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Governments must collaborate and commit to reduce the loss in lives and livelihoods due to disasters

Humanitarian organization CARE has reached more than 600,000 South Sudanese affected by the conflict that began in the world’s newest nation in December 2013.

GENEVA, Switzerland, 13 February, 2015 - Governments from around the world concluded their first, crucial climate talks of the year in Geneva today with ‘moderate’ signs of progress that they will agree a new climate deal in Paris in December.

As many as 2.5 million South Sudanese will be living in severe hunger in the next three months, according to figures released today by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), the key tool for monitoring the status of the food crisis in South Sudan.

Syrian refugees, fleeing violence in their homeland, have found their situation exacerbated following the onslaught of winter storm “Huda”, also referred to as “Zeina”.

Peruvian Environment Minister Pulgar Vidal urged nations meeting at the climate talks in Lima to “give hope to the world”, but governments largely failed to lay the foundations for an ambitious climate deal in 2015.

A few days after typhoon Hagupit hit the Philippines, international aid agency CARE distributed food packs to almost 2,000 families in badly-hit villages in Eastern Samar, in coordination with local partners. In the coming days, a total of 3,500 families…

A year ago, South Sudan’s frail healthcare system was struggling. One year on from the conflict that began on December 15 last year, the diagnosis has become critical.

As government ministers begin to arrive in Lima, Peru, for the second week of the COP20 UN climate change conference, CARE International says there are still serious holes in the current draft of a new global climate change agreement if governments are…