CARE Canada is delighted to announce the appointment of Alison Evans as CARE Canada’s new Vice President of Public Engagement.
News releases and statements
CARE Canada statement: Ministerial mandates for a gender-just recovery
We congratulate the ministers on their appointments and support the mandates outlined in their letters last week, grounded in intersectional approaches to human rights, feminism, equity and inclusion, supporting local leadership, including Indigenous and marginalized communities here and globally.
CARE Canada welcomes new members to Board of Directors
“We are excited to welcome two new dynamic leaders, Salima Ebrahim and Lisa de Wilde, to our Board,” said Victor Thomas, Chair of CARE Canada’s Board of Directors. By joining our existing Board leadership, Salima and Lisa will bring relevant expertise and perspectives in areas essential to our growth as an organization.”
With the Emergence of Omicron Women Frontline Health Care Workers and Vaccine Equity Still Key to Addressing COVID
For two years now, CARE and many others have been repeating: no one is safe until everyone is safe. Omicron proves—again—that this is the hard truth.
Famine action letter
With 45 million people on the brink of famine, CARE is joining non-government organizations (NGOs) calling on world leaders to take urgent action.
Lethal Combination of Climate, Conflict and COVID sees humanitarian needs rise by 17% in 2022
According to the new UN OCHA Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 sees a 17% increase in global humanitarian needs from 2021, with 274 million people in need of life-saving aid around the world and US$41 billion needed to provide this aid. In just 4 years financial requirements and the number of people in need have doubled, while 45 million people are on the brink of famine.
CARE Canada and Government of Canada Announce Funding for SHE SOARS Project
CARE, Restless Development, the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, and the Center for Reproductive Rights, are thrilled to announce a new initiative entitled “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Economic Empowerment Supporting Out-of-School Adolescent Girls’ Rights and Skills” (SHE SOARS).
Mali sees highest levels of displacement in its recent history due to a dangerous combination of conflict and climate change
October saw the highest numbers of displaced people in Mali since the crisis began nearly a decade ago. This is due to a dangerous mix of increased insecurity and insurgency, rising intercommunal conflict and a worsening climate crisis. CARE warns that if more funding is not urgently received, the country could face a serious food crisis in 2022.
COP26: Time for climate finance commitments that meet the scale of the humanitarian crisis we face
The COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow must bring clarity on how developed countries will deliver on their climate finance obligations up to and beyond 2025, so marginalized communities have the means to cope with the escalating humanitarian crisis caused by climate change.