Around the world, at least 150 million more women go hungry than men, and the gap is growing immensely, a new report from the international aid organisation CARE reveals. The report shines a light on a crucial but overlooked element of the global food security crisis, which is being…

CARE Afghanistan deployed the mobile health teams yesterday morning to Khost and Paktika provinces, immediately following the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that is estimated to have killed between 770 – 1,000 people, left thousands more injured and destroyed homes and livelihoods. According to Dr Mohammad Anwer, Head of Health…

Statement from Dr Mohammad Anwer, Head of Health Unit, CARE Afghanistan: The powerful earthquake that struck near Khost in southeast Afghanistan early on Wednesday morning has sadly killed at least 1,000 people and injured many more. We fear that aftershocks and more landslides could cause further damage and loss of…

New research released today by CARE International and UN Women has shown that despite women making up the majority of people using and delivering humanitarian services they are being excluded from decision making. In Ukraine, women are increasingly becoming sole heads of households and leaders in…

With water pipes damaged by fighting and many parts of eastern Ukraine completely cut off from water supplies, dehydrated people have resorted to drinking melted snow. The international aid organisation CARE is supporting its partner, People in Need, to send water containers into Ukraine from the Czech Republic.

As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, the humanitarian organisation CARE is deeply worried about the protection of civilians caught in the crosslines. “Over the past two weeks, there have been numerous reports of impacts on civilian infrastructure, most recently even on a maternity and paediatric hospital”, says…