As the destruction in Tonga is revealed, the international aid organisation CARE has set up a dedicated fund for Australians to donate to support the survivors of Saturday’s volcano eruption and tsunami.  CARE Australia’s Director of International Programs and…

More than 600,000 people in the Philippines are facing the prospect of spending Christmas in cramped and damp evacuation centres, as the country reels from Super Typhoon Rai (known locally as Odette). With some phone lines still down, roads blocked by landslides and boats destroyed, emergency…

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…

The majority of Australians (61%) think our government should be doing more to support low-income countries in the face of climate change, according to new polling from YouGov on behalf of the aid organisation CARE Australia. Most people also think rich countries have contributed the…

Only one woman for every three men is being vaccinated against COVID-19 in some countries, the international aid organisation CARE is warning. New research from CARE sheds light on how vaccination rates, availability and hesitancy differ between men and women in 16 low-income countries. …

The international aid organisation CARE welcomes US President Joe Biden’s goal for 70% of the world to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2022, but warns the current pace of action is not enough to achieve such a vision. President Biden announced the goal…