Commenting on the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, CARE’s Country Director in Indonesia, Helen Vanwel, said: “CARE is very concerned that the death toll will continue to rise. People now urgently need medical support, clean water, food and a safe space to sleep. “Our team is monitoring the situation […]
Ceasefire in South Sudan
June 30, 2018
The global humanitarian organisation CARE is encouraged by the ceasefire announced this week by warring factions in the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, particularly the portion of the agreement calling for opening up corridors of humanitarian aid. The ceasefire is due to begin 30 June, and the parties are committed to finalising four outstanding issues […]
Syria: conflict enters eighth year
March 15, 2018
As the Syrian war enters its eighth year, civilians are continuing to bear the brunt of the ongoing humanitarian disaster, international aid organisation CARE has warned. CARE’s Syria Country Director Wouter Schaap said civilians were not just collateral damage of the war but were also being targeted. “The Syrian people feel their lives have been […]
Syria: Aid halted in Eastern Ghouta due to heavy airstrikes
February 21, 2018
Syrian humanitarian organisations working in Eastern Ghouta have been forced to halt the delivery of life-saving aid to the area following heavy bombardment which has pushed civilians – including aid workers – into underground shelters, CARE has warned. CARE’s Country Director for Syria, Wouter Schaap, said the escalating violence had made it impossible to get […]
More violence, displacement and hunger for people in DR Congo
January 4, 2018
“What we have now is all the ingredients for a humanitarian catastrophe.” The people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing an uncertain 2018. The humanitarian situation deteriorated dramatically in 2017, and the country is now facing a crisis of massive proportions, aid agency CARE has warned. Across the country, more than […]
Yemen: millions of lives still at risk after 1,000 days of war
December 19, 2017
Yemen risks sliding into famine and further disease outbreaks unless all the country’s ports are fully reopened, aid agency CARE has warned as the country marks 1,000 days since conflict began. More than 22 million people in Yemen are in need of humanitarian aid, 7 million people face famine-like conditions and the country is experiencing […]
