One in two women who die during pregnancy or childbirth is in a conflict area, with maternal mortality more than 40 times higher in fragile contexts than it is in developing countries. These harrowing statistics, from International NGO CARE Australia, have been released ahead of its ‘Maternal Health in Conflict’ campaign, which aims to shed […]
CARE Australia appoints new CEO Morgana Ryan
September 5, 2024
CARE Australia has today announced the appointment of Morgana Ryan to the permanent position of CEO. Morgana has been the Interim CEO for CARE Australia since February this year, after stepping off the CARE Australia board, which she served on since 2021. Her appointment follows the news that former CEO of Caritas Australia, Kirsty Roberston […]
GAZA: Aid agencies and medical professionals warn of dangers of a mass polio outbreak without urgent action, endangering a generation of children
August 21, 2024
RAMALLAH – Aid agencies and medical professionals have joined forces to call urgently for a ceasefire to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered to about 640,000 children aged under 10 following confirmation of the first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years, with reports of other suspected cases emerging. At least 50,000 children born during the past […]
World Humanitarian Day – Impunity must end as attacks on aid workers rise to record highs
August 16, 2024
Last year, 280 aid workers were killed in deliberate attacks. According to the Aid Worker Security Database, 2023 was the most dangerous year on record to be an aid worker. Just eight months into the year, 2024 is already the second deadliest year since the database began recording statistics in 1997. Since January, 176 aid [...]
Three Years On: Afghans are Paying the Price for the World’s Neglect
August 14, 2024
Millions of Afghans continue to struggle in one of the world's largest and most complex humanitarian crises, three years after the change in power. Heavily dependent on humanitarian aid, Afghans are trapped in cycles of poverty, displacement, and despair. Afghanistan is at risk of becoming a forgotten crisis without sustained support and engagement from the [...]
Starvation Risk Increases in Sudan Amid Escalating Violence in the East and West
July 12, 2024
(Nairobi, Kenya) Over half of Sudan's population, totaling 26.5 million people, is facing disastrous levels of hunger. This situation is forecasted to worsen as the country endures reduced agricultural output ahead of the next harvest in September 2024, while fighting continues to escalate. Since the beginning of July, an uptick in violence in Sinnar and [...]
