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Humanitarian assistance following landslide disaster in PNG hampered by blocked roads, tribal tensions and ongoing evacuation orders

Humanitarian assistance in Enga Province PNG, following the major landslide of 24 May, has been hampered by a lack of road access, increasing tribal tension, and a 72-hour evacuation order issued by local government this week, according to international humanitarian organisation, CARE. CARE is currently in the affected areas of Yambali Ward where the landslide […]

How to Donate to Enga, Papua New Guinea from Australia

An estimated 2000 people have been killed and thousands more have been displaced. A landslide engulfed villages in the Enga Province in Papua New Guinea, totally devastating the area and burying houses under 8 metres of rock and rubble where people slept. CARE International PNG is responding to this humanitarian crisis with an initial supply [...]

Update from CARE Australia on the landslide in Enga, PNG, including launch of humanitarian appeal

The Provincial Disaster Management Office, the Enga Provincial Health Authority, the Provincial Police Force, the PNG Defense Force, and United Nations agencies (International Organization for Migration and UNDP), were quick to deploy teams who have assessed the situation over recent days, of the landslide which occurred in Enga Province in Papua New Guinea at 3am […]

Statement from CARE Australia on landslide in Enga, PNG

CARE Australia is saddened to confirm reports of a landslide which occurred early on Friday morning of 24 May in Enga Province, in the northern region of Papua New Guinea. The landslide which occurred at 3am PNG time in Yambali Village, took place in a remote area. Highway access near Yambali Village is obstructed, which […]

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In Papua New Guinea, women face unique challenges that men do not — and it impacts their ability to generate income. Ingrained social norms and being overburdened with household chores and responsibilities, for example, means that women are far more vulnerable to injustice and feel the impacts of poverty more severely. It’s why CARE Australia’s [...]

Our Five Fave Photos From 2021

We found five photographers living in communities where CARE Australia works, and asked them to share their favourite images that depict daily life, and capture the ways that supporting women helps defeat poverty. By Kalolaine Fainu Softly-spoken, Samantha took me for a walk through her cocoa block which sat adjacent to her family home. There, […]

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