The people of Afghanistan continue enduring one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises, despite the media attention around the evacuation. Some 12.2 million people are facing acute hunger, 3.5 million people are displaced within the country due to drought and insecurity and the pandemic persists.
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“Poverty taught me to be strong”: Khonaf’s story
Khonaf Saido Abdullah is a mother of 7 from Sinjar, Iraq where she was living with her young children and disabled husband in a small rental property. They worked as farm labourers to get a small income, but she still did not have enough money to be able to send any of her children to school. But that changed.
Why home-based humanitarianism can only take us so far
As the world stays indoors, and individuals around the globe come together in a historical moment of solidarity to stop the spread of COVID-19, for many of the world’s most vulnerable people; lock downs, border restrictions and limitations on movement pose life-threatening challenges.
Heroes are made in times of crisis: CARE Bangladesh colleagues lead the way
Ram Das, CARE Bangaldesh Deputy Country Director, Humanitarian Response, acknowledges the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world and pays tribute to humanitarian colleagues in CARE Bangladesh Cox’s Bazar—home of the largest refugee camp in the world today.