CARE welcomes the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza announced by President Trump between Israel and Hamas, and the promise it carries to immediately end the bloodshed and human suffering, including the release of all hostages, so they can finally be reunited with their families and loved ones. Israel’s Cabinet is scheduled to […]
Two separate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City kill pregnant aid worker and her two infant children, and destroy healthcare centre run by Palestinian organisation
September 24, 2025
CARE is devastated to announce the tragic killing of our partner staff member, Tasneem Shublaq, 27, along with her two children Sham, 5, and Suleiman, 3, as a result of an Israeli airstrike on her apartment building on 20 September. Tasneem was pregnant when she was killed. Her husband was critically injured and is currently […]
GAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion
September 17, 2025
The leaders of over 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza are calling on world leaders to urgently intervene after a UN commission concluded, for the first time, that genocide is being committed. The statement is below: “As world leaders convene next week at the United Nations, we are calling on all member states to […]
Statement from Graham Davison, CARE Afghanistan Country Director on Afghanistan Earthquake
September 1, 2025
“CARE is deeply saddened by the loss of lives caused by the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck in Kunar and Jalalabad, the eastern Afghanistan on August 31, 2025, with an estimated 800 casualties already reported and destruction across the region. “This earthquake strikes a country already facing lack of global support for a severe humanitarian […]
Famine Confirmed in Gaza as assault on Gaza City looms
August 22, 2025
A new report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released today confirmed that Palestinians cannot escape famine in Gaza. According to the IPC: “Famine is confirmed in Gaza Governorate and projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis Governorates by the end of September.” The data from Gaza that led to this […]
World Humanitarian Day – Record number of attacks on aid workers as crimes go unpunished
August 19, 2025
This year is on track to be the deadliest on record, with 256 aid workers already killed in deliberate attacks. The number of aid workers killed so far in 2025 has increased by almost 50% compared to the same period in 2024. Despite these shocking numbers, taking place in the context of increasing crimes against […]