CARE is deeply concerned about the influx of around 66,000 refugees who have crossed the border to Turkey in the past days. “This is a major humanitarian emergency, with tens of thousands of people in need of shelter, food and water,” says John Uniack Davis, Country Director of CARE Turkey.
As Extreme Weather Batters People On 3 Continents, CARE Says It ‘Will Not Rest’ Until World Leaders Deliver Climate Action For The Poorest CARE Secretary-General calls on UN climate summit to tackle growing scandal of global ‘climate disruption’
The impacts of climate change – extreme weather, droughts, floods – are occurring with ever greater frequency and intensity in the many places where CARE is working around the world. Extreme weather is now affecting 10 percentof the planet, compared to less than 1 percent just a few decades ago.
International aid organisation CARE International has welcomed the decision by South Sudan’s parliament to ratify the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
“The areas of South Sudan at the greatest risk for developing famine are on the frontlines of the conflict, where aid agencies cannot reach people in need due to insecurity,” said Justus Liku, Senior Food Security Advisor at CARE, and former facilitator for the IPC.
The impacts of climate change – extreme weather, droughts, floods – are occurring with ever greater frequency and intensity in the many places where CARE is working around the world. Extreme weather is now affecting 10 percentof the planet, compared to less than 1 percent just a few decades ago.
After heavy monsoon rains have caused devastating floods and landslides in Western Nepal last week, CARE is scaling up its emergency response for thousands of people affected.
GAZA/JERUSALEM, 17 August 2014: While many families are still in great need of immediate humanitarian assistance, there is no time to waste to ensure that the people of Gaza aren’t trapped in a cycle of violence and aid-dependency.
Three months on from the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference for South Sudan, aid agency CARE International is deeply concerned that aid funding remains alarmingly low for South Sudan, now the setting for one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
