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Cyclone Gita intensifying near Tonga, CARE on standby to respond

Cyclone Gita is intensifying to a possible category five storm – the most severe – as Tonga braces for the worst tropical cyclone to hit the region in almost two years. A state of emergency has been declared in Tonga ahead of the storm, which is already packing winds of almost 200km/h and is predicted […]

Larke Riemer awarded AO in 2018

CARE Australia is delighted our Board member Larke Riemer has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in the General Division. Larke is a leader in the financial sector, with a strong record of pushing for a better outcome for women in the economy. She received the award for distinguished service to […]

CARE increases aid to Syrians fleeing fighting in Idlib

We have urgently started increasing distributions of aid to Syrian families who have been displaced by ongoing fighting in the Northern governorate of Idlib and aim to reach 25,000 people with emergency help. Since the beginning of January, more than 100,000 people, most of whom have been repeatedly displaced by conflict, have fled Southern Idlib […]

10 most under-reported crises of 2017

There is a place on earth where more than 5,000 people flee their homes every day. There is a country where nearly half of all young children are malnourished. Do you know these places? If the answer is “no”, then you are not alone. CARE produced the Suffering in Silence Report to highlight crises that, […]

My Wishes for Yemen in 2018

Hind Abbas, a communication assistant with CARE in Yemen, shares her experience living through one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. New years are often new beginnings. A new chance to live differently, change what we don’t like and learn from past experiences. The smell of chocolate fudge cake and coffee in the holiday season [...]

See the most stunning images from 2017

As 2017 draws to a close, here are photos of some of the amazing people your support has made a difference to this year. We asked five photographers to submit the favourite image they took of those CARE is working with this year. They are all beautiful, inspiring, and evidence of the difference your support […]

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