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Mar 16

CARE’s response to Vanuatu cyclones ensures no one overlooked

ByCARE Australia March 16, 2023 0 comments

As the extent of the damage from Cyclones Judy and Kevin become clearer, the aid agency CARE is delivering much-needed supplies to cyclone battered communities in Vanuatu, with a particular focus on women and girls.  The twin cyclones left an estimated 150,000 people — almost half…

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Mar 8

Women worried about food security & mental health during crises

ByCARE Australia March 8, 2023 0 comments

A new report from the international aid agency CARE is highlighting the way women and girls experience humanitarian crises differently from men and boys. The report, which is being launched on International Women’s Day, comes at a time when more than…

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Mar 1

Vanuatu capital battered as Cyclone Judy intensifies

ByCARE Australia March 1, 2023 0 comments

Cyclone Judy has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm and is intensifying further as it heads towards the southernmost islands of Vanuatu. The cyclone made landfall on the island of Efate, home to the capital Port Vila, earlier today. The capital was battered by hurricane force winds and there…

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Feb 22

Ukraine: one year into escalation of war

ByCARE Australia February 22, 2023 0 comments

As the escalation of the war in Ukraine approaches its second year, the international aid agency CARE says more support is needed for organisations supporting refugee and displaced women.   86% of the 8 million Ukrainian refugees in Europe and beyond are women and children, and around…

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Feb 8

2nd CARE staff member confirmed dead in Turkiye-Syria Earthquake

ByCARE Australia February 8, 2023 0 comments

CARE is deeply saddened to learn that a second member of our staff has passed away in the wake of the recent earthquakes. Yesterday, CARE’s Northwest Field Consultant in Northwest Syria – Mohammad Ismail Mohammed – was found deceased along with his wife.  This tragic news comes on the heels…

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Feb 7

CARE Türkiye remembers staff member who died in earthquake

ByCARE Australia February 7, 2023 0 comments

It is with the deepest sadness CARE learned today of the passing of one of our CARE Türkiye colleagues, in the wake of the devastating earthquake that shook the region. Anas Sweid, a member of CARE’s operations team, along with his wife and daughter, has been confirmed deceased after the…

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