Topic: Crisis Response

SYRIA Hope Amidst the Darkness

It never occurred to 8-year-old Ibrahim that his capacity to speak could so easily disappear. But after heavy bombing of his neighborhood, he inexplicably lost the ability to form words. The extreme fear he experienced during the bombing stole his voice, his mother says. Ibrahim left school after the incident and lost touch with his friends who had difficulty communicating with their friend.

Governments must collaborate and commit to reduce the loss in lives and livelihoods due to disasters

Happy International Women’s Day. You are only 2 years old so it doesn’t mean so much to you now. I hope it will in the future, as it will for all women here in South Sudan.

“Don’t touch.” I hear this slogan over and over again here in Sierra Leone. I am on a visit with my colleagues from CARE Sierra Leone and our regional office for Western Africa to meet the diverse range of partners

As many as 2.5 million South Sudanese will be living in severe hunger in the next three months, according to figures released today by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), the key tool for monitoring the status of the food crisis in South Sudan.

The humanitarian situation in Yemen is worsening as political instability and the conflict continues. After decades of chronic underdevelopment and socio-economic crisis, 15.9 million people – over 60 percent of the population – are now in need of humanitarian assistance.

The outbreak of violence in Central African Republic (CAR) has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homeland. More than 100,000 of them have sought safety in Cameroon. CARE provides them with access to water and sanitation, as well as psychosocial support. Camille Bargain, emergency officer for CARE France, bears witness to this situation.

Today a major international donor conference is taking place in Brussels to plan the rebuilding of Ebola hit countries. Having just recently returned from Sierra Leone and Liberia, I would like to share my reflection on how the impact of the crisis is affecting women and girls. Quite a crucial aspect, and a gender transformative approach should inform donor commitment in Brussels this Tuesday.