Clashes that started in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on 4 November have already forced more than 27,000 people to flee into Sudan, and the aid agency CARE is warning that women and girls are at particular risk. The number of people crossing the border is predicted to rise…

Joint statement from 16 humanitarian agencies including CARE: Southeast Asian leaders must do everything they can to protect refugees and prevent a repeat of this year’s “boat crisis” when some 200 refugees lost their lives at sea, 16 humanitarian agencies said today ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit. With the…

Nearly 1 million people are already struggling with the impact of severe flooding across central Vietnam as a third tropical storm – Saudel – is predicted to make landfall this Sunday. The aid agency CARE is particularly worried about the impact on women and girls, and those already struggling with…

The $305 million in yesterday’s budget for the Pacific and Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 recovery is a step in the right direction but not nearly enough to meet the scale of the challenge, aid agency CARE Australia is warning. Australia’s poorest neighbours, such as Papua New Guinea, have desperately under-resourced health systems…

A global survey of more than 10,000 people in 38 countries suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted women’s lives significantly more than men’s. While losing their jobs and not having enough to eat were the biggest threats identified by both women and men, women were more likely to…

International aid organisation CARE Australia has a new Director of International Programs and Operations, David Sims. Mr Sims comes to CARE from Oxfam Australia where he was Head of Program Development and Effectiveness. He has also held leadership roles within aid and humanitarian organisations both in…