Ahead of the International Day against Child Labour on 12 June CARE raises concerns that the percentage of Syrian refugee children being pulled into the labour market and out of school, continues to rise with every day the crisis continues.
CARE team reports inspiring solidarity amongst the population, but access to affected communities remains a challenge.
Elizabeth is one of the 100,000 South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. She fled the violence in South Sudan along with her four children. She is now one of the three hygiene promoters trained by CARE in her settlement, and benefitted from shelter and latrine construction.
Over the past few days, heavy rainfall has caused massive floods and landslides in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in Serbia.
Three years ago, the world witnessed the birth of a new nation, as the people of South Sudan united in eager, hopeful anticipation. People sang independence songs, and a huge clock in the centre of Juba, the capital, counted down the days.
One of the worst floods in the history of the Balkans has left devastating damage in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Serbia and parts of Croatia.
In a disappointing result to the Oslo donor conference, the world’s donors have missed a critical opportunity to help avert disaster in South Sudan. Of the US$1.27 billion needed to meet the immediate needs of those affected by the current conflict and a building food crisis, donors pledged just above US$600 million.
As the world’s donors and governments gather in Olso, Norway tomorrow to discuss how best to respond to the conflict and looming food crisis in South Sudan, CARE International warns of a wave of sexual violence that is worsening as the emergency in the country deepens.
CARE International in South Sudan welcomed news of a peace deal aimed at ending 5 months of brutal in-fighting that has inflicted a world of pain on residents of the world’s newest nation.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
