Emergencies and resilience
18 aid agencies call on the governments in the region to allow refugees stranded in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea to disembark
18 humanitarian agencies are urging the countries on the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea to conduct search and rescue operations to save the lives of refugees and asylum seekers stranded at sea and allow them to disembark on their shores where they should be provided with adequate assistance.
Read MoreGiving back in the midst of crisis: A BC nurse’s COVID-19 journey
Amy is a Registered Nurse at St. Paul’s hospital in Vancouver, BC. After being hospitalized for COVID-19, she started asking friends and family to tie ribbons around the tree in her front yard to keep her spirits up, and to give back to the people that will be affected by this crisis both in Canada and around the world. What followed was an outpouring of support from loved ones, neighbours and complete strangers to create the “Giving Tree.”
Read MoreWhy Giving Tuesday Now is an opportunity for all of us
While you may have typically seen messages about Giving Tuesday during the holiday season, tomorrow is a global day of giving and unity specifically in response to COVID-19.
Read MoreNew Study: COVID-19 condemns millions of women to poverty, when they could be a solution to prosperity
A new study by CARE International reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic is having a real and immediate economic impact on women in the developing world.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 stalls flows of remittances worldwide, millions of people risk losing their lifelines, warns CARE
According to recent analysis, remittances to low and middle-income countries are projected to fall by 19.7 percent to $445 billion (from $554 billion in 2019), leaving millions of people who rely on remittances for survival at risk of losing these critical lifelines.
Read MoreWhat CARE is doing to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, CARE teams and the people we serve have been rising to the challenge by being creative. Around the world, people are using CARE programs to find ways to respond in the hardest circumstances.
Read MoreQ&A with Marc Nosbach, CARE Country Director Mozambique
Last year Mozambique had to deal with the two severe cyclones Idai and Kenneth. Now the outbreak of COVID-19 threatens. What is the current situation?
Read MoreFighting Coronavirus as a nurse in Sierra Leone: Rosaline’s story
“There are a lot of things that are happening in Sierra Leone. We, the nurses, are putting everything in place.”
Read MoreFive reasons why women and girls are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19
Although men and the elderly are said to be at higher risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, women and girls living in poverty and amid humanitarian crises face unique challenges.
Read MoreVIDEO: Reconstruction of Drinking Water Schemes | Leaving No One Behind
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