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News releases and statements
CARE Canada cancels public Walk In Her Shoes gathering on International Women’s Day in favour of a virtual event
Walk In Her Shoes public gathering on international women’s day cancelled in favour of a virtual event.
CARE Canada launches call to action in support of women’s leadership and resilience on the front lines of climate change and humanitarian crises
CARE’s global #SheLeadsInCrisis advocacy campaign calls on world leaders to increase ambition for tackling the climate-related drivers of humanitarian need, and to put women and girls’ unique needs and priorities at the centre of every response.
CARE Canada and The Slaight Family Foundation in Partnership for Women and Girls in Somalia
Today, CARE Canada announced a new partnership with The Slaight Family Foundation whose $15M Global Initiative for Women and Girls will be launched to mark International Women’s Day.
Two New CARE Reports Examine Resilience and Changing Gender Norms Among Syrians
Nearly nine years of conflict have brought about sweeping and protracted changes in the lives of Syrian people. Syrians are adapting to a ‘new normal’ as it relates to new livelihood strategies, new ways of accessing education, and new gender roles.
Statement of Concern – Situation in northwest Syria
As violence continues to escalate in northwest Syria, 10 Canadian aid agencies are warning that the number of people displaced could reach one million by next week unless immediate action is taken.
Hundreds of thousands in northwest Syria caught in humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies warn
As hostilities continue to escalate in northwest Syria, eight aid agencies are making an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire as they warn that hundreds of thousands of people – the majority of them women and children – fleeing the unrelenting violence are caught in a humanitarian catastrophe.
Suffering in Silence: New CARE report highlights top 10 crises that received little to no media attention in 2019
Nine out of ten of the most under-reported crises are on the African continent while man-made climate change dramatically fuels displacement and hunger crises.
CARE Canada welcomes Barbara Grantham as new President and CEO
After a comprehensive international search, the CARE Canada Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Barbara Grantham will join the organization as President and Chief Executive Officer.