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Nepal earthquake: Six months on

When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on 25 April 2015, the world’s attention was suddenly on the developing Himalayan country. But six months on – and after all the TV crews have left – how are communities faring? CARE’s Lucy Beck tells.

Typhoon Koppu slams Philippines

A powerful typhoon has battered Northern Philippines, killing at least one person and displacing more than 23,000 people. CARE is on the ground and ready to respond.

Three meals a day in Timor-Leste

Here’s some food for thought for World Food Day this Friday 16 October: 795 million people around the world do not have enough to eat. That’s why CARE is working with communities like Judith’s in Timor Leste to help bring this number down to zero.

Syrian refugees: Resourceful and resilient

Necessity is the mother of invention and 50-year-old Syrian refugee Aeed has put his construction experience to good use at Azraq refugee camp, using scrap material to better insulate his family’s temporary shelter. He is just one of many combining skills and ingenuity to overcome lack of resources.

OPINION: European “Migrant” Crisis predictable

The war in Syria has been raging for over four years. So why only now the influx to European shores? CARE Jordan’s Wouter Schaap explains how successive cuts to foreign aid in the region have forced Syrians to seek survival even further from home.

El Nino to affect over 20 million

In a year of unprecedented humanitarian need, El Nino is putting tens of millions of people at risk of drought and floods. CARE is scaling up life-saving assistance and urges governments to act now to reduce the impact of the disasters to come.

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