World Food Day has been marked every year on 16 October since 1979, and is observed by more than 150 countries. One can’t help but reflect on the social inequity that for millions of people, food is – at best –- bare sustenance to make it to tomorrow. by Wolfgang Jamann, CEO and Secretary General of CARE International
I was sitting under tree in Omoliha market, Torit one weekend when a little girl of around six years, in ragged clothes, came and stood by my side quietly without a word and hugging herself for warmth. Seeing that she wasn’t likely to start conversation I asked her how she was and she replied; ‘’I am hungry.’’
In the context of the European Week of Action for Girls, CARE and World Vision are organising an event on ‘Investing in and Empowering Women and Girls in Crisis and Fragility’ in the European Parlimant on the 12 of October 2016.
“Last week, I departed from Niamey, the capital city of Niger for a very special three day trip. Together with members of Niger’s Humanitarian Country Team, the Minister of Humanitarian Actions, Laouan Magagi and the UN Under Secretary General and Regional Coordinator for Sahel, Toby Lanzer we travelled to the Diffa region.
The heinous attack against a UN humanitarian aid convoy to Aleppo shocked the world. It is a sad manifestation of the great danger humanitarian workers are facing in Syria today: caught between the front lines, constantly on the run from shelling, bombing, kidnapping and arrest.
Voices from CARE staff and partner organizations working in and around Aleppo on the current situation after airstrike hit UN aid convoys.
CARE welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire brokered by the US and Russia that came into effect at sunset on Monday, the beginning of the important Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.
John Watt, CARE’s Country Director in Northern Iraq describes CARE’s current preparations to help people who might flee once fighting for Mosul intensifies.
Stories of female Syrian refugees in Jordan.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
