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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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Feb 7

Türkiye and Syria earthquakes: Snowstorm on the way

ByCARE Australia February 7, 2023 0 comments

The international aid organisation CARE is preparing to deliver essential items to people who are out on the streets following deadly earthquakes that impacted Türkiye and Syria on Monday morning local time.  According to meteorological reports, a snowstorm is looming over the region, parts of which…

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Sep 20

One person dying of hunger every four seconds

ByCARE Australia September 20, 2022 0 comments

As world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly, 238 civil society organisations demand urgent action to save lives now. With one person estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds,¹ 238 local and international non-governmental organisations are calling on leaders gathering at the 77th UN General Assembly…

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