News releases and statements
Yemen: ‘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.
Read MoreCholera hits Cyclone Kenneth ravaged districts in Mozambique
CARE is mobilizing resources to respond to the latest cholera outbreak in the northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado. Sustained rains caused by Cyclone Kenneth have led to the destruction of sanitation facilities as well as the contamination of most sources of drinking water.
Read MoreAs Cyclone Fani makes landfall, CARE is set to respond
Cyclone Fani has made landfall along the coast of Odisha in eastern India. Nineteen districts of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh are likely to be hit as the storm is set to intensify over the next few hours. Around 800,000 people from 11 districts of Odisha have already been evacuated to 880 shelters, and disaster response authority personnel have been deployed.
Read MoreMozambique: CARE starts distributions in Cyclone Kenneth hit areas
ShareTweetShare+1Email Mozambique: CARE starts distributions in Cyclone Kenneth hit areas Apr 29, 2019 “Our key priority for now is to support women and children, who are sleeping in open spaces” Pemba, Mozambique – CARE International’s emergency responders have scaled up efforts to support affected communities with life-saving assistance in the hard-hit province of Cabo Delgado…
Read MoreResources stretched as Cyclone Kenneth piles misery on Mozambique
ShareTweetShare+1Email Resources stretched as Cyclone Kenneth piles misery on Mozambique Apr 27, 2019 “We urgently need support so that we can reach more people affected by the cyclone. If we don’t, the repercussions could be catastrophic.” Pemba/London – CARE International teams in northern Mozambique are witnessing enormous scenes of damage and destruction in towns and…
Read MoreCyclone Kenneth causes further destruction in storm-ravaged Mozambique
A CARE team reports widespread destruction in the northern province of Cabo Delgado where Cyclone Kenneth made landfall yesterday, a little more than a month after the country experienced its deadliest cyclone.
Read MoreCARE readies for brewing cyclone that may strike Mozambique again
A second cyclone is poised to strike Mozambique causing further destruction just over a month after the country was devastated by Cyclone Idai.
Read MoreSpeech: Will we cede power to help women in crisis?
The following remarks were delivered by Caroline Kende-Robb, secretary general for CARE International, at a special event at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC.
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