Topic: Crisis Response

As the harsh winter approaches the Middle East, CARE International calls for the immediate support for millions of refugees in order that they can protect themselves from the cold weather in the coming months.

CAMBODIA (October 22, 2013) - International aid organisation CARE is distributing emergency supplies to thousands of households in north-east and south-east Cambodia affected by flooding throughout September and October.

A dusty road in the city of Irbid in the North of Jordan, about an hour's drive from the Syrian border. Box-shaped houses with small, barred windows are strung together.

Because of early evacuation and other preventative measures, cyclone Phailin has spared millions of lives on the coast of Eastern India. But its severe storms and rainfalls did wreak havoc in the lives of many. These are the stories of Shashi Naik, Lilu Behera and the village of Subholaya in Orissa:

Lebanese municipalities have reached a critical point as they cannot stem the massive Syrian refugee influx anymore. This is one of the main conclusions of a recent assessment undertaken by CARE International.

IRBID, JORDAN (October 16, 2013) - The city of Irbid in the North of Jordan has dressed up today: It is the first day of Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday for about 1.4 billion Muslims around the world.

INDIA (October 14, 2013) - An estimated 1,000 villages, towns and cities in India’s Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states have been left without electricity after Cyclone Phailin destroyed three million hectares of crops and flooded low-lying areas of the coast – home to over 10 million people.

INDIA (October 13, 2013) - Cyclone Phailin has hit the southeastern coast of India with a speed of more than 200 kms per hour and an expected rainfall of 20 cms on Sunday 13 October.

October in Amman: balmy sunny days, sudden cool nights. As sudden as if someone turned off the sun’s generator with a flip of the switch. It makes you wake up in the middle of the night and grab an extra blanket.