New CARE report reveals USD 20 billion in estimated climate loan repayments in 2024 and warns that repayments could overtake new lending in 2036. Billions of dollars intended to help developing countries confront the climate crisis are flowing back to lenders through loan repayments, exposing a rapidly growing backflow of climate finance that threatens to […]
COP31: Climate promises mean little without funding reaching communities, CARE warns
November 5, 2026
As climate disasters intensify, CARE International calls on world leaders gathering for COP31 to turn years of promises into concrete financial commitments. The widening gap between pledges and delivery is leaving vulnerable communities dangerously exposed, particularly women and girls, who are disproportionately affected. Across the world, climate disasters are striking with growing ferocity: glaciers melt, […]
28.8 million people in the DRC face hunger as conflict, displacement and Ebola deepen crisis
October 30, 2026
Repeated displacement, failed harvests, rising food prices, conflict and disease are making it increasingly difficult for people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to feed their children, earn a living and rebuild their lives. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis shows that 28.8 million people are currently facing acute food […]
After floods, Mozambique braces for El Niño drought: Families need seeds and support
October 29, 2026
With forecasts pointing to an El Niño-driven drought, the coming harvest is at risk in southern and central Mozambique, where communities still recovering from flooding and displacement are running out of food, water and seeds. After years of repeated climate shocks, they have few resources left, and another failed harvest could push them deeper into […]
Ebola crosses two borders in two weeks
October 26, 2026
CARE warns of growing risks for women, girls and communities As Ebola crosses two international borders in just two weeks, CARE is warning that the outbreak threatens more than public health. From disrupted economies and strained health systems to interrupted education and lost livelihoods, the virus is putting additional pressure on communities already grappling with […]
Intensifying El Niño is putting food, water and livelihoods at significant risk across the Pacific, with women and girls disproportionately affected
October 14, 2026
The 2026-27 El Niño event is set to be the strongest on record and is expected to continue to intensify into early-2027. Across the Pacific, CARE Australia is warning that drought conditions have already put millions of people at risk of dire food and water shortages, while also disrupting education, increasing health and disease risks […]
