In response to news reports on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) proposals for distribution of aid inside Gaza, CARE has publicly and privately shared our concerns regarding the food distribution hub mechanism outlined in the GHF proposal. CARE does not support, nor has it agreed to collaborate with GHF or any form of militarisation of […]
CARE partner staff and their families killed in intensified Israeli airstrikes
May 22, 2025
We are deeply saddened by the news of the killing of two staff members of Juzoor for Health and Social Development, Ahmed Khilla and Yahya Shihab, along with their families, in airstrikes on Jabalia camp last week. Yahya Shihab, who worked as a nurse at one of Juzoor’s medical points in Jabalia, was killed along […]
Statement from Jolien Veldwijk, CARE Palestine Country Director following IPC report
May 13, 2025
“It is unconscionable that this man-made situation will see Palestinians across Gaza – many of whom are already skin and bones – face the gruelling fate of slow, painful starvation and the shadow of death from hunger. “For more than a year and a half, we have witnessed the spread of starvation across Gaza, which […]
Gaza Blockade: More than two months without lifesaving supplies, stocks near depletion
May 8, 2025
It has been more than two months since the Israeli government closed off all of Gaza’s border crossings, blocking the entry of lifesaving aid supplies and commercial goods. Stocks of food are running out, causing the prices of goods to increase by at least 400 percent and further deepening the humanitarian crisis and starvation across […]
“Let us do our jobs” – CEOs of major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is collapsing
April 17, 2025
After 18 months of war, a staggering toll on civilians and aid workers, and now a six-week total siege, the humanitarian aid system in Gaza is facing total collapse with the CEOs of 12 major aid organisations making an urgent plea: let us do our jobs. A new humanitarian access survey of 43 international and […]
Myanmar earthquake: CARE delivers aid as death toll climbs
April 2, 2025
CARE in Myanmar is working alongside local partners to begin delivering aid to impacted communities following Friday’s catastrophic earthquake. More than 2,000 casualties have been reported, with numbers continuing to grow. Thousands of people remain missing. Arif Noor, CARE Myanmar Country Director, said: “The devastating impact of Friday’s earthquake is becoming clearer by the hour […]
