Global Hunger Crisis
Global Hunger Crisis DONATE Drought has seen thousands of families being displaced from their homes in Somalia and hundreds of thousands of livestock have been lost. Saddam Mohamed THE SITUATION As inequality continues to rise around the world, increasingly unequal and fragile food systems—and the added pressures of conflict and increasing climate change—have led to…
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Ukraine Crisis DONATE Ukrainian refugees, including many children and women, arrive by trains at Przemyśl station (Poland). Photo: Valerio Muscella THE SITUATION A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ukraine. With the recent escalation of conflict, urgent action is needed to help millions of people in need of emergency relief. Damaged infrastructure, lack of water and…
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Afghanistan Emergency DONATE THE SITUATION The security situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate. The pace of families fleeing their homes has intensified due to conflict and hundreds of thousands of newly displaced people need emergency support now. Many Afghans fear that hard-won development gains, particularly for women and girls, will disappear. While the world watches…
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Haiti Emergency DONATE THE SITUATION Haiti experienced a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake on August 14, 2021, with the epicenter in the south of the island near Saint-Louis-du-Sud. The earthquake, which has caused over 2,200 deaths and thousands more injured, has also damaged homes and smaller infrastructure, displacing thousands. Only days later, the island was hit…
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Humanitarian Crisis in West Bank and Gaza Photo: Ismail Abu Hatab/CARE THE SITUATION With the high death toll and damage caused by 11 days of violence in Gaza, the scale of humanitarian need is immense. Around 91,000 Palestinians have been displaced from their homes, including 66,000 who are seeking protection in UN schools across Gaza….
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India COVID Crisis THE SITUATION A severe second wave of COVID-19 is having a devastating impact in India. The country has more than 3.4 million active cases and numbers are predicted to peak by mid-May 2021. Even cities like Mumbai and Delhi with well-established healthcare networks are under tremendous strain. There is a dire need…
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Lebanon Crisis THE SITUATION On August 4, 2020 two explosions rocked the city of Beirut, Lebanon. Hundreds of people were killed, more than 6,000 injured, and over 300,000 have lost their homes. “I have been walking around Beirut for the last 2 days. The damage is terrible, impossible to quantify. It is impossible to imagine…
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Coronavirus COVID-19 THE SITUATION The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affects us all. It will have unthinkable consequences in the places CARE is already delivering lifesaving aid—places where health care systems are already weak, and where disaster and conflict have wiped out long-term food supplies. In these communities, there are far too many vulnerable people and too…
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DRC Ebola Emergency DONATE WHAT IS EBOLA? Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare, and usually fatal, hemorrhagic fever. It was first discovered in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) near the Ebola River. Ebola virus is caused by an infection and spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of a person…
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Cyclone Idai THE SITUATION In March 2019, cyclone Idai slammed into Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe with speeds of more than 200 kilometers per hour, causing severe damage. One month after Idai, a second storm hit northern Mozambique while the country was still recovering from cyclone Idai. More than 600 people died and 1,600 were injured during the unprecedented disasters of cyclones…
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