Cholera has been moving fast from country to country since the beginning of the year, driven by a dangerous mix of climate change, related disasters, and conflict. A new analysis by the international aid agency CARE, ahead of World Health Day, shows that this alarming spread primarily affects countries with high levels of gender inequality. […]
10 million people in Congo urgently need aid
April 5, 2023
Joint release from CARE, Oxfam and the Danish Refugee Council: Renewed violent clashes involving non-state armed groups have exacerbated the hunger and protection crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leaving 10 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, warned Oxfam, CARE International and the Danish Refugee Council today. Since the beginning of […]
CARE statement on latest warning on Climate Change
March 22, 2023
The UN’s climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has released it’s latest report, which is being called a ‘final warning’ for avoiding irrevocable damage to the world from greenhouse gas emissions. Marek Soanes, Climate Justice Lead at CARE Australia, said: “The latest report from the IPCC is being called a survival […]
CARE’s response to Vanuatu cyclones ensures no one overlooked
March 16, 2023
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 the population — in need of humanitarian assistance, with […]
Women worried about food security & mental health during crises
March 8, 2023
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 13 million people have fled their homes due to the war in Ukraine, hunger […]
Vanuatu capital battered as Cyclone Judy intensifies
March 1, 2023
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 are early reports of damage […]
