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One year on from the unprecedented flooding in Pakistan, millions of people still remain vulnerable living in makeshift tents and shelters and unprepared for another monsoon.

Today, famine was officially declared in two regions of southern Somalia – the first time a major famine has been announced since the famine in the Somali region of Ethiopia in 2000.

Female refugees fleeing conflict and hunger in East Africa are facing another threat: rape and sexual violence.

CARE International, one of the world’s leading aid agencies, has launched an emergency appeal for US$25 million to provide food, water and emergency relief to people affected by the drought in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.

MAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE (June 8, 2011) – In the wake of the November elections in Côte d’Ivoire, horrendous violence was committed by all sides. More than 3, 000 people were killed, countless homes were burned to the ground, and today roughly 360,000 people…

PORT-AU-PRINCE (June 7, 2011) – The populations of Carrefour, Léogâne, Grande-Anse and Artibonite are facing a growing cholera epidemic due to the beginning of the rainy season.

CARE, a leading international humanitarian organization, calls for the international community to respond to the current and recurring food insecurity in countries in the Horn of Africa.

ATLANTA, Ga. (April 5, 2010) – CARE is scaling up its response to help those affected by the post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire that has besieged the country for months.

CARE voices concerns about the risks of sexual violence and exploitation among Ivorian refugees arriving in Liberia. Prevention must be part of the first emergency response.