News type: Press release

Geneva, 14 August 2014. On World Humanitarian Day, CARE International honours aid workers worldwide who risk their lives supporting people affected by disasters and conflict.

Three months after heavy rainfall caused devastating floods in parts of the Balkans, CARE International projects a long and arduous road to recovery.

The South Sudan government and the opposition have failed to reach a peace agreement by the August 10 deadline, which means an already severe man-made food crisis could reach catastrophic levels, warns humanitarian organization CARE.

25 July 2014 - Aid workers from the humanitarian aid agency CARE International are warning of the colossal strain on medical services and hospitals in Gaza as the violence shows no signs of stopping. Hospitals are being used as places of refuge with people sleeping on the floors and corridors. The continuing bombardment is preventing urgent medical supplies from entering Gaza.

One third of the world’s girls are married before the age of 18 and 1 in 9 are married before the age of 15. If present trends continue, 142 million girls will be married before their 18th birthday over the next decade. That’s an average of 14.2 million girls each year.

It took 16 warnings for the international community to respond to the last catastrophe; lessons must be learnt from past to avert another crisis in the Horn of Africa.

GAZA CARE Mobile Health Teams To Provide Care For Pregnant Women And Vulnerable Families In Gaza

11 July 2014 - Military actions by all parties must stop. Since 2009, history has shown that military operations have failed to bring peace and security for people in Gaza and in Israel.

11 July 2014 - Over the past week, Gaza and southern Israel have seen a severe escalation of violence. On the night of July 7th, the Israeli army launched a military operation in the Gaza strip while rockets continued to be fired at southern Israel from Palestinian territory.