Archive for August 2021
Afghanistan: the humanitarian needs have never been greater
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.
Read MoreCARE: The People of Afghanistan Deserve Peace, Not Further Instability
CARE statement following the explosion at Kabul airport on 26 August 2021
Read MoreCARE 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.
Read MoreMarking World Humanitarian Day in 2021
CARE Canada’s President and CEO Barbara Grantham shares her reflections on World Humanitarian Day.
Read More10 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).
Read More15 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.
Read MoreMeet 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.
Read MoreCanadian 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.
Read MoreLebanon: “My children died for $2.50”; fuel tanker explosion rocks an already struggling nation
Lebanon is reeling from yet another crisis set to further destabilize the already struggling nation, after a fuel tanker exploded in Akkar in the north of the country. It has left around 30 reported dead and more than 100 injured.
Read MoreCARE begins distributing tents, water and basic relief items to thousands displaced by Haiti earthquake as tropical storm Grace heads towards the island
CARE teams have begun distributing core relief items, including tents and water in Grand Anse, Haiti following the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake assessing the impact on communities in the south of the Island.
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