The people of Afghanistan continue enduring one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises, despite the media attention around the evacuation. Some 12.2 million people are facing acute hunger, 3.5 million people are displaced within the country due to drought and insecurity and the pandemic persists.
Month: August 2021
CARE: The People of Afghanistan Deserve Peace, Not Further Instability
CARE statement following the explosion at Kabul airport on 26 August 2021
CARE International Statement on Afghanistan: “We stand in solidarity with Afghans, our work will continue”
Following this latest chapter in Afghanistan’s decades-long struggle with conflict and turmoil. CARE International is concerned that hard-won development gains, particularly for women and girls, will possibly disappear.
Marking World Humanitarian Day in 2021
CARE Canada’s President and CEO Barbara Grantham shares her reflections on World Humanitarian Day.
10 years from Independence and South Sudan is one of the deadliest places to be an aid worker
South Sudan, alongside Afghanistan, tops the list as one of the deadliest places to be an aid worker, according to an analysis done by CARE International on data from the Humanitarian Outcomes Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD).
15 Minutes on Women Leading in Emergencies
In this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we’re marking World Humanitarian Day by speaking with Caroline Aol, CARE Uganda’s Interim Manager for the project where the Women Lead in Emergencies interventions are undertaken, and she is also CARE Uganda’s Women Lead in Emergencies specialist.
Meet some of CARE’s humanitarian leaders
CARE is full of incredible staff, volunteers and partners that work hand in hand with women, girls and their communities around the world to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. Meet three of our inspiring humanitarian colleagues: Marilyn, Rosemary, and Mónica.
Canadian charities join forces to raise funds for Haiti
In response to the devastating earthquake in western Haiti on August 14, leading Canadian aid agencies – through the Humanitarian Coalition – are launching an appeal to raise funds and rush emergency assistance to people in need.
New CARE research shows women disproportionately affected by the drought in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has experienced periodic drought over the past 30 years, but none occurring simultaneously with widespread insecurity and a global pandemic—until now. The combined effects of this triple crisis are having a devastating impact on people throughout the country, particularly on women and girls.