Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis
The ongoing war has brought unprecedented challenges, leaving millions on the frontlines grappling with fear, uncertainty and dire living conditions. Thousands have been killed, millions have fled the country, and more than 3.3 million people – including 800,000 children – are still in close proximity to the violence.
Years of relentless turmoil, suffering, and devastation
Ukraine has been enduring a protracted humanitarian crisis since conflict broke out in 2014. In 2022 the violence dramatically worsened the situation. The needs in Ukraine remain urgent as more and more families are cut off from basic services such as water, electricity, medicines and food. The situation is becoming more and more dire every day the conflict continues.
Roughly 14 million people, about 40 per cent of Ukraine’s population, are in need of humanitarian assistance. CARE has reached more than 1.2 million people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, with cash, food, water, shelter, access to schools, and safe spaces for women and girls. CARE supports local partner organisations with a strong track record of development and humanitarian programming, including four Ukrainian women’s rights organisations, who implement programs that support women and other marginalised groups enduring the conflict.
Your donation to our Global Emergency Fund means we can immediately provide lifesaving aid and services to those who need them most. Donations will help the world’s most vulnerable people prepare for, and recover from, emergencies and disasters.
“It doesn’t feel real. We are so thankful to the volunteers who have helped us. I think all the time about my son, I’m so worried, I can’t sleep at night … like any mother in this situation.”
Lydia, Refugee centre in Romania
Donate by phone
Call 1800 020 046 toll free and pay by credit card.
Donations over $2 are tax deductible. Should the funds raised through an emergency appeal exceed the amount required to meet the immediate and longer term needs of the people in the affected areas, or if there are changes in circumstances beyond CARE’s control which limit its ability to utilise all funds in the affected areas, CARE will direct excess funds to other emergency relief activities in the future. Monthly donations will go to emergency relief and preparedness activities where it is needed most.
