Aussie mothers have access to 100x more water than mothers in Gaza

ByCARE Australia May 8, 2024 0 comments

Mothers in Australia have access to approximately 100x more water than mothers in Gaza, with the former using around 186 litres[1] of water a day, compared to 1.5 to 2 litres[2] per day in the Gaza strip. Ahead of Mother’s Day this Sunday, 12th May, CARE…

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Gaza: Military offensive on Rafah a ‘cruel and heart-breaking blow’

ByCARE Australia May 7, 2024 0 comments

As Israel escalates its military offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, 1.5 million men, women and children sheltering there, already facing total deprivation and apocalyptic living conditions, are clinging to life by a thread. An immediate and sustained ceasefire must be implemented, as mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 2728.

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One Year Later: Women and Girls Bear the Brunt of Sudan’s Conflict

ByCARE Australia April 15, 2024 0 comments

CARE, Nairobi, Kenya: One year on, the pervasive use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the conflict in Sudan is laid bare in a new advocacy brief issued by CARE and some of its partners, titled “Because…

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Six months on, elderly and children trapped sick and hungry in death zone

ByCARE Australia April 6, 2024 0 comments

Six months since the devastating conflict in Gaza started, CARE is gravely concerned about increasing deaths from illness, injuries, and hunger, with young children, pregnant women, and the elderly particularly at risk. Data from CARE’s partner organization Juzoor shows that communicable diseases including respiratory infections and diarrhoea are…

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IPC Report: Half of Gaza Experiencing ‘Catastrophic’ Hunger, Famine Imminent in Northern Governates

ByCARE Australia March 19, 2024 0 comments

The Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Phase Classification (IPC) report, released on Monday paints an extraordinarily dire picture of extreme hunger, malnutrition, and desperation in Gaza. It also underscores how fast the humanitarian crisis has been accelerating and widening, confirming continuous warnings by aid groups like CARE since…

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CARE warns: Babies and toddlers in North Gaza dying slow and painful death from starvation

ByCARE Australia March 18, 2024 0 comments

Over five months after the October 7th attacks and the devastating conflict in Gaza, CARE and its partner organization Juzoor warn that young children in North Gaza are increasingly at risk of dying of hunger and malnutrition. A recent analysis of data of 1,329 children aged 2 and younger in North…

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