Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
Martha Rojas-Urrego, CARE International Head of Global Advocacy, follows the latest negotiations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda in New York. Here she explains CARE’s position on the latest draft of what will be adopted by the global community in…
A woman squats on the cement floor, biting her lip hard. She has travelled for two days, by foot to get here, after being turned away from another health center that had no beds left.
The 59th session of the Committee on the Status of Women (CSW59) that took place in New York from 9 to 21 March aimed at reviewing the progress made on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action 20 years on.
“ With our conduct we can put fear in somebody or we can put love in somebody.” – Teenage boy from Bosnia discussing masculinity and violence.
UN Commission on the Status of Women: Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriage - What Works and How to Measure it
I am proud to be with our CARE International delegation together with over 9,000 participants from civil society organizations from all over the world who have gathered in New York for two weeks. We are here for the UN Commission on the Status of Women …
Every year, hundreds of women’s rights activists come to New York to lobby governments in the United Nations on gender equality during the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). This year, CARE International has partnered with UN Women and the…
Violence against women and girls is one of the worst global epidemics. Studies show that gender-based violence (GBV) accounts for as much death and ill-health in women aged 15-44 years as cancer does. It is a greater cause of ill-health than malaria and…
Amijaye Kebele, Farta Woreda, ETHIOPIA (July 23, 2013) - In a small, rural village in northern Ethiopia, Fikere and her husband Kasa would like to have three children – two boys and a girl. Late at night, after a hard day’s work on the farm,
In FY2024, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
