CARE Calls For Urgent Support To Save Thousands In Somalia
Mogadishu 25 April: CARE is calling for urgent humanitarian support to save thousands of lives in the country.
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Aid organisations call on governments to give a single day’s military spending to fight hunger
Only 26 hours of global military spending is enough to cover the $5.5 billion needed to help most at risk.
2 years since Cyclone Idai and Mozambique has already faced an additional 3 cyclones
Maputo, Mozambique, 12 March, 2021 - Two years after Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction across parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, Mozambique is once again battling with cyclone recovery and lack of funding. In Central Mozambique, over 104…
Ethiopia desert locust swarms
Currently, the highest number of swarms have been reported in northern and central Ethiopia in a total number of 26 Zones, north-eastern, eastern and there are also swarms in coastal regions of Kenya in 17 counties and 9 regions of Somalia.
New CARE Report: Syrian Women Face Worrying Food Insecurity Levels, a Decade into The Conflict
Amman, 24 February 2021 – Ten years into the crisis in Syria, many women report fear of instability, recurring violence, and displacement, coupled with a constant struggle to meet their families’ basic needs. In 2020, average food prices in Syria…
Honduras: nearly one third of the population face severe hunger
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday 22 February 2021 - The severity of acute food insecurity in Honduras has reached unprecedented levels and the Integrated Food Security (IPC) analysis projects that the situation will worsen in the coming months leaving more…
CARE provides nutritionally balanced meals to some of Peru’s most vulnerable affected by COVID-19
Lima, Peru 19 January, 2021 - Peru is struggling to cope with the burden of COVID-19 cases on its healthcare system as cases continue to rise. It is one of the hardest hit countries per population size on the continent, but also globally.
CARE Zimbabwe launches Takunda, a $55M USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance Resilience Food Security Program
The funding will provide program participants with transformational opportunities to improve economic opportunities, reduce hunger, and give voice to marginalized populations, including women and girls.
Conflict and COVID-19 Push Millions to Brink of Famine
New CARE report exposes how COVID-19 has exaggerated food insecurity in conflict torn regions including Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Democratic Republic of Congo—and how international donors have failed to step up to prevent catastrophe