Middle East, North Africa and Europe
Ukraine ranks 74 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International's work supports internally displaced people in Ukraine, and refugees seeking safety in neighboring countries.
CARE International has worked in Ukraine since 2022 in response to rapidly escalating humanitarian needs due to the escalation of conflict with Russia.
Millions of Ukrainians have fled into neighboring countries like Poland, Romania and Moldova in search of safe shelters. Even prior to the escalation in 2022, years of conflict in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine had left 2.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and displaced 1.5 million people from their homes.
CARE International is responding regionally to support internally displaced people in Ukraine and refugees and host communities in neighboring countries.
CARE International is working through partners in Poland, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. CARE International and our partners are providing immediate relief and aid in the form of food, shelter, blankets, diapers and hygiene products as well as food, water, cash and psychosocial support.
In Ukraine, CARE International supports partner organizations with a strong track record of development and humanitarian programming in Ukraine. These include CFSSS (Charity Foundation Stabilization Support Services) and IRF (International Renaissance Foundation) as well as four Ukrainian Women’s Rights Organizations to implement programs that support women and other marginalized groups in areas of conflict in Ukraine. CARE’s humanitarian aid inside Ukraine is focused on cash assistance, shelter and non-food items, food security, health (including sexual, reproductive and maternal health) as well as protection. All activities have a strong gender focus.
CARE, Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee are deeply concerned about reports that children are being sent back to Ukraine without an assessment of their best interests, coordinated preparation, and planning.
As the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine enters its second year, the global community must renew its will to support the most vulnerable groups that have been affected, including women and girls
As Ukrainians face the prospect of having to live through the worst winter in thirty years without heat or electricity, thousands more may be forced to flee the country.
The sign on the door says 'The Happy Kindergarten'. Through the window, you can see a five-year-old boy playing with colourful wooden blocks. The boy’s name is Danik, and he was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in Ukraine when he was three years old.
Mykola, 19, and his 20-year-old Ford Transit are almost the same age. Mykola removes the rear passenger seats for patients who cannot sit but have to lie down. The car’s windows are covered with a tape that, in addition to visibility, should also protect against flying shrapnel in the event of an explosion.
The spring in 2022 turned out to be very cold. Eduard’s deserted hometown is without electricity, water, and gas. Instead of children's laughter, there are rockets flying, and the ground shakes from the explosions.
This brief provides an overview of the standards of care for survivors of sexual violence in Poland. It aims to support the clinical manual with two sets of guidelines and tools, to promote the implementation of CMR interventions.
This briefing provides an overview of the key and systemic funding challenges faced by women's organizations in Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, and Romania.
Here, we highlight the perspective of some of CARE’s women-led partner organizations working on the humanitarian response to the Ukraine War and call for increased support and inclusion of these actors in decision-making processes
In FY2022, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, defeating poverty, and achieving social justice.
