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Syria crisis: 6 years of devastating conflict

By Christina Northey, an Australian who manages CARE’s humanitarian response programs in northern Syria When the Syrian conflict began around the Arab Spring of 2011, I never thought it would last this long. Few did. Now, as it enters its seventh year, it is a conflict as long as World War II. The grim statistics […]

A powerful gift

When you leave a gift to CARE in your Will, you have an opportunity to make a powerful and long-lasting impact in line with your values and passion. Elizabeth Stroud was motivated to leave a gift to CARE in her Will because she has an interest in justice and a concern for people who are […]

Value women’s work

In Cambodia, women working in the construction sector deserve to be seen. They deserve to be recognised and treated fairly. Value women; value women's work. Our colleagues in CARE Cambodia have produced this wonderful film about the Labour Rights for Female Construction Workers project. Funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation and the European Union, it [...]

Australia’s forgotten gag rule

By Sally Moyle, Chief Executive, CARE Australia This article was originally published in the Canberra Times on 8 March 2017. When US President Donald Trump effectively banned the discussion of abortion by groups that receive federal government funding, there was immediate global outrage. How could women’s freedoms be blithely axed with the stroke of a […]

The Top 5 Myths about Famine

To the people of South Sudan and other countries suffering from extreme hunger, ‘famine’ is just one of many words used to describe the level of misery they could face. The word ‘famine’ may not mean much to them, but for the people working on the front lines of this food crisis, the word carries […]

Twenty million people at risk of famine around the world

An alarming number of food crises are sweeping across several countries, with 20 million people at risk of famine in Yemen, Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. By the time famine is declared, thousands of people have already died or are dying. Twenty million people at risk of famine is like all of Australia facing potential […]

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