Australia’s commitments at the COP26 climate change conference failed our Pacific neighbours and others on the frontlines of climate change, say the aid agencies ActionAid, CARE and Oxfam Australia. Australia’s announcement of $500 million to help Pacific and Southeast Asian nations mitigate and adapt to climate change is a fraction of our fair share, and […]
Afghanistan: equivalent of 1/2 Australia’s population facing hunger
August 31, 2021
As the large-scale evacuation of people from Afghanistan comes to a close, the aid agency CARE is warning that 12.2 million Afghans – the equivalent of around half Australia’s population – are facing acute hunger. Many parts of the country are experiencing drought, made worse by a warm winter with rain and snowfall at half their […]
CARE stands in solidarity with Afghans
August 21, 2021
As the latest chapter unfolds in Afghanistan’s decades-long struggle with conflict, the aid agency CARE is committed to staying in the country and continuing its lifesaving work. CARE has worked alongside communities in Afghanistan since 1961 as a trusted provider of humanitarian assistance. CARE Australia CEO, Peter Walton, says: “throughout our decades working in Afghanistan, CARE’s […]
Haiti: CARE begins distributing aid following earthquake
August 16, 2021
As the death toll from Haiti’s devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake passes 700, the aid agency CARE has begun distributing tents, water and other essential items. The earthquake has displaced thousands of people from their homes, with the full extent of the damage still unknown. Saturday’s earthquake was stronger than 2010’s magnitude 7 quake which killed […]
Every $1 spent on COVID-19 vaccines $5 needed to roll them out.
March 25, 2021
New research from the aid agency CARE has found that for every US$1 wealthy countries spend on COVID-19 vaccines for poorer nations, an extra US$5 on average will be needed to roll them out. The findings come at a time when Australia’s northern neighbour, Papua New Guinea, is being overwhelmed by the virus, with the […]
Cyclone Yasa could be a double disaster for Fiji
December 16, 2020
The aid agency CARE is warning that a Category 5 cyclone heading towards Fiji could be catastrophic for the island nation already grappling with the loss of tourism income. Cyclone Yasa is currently north-west of the island nation and is predicted to make landfall late on Thursday. CARE is supporting its partner, Live and Learn […]
