Topic: Crisis Response

Right now, the land around Mankien in Mayom county, Unity state is green and lush – the telltale sign that rain has fallen. But all is not as it seems. This year’s rains have been few, compounding the county’s already fragile food situation.

(November, 2015) - The global weather system known as “El Niño” this year is likely to become one of the strongest on record, affecting rain patterns and temperatures across the world for the rest of the year and into 2016. The last major El Niño was in 1997-98. It caused at least US$ 35 billion worth of destruction worldwide.

(9 November 2015) - The international community must agree on a bold new deal for Syria’s refugees if it is serious about tackling the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, seven aid agencies warned today in a new report.

Jakarta (6 November 2015) - International humanitarian organization CARE is preparing to respond as more than 43 million people have been affected by a haze from fires burning across Indonesia.

“My name is Tema Piniel. I am from ward 12, Hwakange Village, Kome LLG, Menyamya. I have four children. My eldest child is in grade five, and my youngest is in elementary school.

Kabul (4 November 2015) - Following joint assessments to identify the worst hit areas by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake on October 26th, CARE started delivering emergency relief assistance yesterday to affected families.

Rebuilding after a major disaster is a huge hurdle to overcome. But for the 16.1 million people who experienced the wrath of super typhoon Haiyan on November 8th 2013, it was possible.

On my way back home from Frankfurt Airport to Bonn, the rain is drumming against the train window. My thoughts wander off to an elderly woman named Bas. I met her in the Kurdistan region of Iraq some days before.

Local Serbian and Croatian volunteers are the heart blood of CARE and other Organisation’s response to the current Balkan refugee and migrant crisis.