International aid organisation CARE Australia has slammed the Government’s cuts to foreign aid announced by Treasurer Joe Hockey in today’s Mid‐year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, questioning whether the Government is serious about its stated objective for Australian aid to be more effective and well‐planned. Mr Hockey today announced a $3.7 billion cut to Australia’s international […]
Health should be at the heart of response to South Sudan crisis

One year on from the start of the crisis that has left more than 1.5 million people in urgent need of food and shelter, and fleeing for their lives, a new report from CARE says South Sudan is in danger of falling into further crisis if the country’s health system is not significantly improved. The […]
CARE to distribute food in the Philippines following Typhoon Hagupit

International aid agency CARE will distribute food packs to families hit by Typhoon Hagupit, as a clearer picture emerges of the extent of the damage. Typhoon Hagupit, which made its first landfall on Saturday evening in Eastern Samar, made four other landfalls in several provinces in the Philippines, and saw a massive evacuation of around […]
Honour your promise on aid, Prime Minister: aid agencies

Australia’s international aid and development agencies, along with influential business leaders, today invited the Federal Government to renew its commitment to the world’s poorest people, amid speculation that Australia’s aid program is again facing cuts. Aid agencies Oxfam, World Vision, Plan, Caritas, Save the Children, Fred Hollows Foundation and CARE, as well asinfluential business leaders […]

