situation is deteriorating rapidly for refugees and migrants in the Balkans.

Having gotten through the heavy rains of the Monsoon in temporary shelters, 2.8 million people in Nepal are soon to face freezing temperatures with the onset of winter.

Typhoon Koppu (locally known as “Lando”) has maintained its strength as it approaches Northern Philippines with maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph.

Brussels ( 8 October 2015) – The European Union and its Member States must urgently scale up their responses to the refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe as winter approaches before more lives get lost, five major humanitarian organizations said…

Geneva (2 October 2015) - The ongoing crises in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere have caused displacement and humanitarian needs on a scale never before recorded. Yet it is about to get worse.

(22 September 2015) - The international aid organization CARE has expanded its assistance for refugees crossing into Serbia and Croatia, hoping to make their way into the EU.