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Oct 28

Australians want Gov to provide climate support to developing countries

ByCARE Australia October 28, 2021 0 comments

The majority of Australians (61%) think our government should be doing more to support low-income countries in the face of climate change, according to new polling from YouGov on behalf of the aid organisation CARE Australia. Most people also think rich countries have contributed the…

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Oct 12

Women in low-income countries denied access to COVID vaccines

ByCARE Australia October 12, 2021 0 comments

Only one woman for every three men is being vaccinated against COVID-19 in some countries, the international aid organisation CARE is warning. New research from CARE sheds light on how vaccination rates, availability and hesitancy differ between men and women in 16 low-income countries. …

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Aug 31

Afghanistan: equivalent of 1/2 Australia’s population facing hunger

ByCARE Australia August 31, 2021 0 comments

As the large-scale evacuation of people from Afghanistan comes to a close, the aid agency CARE is warning that 12.2 million Afghans – the equivalent of around half Australia’s population – are facing acute hunger. Many parts of the country are experiencing drought, made worse by…

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Aug 21

CARE stands in solidarity with Afghans

ByCARE Australia August 21, 2021 0 comments

As the latest chapter unfolds in Afghanistan’s decades-long struggle with conflict, the aid agency CARE is committed to staying in the country and continuing its lifesaving work. CARE has worked alongside communities in Afghanistan since 1961 as a trusted provider of humanitarian assistance. CARE Australia CEO, Peter Walton,…

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Aug 16

Haiti: CARE begins distributing aid following earthquake

ByCARE Australia August 16, 2021 0 comments

As the death toll from Haiti’s devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake passes 700, the aid agency CARE has begun distributing tents, water and other essential items. The earthquake has displaced thousands of people from their homes, with the full extent of the damage still unknown. Saturday’s earthquake was stronger than 2010’s…

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Mar 25

Every $1 spent on COVID-19 vaccines $5 needed to roll them out. 

ByCARE Australia March 25, 2021 0 comments

New research from the aid agency CARE has found that for every US$1 wealthy countries spend on COVID-19 vaccines for poorer nations, an extra US$5 on average will be needed to roll them out.  The findings come at a time when Australia’s northern neighbour,…

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