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Switzerland ranks 2 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). The CARE International Secretariat is based in Geneva, with staff in London, New York, and other CARE International locations. The secretariat supports the effective coordination of the CARE International confederation.
The CARE International Secretariat has a small team in Geneva, Switzerland, with additional staff in Brussels, London and New York and teams positioned in numerous other locations around the world. The Secretariat is led by CARE International’s Secretary General, based in Ecuador, and coordinates and supports the confederation to achieve common impact goals and shared global priorities, in line with our Mission, Vision and Values, and our Vision 2030 ambition.
The Secretariat represents the confederation at the United Nations, the European Union, and other key global forums. It also convenes CARE International's governance teams, helps to define and advance shared strategic priorities, measures and reports on accountability, supports the coordination of global communications and advocacy as well as the contributions of all parts of CI for joined up influencing, investment and impact.
For the third year in a row, Syria has remained the deadliest place to be an aid worker, according to an analysis done by CARE International. A devastating 57 aid workers have lost their lives since the beginning of this year, including 18 in Syria – the largest humanitarian death toll for the third year running - and where a war has been raging since 2011.
Two years after launching its #March4Women global campaign, CARE International applauds governments, employers, and workers for today agreeing a new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work.
he world's poorest countries continue to shoulder the burden of the global refugee crisis, international aid agency CARE International has warned today.
We know that a lack of access to finance is one of the major barriers facing women entrepreneurs in marginalised communities across the world. The women entrepreneurs we work with every day at CARE tell us, and so do the statistics: 80% of women-owned businesses with credit needs are either unserved or underserved. This is equivalent to a massive $1.7 trillion financing gap.
May 2018 marked a turning point when the International Labour Organisation (ILO) agreed to establish a global Convention to protect workers everywhere—now we must all see to it that this Convention is adopted during #ILO100 when the International Labour Conference convenes in June 2019.
Is development aid missing the mark on gender? More than 2,000 delegates of the World Bank member countries have concluded the Bank’s annual “Spring meetings”. Protracted crises are on the rise and at least 67 million women and girls will require humanitarian assistance this year, causing us to ask the question whether we are really doing enough to help these women and girls in crisis.
In FY2024, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
