Archive for May 2019
Mozambique cyclone appeal allots less than 1% to needs of women and girls
Ahead of this this week’s donor conference in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Oxfam, Save the Children and CARE are calling on donors to meet or exceed a proposed $5 million target for gender programming to support women and girls in reestablishing their lives.
Read MoreViolence leaves two CARE-supported health centres out of service in Syria’s Northwest
The spike in violence in northwest Syria has forced CARE International to suspend some of its aid provision, including at healthcare facilities and community centres for women and girls.
Read MoreMedia advisory: CARE at Women Deliver
CARE will be attending Women Deliver to share our evidence and experience from the women and girls we work with across the world.
Read MoreWhat is Women Deliver?
In the coming days you may notice Women Deliver Conference references and shoutouts throughout your social media feeds. Never heard of it? Are you currently wondering ‘what exactly is this thing’?
Read MoreNot optional: 5 ways we can help women and girls facing crisis
The perspectives of women and girls must be heard and acted upon. We know the coming decades will bring new crises. Climate change will unleash violent storms, droughts or flooding. Inequality will breed conflicts within states and beyond.
Read MoreLess than 1 % of humanitarian aid spent on protecting women from violence in crisis, CARE warns Oslo conference
CARE International challenged global leaders to commit long-term, predictable funding mechanisms for the protection of women from gender-based violence and abuse during crises and conflicts.
Read MoreRespectful care essential to saving women’s lives
While we know that health care providers in rural and remote settings face many challenges, the way they engage with women, especially in pregnancy and delivery, can set the stage for whether she seeks life-saving care for herself and her child in the future.
Read MoreYemen: ‘An airstrike almost on my doorstep’
‘This morning, peace was shattered as 19 airstrikes tore through the city. It was terrifying and my hands are still shaking as I write this.’
Read More‘Terrifying storm of bombs’ in Yemen capital kills sleeping family
Hours after the UN Security Council heralded the success of the handover of Hodeidah port as a vital step in the peace process, intensive airstrikes launched on Sana’a this morning have shattered any glimmer of hope for peace in the near future.
Read MoreThousands have nowhere to seek refuge as violence in Syria’s Idlib intensifies
CARE International is extremely alarmed by the recent escalation of violence in northwestern Syria, including in areas in and around the demilitarized zone.
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