CARE Australia is appealing to the public to help fund its relief effort for those on Indonesia’s Lombok Island who have been affected by Sunday’s magnitude-7 earthquake, and repeated quakes and tremors. More than 150,000 people have been made homeless by the earthquakes, with major damage caused to basic infrastructure, including telecommunications, roads and schools. […]
Yemen: dozens killed in airstrike near Saudi border
August 10, 2018
Exactly one week after dozens of people were killed in suspected mortar attacks in Yemen’s Hodeidah City, at least 20 people have died when an airstrike hit a bus in the country’s north. Many of the dead were children travelling in a bus in Sa’ada, Dahian district, near the border with Saudi Arabia. CARE’s Yemen […]
CARE ready to respond after earthquake hits Indonesia
August 6, 2018
Commenting on the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, CARE’s Country Director in Indonesia, Helen Vanwel, said: “CARE is very concerned that the death toll will continue to rise. People now urgently need medical support, clean water, food and a safe space to sleep. “Our team is monitoring the situation […]
Ceasefire in South Sudan
June 30, 2018
The global humanitarian organisation CARE is encouraged by the ceasefire announced this week by warring factions in the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, particularly the portion of the agreement calling for opening up corridors of humanitarian aid. The ceasefire is due to begin 30 June, and the parties are committed to finalising four outstanding issues […]
Syria: conflict enters eighth year
March 15, 2018
As the Syrian war enters its eighth year, civilians are continuing to bear the brunt of the ongoing humanitarian disaster, international aid organisation CARE has warned. CARE’s Syria Country Director Wouter Schaap said civilians were not just collateral damage of the war but were also being targeted. “The Syrian people feel their lives have been […]
Syria: Aid halted in Eastern Ghouta due to heavy airstrikes
February 21, 2018
Syrian humanitarian organisations working in Eastern Ghouta have been forced to halt the delivery of life-saving aid to the area following heavy bombardment which has pushed civilians – including aid workers – into underground shelters, CARE has warned. CARE’s Country Director for Syria, Wouter Schaap, said the escalating violence had made it impossible to get […]
