CARE International today hosted the British Foreign Secretary and Jolie’s visit to a CARE-supported sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) project in the Lac Vert Internally Displaced People’s camp, on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu.
Syrian refugee children are being abandoned by the international community as funds run dry, the humanitarian organisation CARE International has found in a new survey.
London, April 11, 2103: Geoffrey Dennis, Chief Executive of CARE International UK and advisor to William Hague on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, said:
The annual session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW) ended this evening with an agreement by Member States to strengthen global efforts to prevent and respond to a wide spectrum of violence against women and girls
As hundreds of diplomats meet at the United Nations (UN) in New York to negotiate global commitments on ending violence against women and girls, humanitarian organisation CARE International warns that a failure by governments to secure a strong agreement risks setting back women’s rights efforts by decades.
February 27, 2013 (Bamako, Mali): Although humanitarian access remains limited in northern Mali, CARE International and its local partners are on the ground, distributing much needed food to both returnees and people who have remained in the conflict-ridden Timbuktu region. Over the past few days, CARE and its local partners have distributed 450 metric tonnes of food to 25,881 people in the Timbuktu region, and aim to reach over 47,000 people with essential food items by the end of the month.
January 31, 2013 (BAMAKO, Mali): As fighting has subsided in Timbuktu, CARE International and its local partners are ready to restart activities and support both returnees and people who have remained in the conflict-torn city. In the next days, CARE will distribute over 18,000 metric tonnes of food to more than 131,000 people.
Bamako, Mali (January 23, 2013) — Amidst the escalating violence and with all eyes focused on the current security crisis in Mali, CARE International staff in the trouble-torn region of the country is distributing food to families in desperate need of help. CARE is planning to expand its response in the coming days, to provide people with essentials like tarps, blankets, sleeping mats, soap, and kitchen utensils. But more funding and access is urgently required to reach everyone in need.
18 January 2013: Heavy rain over the last two days has triggered flooding in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Approximately 19,000 people have been evacuated and another 55,000 people are currently affected by the rising waters.
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