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Build back equal: Canada’s unique response to hunger, COVID-19 and the climate crisis
On June 29th, 2020, CARE Canada was joined by leaders from the UN, the Government of Canada, parliament, and international organizations to explore what Canada can do to support a strong response to food and nutrition impacts of COVID-19.
Read MoreEvicted by climate change: New CARE report calls for urgent gender transformative response to climate displacement
Today, the international aid organization CARE launched a new report, Evicted by Climate Change: Confronting the Gendered Impacts of Climate-Induced Displacement, highlighting the causes and consequences of climate-induced displacement and the urgent need for a gender-transformative response.
Read MoreCARE Canada announces $1.1M program extension supported by Global Affairs Canada
Today, with the support of the Government of Canada, CARE Canada announced a six-month extension of its Southern African Nutrition Initiative (SANI) project as part of Canada’s ongoing humanitarian efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia.
Read MoreCOVID-19: There is no health without food, and there is no food without women
On May 20, Cyclone Amphan made landfall in West Bengal, devastating crops, livestock, shelters and homes in parts of India and Bangladesh. At USD 13.4 billion, Amphan is the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean.
Read MoreBoard Chair and Vice-Chair Announcement – CARE Canada
CARE Canada is proud to announce the election of a new Chair and Vice-Chair of its Board of Directors. Effective June 25, 2020: Victor Thomas is the new Chair of the Board and Hilary Pearson, C.M, is the new Vice-Chair.
Read MoreLGBTQ migrants fleeing Venezuela find refuge at Dialogo Diverso
See how an incredible community organization in Quito, Ecuador is providing counseling, workshops and support to LGBTQ migrants and refugees.
Read MoreExisting funding to biggest regional refugee crises represents only 1% of global spend on weapons
Despite the added threat of COVID-19 across all refugee hosting countries, international financial support for refugee crises is significantly lower than this time last year.
Read More15 Minutes on COVID-19 in Vulnerable Communities
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with Najeeba Wazefadost and Bárbara Romero, two of the five co-founders of Global Independent Refugee Women Leaders (GIRWL). They share their personal stories as refugees and insights on how COVID-19 is affecting refugee communities and internally displaced persons around the world.
Read MoreIn photos: How COVID-19 is affecting refugees around the world
While everyone around the world continues to cope with the devastating impacts of COVID-19, the risks are heightened for the world’s approximately 71 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes.
Read MoreA ray of hope for refugee women in Uganda
For a group of women tailors located in a village in Uganda’s Bidibidi settlement zone, all has not been lost during the pandemic. Their story is a true reflection of the old adage “every cloud has a silver lining” thanks to CARE and support from UN Women.
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