News type: Press release

Last year was worst for Syrians, world powers must safeguard hope not fan the flames, warn aid agencies.

As communities in Fiji start to pick up the pieces after the destruction left by Cyclone Winston, attention must also focus on improving people’s resilience to climate shocks.

As the international relief effort in Fiji continues, humanitarian organisation CARE says it is critical international aid targets the specific needs of women and girls.

Just as the world’s leaders committed themselves to get aid delivered to millions of Syrians in need, aid agencies warn that this has been one of the worst months on record with many reports of indiscriminate attacks on aid and civilians.

23 February 2016: Ethiopia is now firmly in the epicentre of the global El Niño crisis, with widespread drought severely impacting large swathes of the north, central and eastern highlands. With a gap in the supply fast approaching, over 10 million are at risk of going without food by April. CARE International today classified Ethiopia as Type 4 emergency, the most severe.

After the devastation of tropical cyclone Winston on Fiji, CARE warns of disease outbreaks, with water supplies cut off and thousands still seeking emergency shelter.

CARE response to “cessation of hostilities” in Syrian conflict

The international aid agency, CARE, is mobilizing additional supplies to assist civilians trapped in the on-going conflict in Syria, which has escalated in recent weeks with military advances on major centers held by opposition forces.

Aid agencies CARE, NRC and RFSAN (FAO, iMMAP) release “The Forgotten South: Food Security and Livelihoods in southern Syria”.