Since February 2022, CARE and partners have reached over 466,000 people affected by the crisis, across Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Georgia, and Germany with protection and psychosocial support, cash assistance, food, water, sanitation and hygiene assistance, health services, support for accommodation, and education.
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Ukraine: “It is terrifying when rockets fly your way”
The war escalated six months ago, on February 24. On February 27, the first drivers were already behind the wheel, driving to Kyiv to evacuate two families. They now drive to towns in Kharkiv, Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipropetrosvsk, Mykolaiv and Odesa—areas that are heavily affected and very dangerous.
3 months of war in Ukraine: Voices from the frontlines
When the fighting in Ukraine started on February 24, 2022 it was clear that it would results in a human catastrophe. Millions of people left their homes, critical infrastructure was destroyed, whole cities were left without food, water and electricity, people lost their lives. Today, more than 6.4 million people have fled the country and over 8 million people have been displaced within Ukraine. As is often the case, women and children are more deeply affected by crisis , making up 90% of refugees and 63% of those who are displaced within Ukraine. Three months into the conflict, CARE’s staff and partners inside Ukraine and the surrounding regions share insights from the frontlines.
Photos: CARE and partners in Poland welcome Ukrainian refugees
More than 6.5 million people have fled Ukraine due to the war. CARE and its partners are responding with much-needed cash assistance, food, and shelter.
Partnership in action: Responding to the crisis in Ukraine
Together with our trusted local partners, CARE supports people in and around Ukraine with food, hygiene packages and safe shelter.
Ukraine: No matter what happens, Lyudmyla stays to help
Lyudmyla Yankina is a volunteer in Kyiv. She is trained as a nurse and has now made it her mission to help people living in areas that are completely cut off from supplies.
Humanitarian convoy of six Slovenian Red Cross trucks in partnership with CARE delivers 25,000 liters of water and 55 tons of food to Ukraine
At the end of last week, a convoy of six trucks accompanied by the Slovenian Red Cross delivered humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine.
5 ways women and girls are impacted by the Ukraine conflict
As with all conflicts, the crisis in Ukraine is disproportionately affecting women and girls, both within the country and those fleeing across borders. CARE has identified five key areas where more support and attention are urgently needed for women and girls affected by the crisis in Ukraine:
Ukraine conflict causes soaring debt and increased poverty and inequality across Latin America and the Caribbean
Price rises and disruptions to global trade are likely to lead to increasing debt across Latin America, a region already experiencing the highest debt in the world, and some of the greatest levels of inequality, warns CARE.