The Horn of Africa region is experiencing the most serious food crisis in the world today. Successive seasons of failed rains, combined with increasing food prices, underdevelopment, poor governance in some places, conflict and limited humanitarian access have resulted in food insecurity, water shortages and acute malnutrition rates above emergency thresholds in the region.
One year since images of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict and pouring into Dadaab captured the world’s attention, the largest refugee camp in the world is facing a critical funding shortage which will affect at least 200,000 people if $25m isn’t raised, a group of seven aid agencies said today.
“Chad is an oasis of peace and stability” was a refrain that we heard many times over from the Minister of Plan, the Minister of Agriculture, UN partner representatives and community leaders upon the recent CARE International National Director visit to Chad to observe for ourselves the current impact and implications of the Sahel drought
“As I arrived in Bentiu in South Sudan and got out of the vehicle I was greeted by my CARE colleagues and a pair of Wellington boots. My trainers were going to be of no use here.
At least 110 people have died in heavy monsoon rains in southeast and northeast Bangladesh, including four participants of CARE’s SHOUHARDO program. The majority of victims were children, who were killed mainly in landslides, or trapped under collapsed walls.
As the security and humanitarian situation in Syria worsens, hundreds of people are fleeing across the border to neighboring Jordan and registering with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on a daily basis.
Due to the intensified fighting witnessed since April between the national army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and various armed groups
Due to continuing conflict between Sudan and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army - North as well as an intensifying food crisis, the number of people seeking refuge in South Sudan is increasing. “In the Yida refugee camp of Unity State, located directly on the border of both
The food crisis currently affecting the Sahel is a result of several causes including drought, high food prices, and regional instability. Certain factors might have a bigger influence than
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
