Media Releases

Cholera threatens millions of pregnant and breastfeeding women

April 6, 2023

Cholera has been moving fast from country to country since the beginning of the year, driven by a dangerous mix of climate change, related disasters, and conflict. A new analysis by the international aid agency CARE, ahead of World Health Day, shows that this alarming spread primarily affects countries with high levels of social inequality [...]

10 million people in Congo urgently need aid

April 5, 2023

Joint release from CARE, Oxfam and the Danish Refugee Council: Renewed violent clashes involving non-state armed groups have exacerbated the hunger and protection crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leaving 10 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, warned Oxfam, CARE International and the Danish Refugee Council today. Since the beginning of […]

CARE’s response to Vanuatu cyclones ensures no one overlooked

March 16, 2023

As the extent of the damage from Cyclones Judy and Kevin become clearer, the aid agency CARE is delivering much-needed supplies to cyclone battered communities in Vanuatu, with a particular focus on women and girls. The twin cyclones left an estimated 150,000 people — almost half the population — in need of humanitarian assistance, with […]

Vanuatu capital battered as Cyclone Judy intensifies

March 1, 2023

Cyclone Judy has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm and is intensifying further as it heads towards the southernmost islands of Vanuatu. The cyclone made landfall on the island of Efate, home to the capital Port Vila, earlier today. The capital was battered by hurricane force winds and there are early reports of damage […]

Ukraine: one year into escalation of war

February 22, 2023

As the escalation of the war in Ukraine approaches its second year, the international aid agency CARE says more support is needed for organisations supporting refugee and displaced women. 86% of the 8 million Ukrainian refugees in Europe and beyond are women and children, and around 6 in every 10 people displaced inside Ukraine is [...]

2nd CARE staff member confirmed dead in Turkiye-Syria Earthquake

February 8, 2023

CARE is deeply saddened to learn that a second member of our staff has passed away in the wake of the recent earthquakes. Yesterday, CARE’s Northwest Field Consultant in Northwest Syria – Mohammad Ismail Mohammed – was found deceased along with his wife. This tragic news comes on the heels of the death of Anas Sweid, […]