Balkan floods: Cleaning and disinfection now a priority
CARE team reports inspiring solidarity amongst the population/access to affected communities remains a challenge.Two weeks after severe rainfalls led to devastating floods in Serbia, Bosnia and...
View ArticleFood Crisis: More than 20 million people at risk
Erratic rains, failed crops, soaring food prices and regional instability have left millions of people hungry across Africa’s Sahel region.In recent months, food shortages have deepened and conflict...
View ArticleCARE urges Australia to boost support for victims of warzone rape
With the largest-ever Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict beginning in London next week, humanitarian organisation CARE Australia is calling on the Australian Government to provide greater...
View ArticleChallenging Gender-based Violence Worldwide: CARE’s Program Evidence...
For almost 20 years, international aid organisation CARE has addressed the causes of gender-based violence and its effect on survivors in both conflict and stable development settings. A new report,...
View ArticleIraq crisis: Hundreds of thousands flee fighting
CARE is deeply concerned about the current crisis in Iraq and its humanitarian impact. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are currently fleeing the fighting and are in need of urgent assistance and...
View ArticleMax your tax with CARE's tax calculator
With just two weeks until the June 30 tax deadline, CARE Australia has launched a handy calculator to help people maximise their tax return.CARE Australia spokesman Andrew Buchanan said that by...
View ArticleEconomic development should not be at the expense of the poor: CARE
International aid organisation CARE Australia has welcomed today’s announcements on the Australian aid program by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, saying they give greater clarity on the future of...
View ArticleThree million refugees, but Syrian crisis not hitting home with Australians
More than three years into the Syria crisis, and with the number of refugees fleeing Syria set to reach three million, CARE Australia is struggling to raise funds to support the chronic emergency.CARE...
View ArticleExpelled Congolese from Brazzaville: an unnoticed tragedy
Nearly 130,000 people from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been expelled from the neighbouring country of Congo Brazzaville. According to officials statements by Congo Brazzaville the...
View Article50,000 South Sudanese children at risk of death
Aid organisation CARE Australia is gravely concerned about the sharp increase of malnutrition and disease of children in South Sudan, with severe malnutrition rates among children under five doubling...
View ArticleAustralians donate to beat June 30 tax deadline
With June 30 just a few days away, Australians are expected to donate millions in the coming days ahead of the End of Financial Year tax deadline.Australian Tax Office statistics show that more than...
View ArticleThree years young: South Sudan on the brink of famine
Exactly three years on from scenes of joyful celebration that marked the birth of a new nation, South Sudan is now home to of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and edging closer to...
View ArticleGiving women the power to say no is essential to reducing HIV & AIDS
As leading health decision-makers arrive in Melbourne for AIDS 2014 - the world’s biggest HIV & AIDS conference - CARE Australia says the huge inequality between women and men in parts of...
View ArticleGirl Summit: CARE pledges $7 million to reverse the tide of child marriage in...
As governments and donors gather in London for tomorrow’s Girl Summit to end child marriage, international aid organisation CARE Australia is urging participants to intensify their efforts to address...
View ArticleThree years on from famine, Somalia now at high risk of relapse
Three years after famine was declared in Somalia, CARE has joined other aid agencies to warn the global community that the east African nation is now at high risk of relapse unless support is...
View ArticleGaza conflict update: 'People are in desperate need'
After an initial truce of twelve hours that was declared on Saturday 26 July, the situation in Gaza remains highly volatile with continuous attacks in both directions. According to UN sources, over...
View ArticleCARE warns of colossal strain on medical services in Gaza
Aid workers from the humanitarian aid agency CARE are warning of the colossal strain on medical services and hospitals as the continuing violence in Gaza prevents the delivery of urgent medical...
View ArticlePoverty reduction must be central to Australia's Economic Diplomacy
International aid organisation CARE Australia has said that reductions in poverty in the Asia-Pacific region will be a key measure of success for Australia’s economic diplomacy strategy.Speaking at the...
View ArticleStretched to the limit: Massive increase in humanitarian aid needed in South...
Three months on from the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference for South Sudan, international aid organisation CARE Australia has warned that aid funding remains alarmingly low for one of the world’s...
View ArticleCARE: One new Syrian refugee every 13 seconds
As the number of Syrian refugees passes three million today, international aid organisation CARE Australia said that every 13 seconds a Syrian becomes a refugee.Adam Poulter, head of CARE’s...
View ArticleSick of baaaad Father's Day gifts? Give a lamb instead!
With Australians set to spend more than $730 million on Father’s Day gifts this weekend, CARE Australia is urging sons and daughters to give a gift with a difference.CARE Australia spokesperson Lucy...
View ArticleEbola outbreak in West Africa
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is currently spreading across West Africa. So far, more than 5,300 probable, confirmed and suspected cases have been reported in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal...
View ArticleMore than 60,000 newly arrived Syrian refugees in Turkey in urgent need of...
CARE is deeply concerned about the influx of around 66,000 refugees who have crossed the border to Turkey in the past days. 'This is a major humanitarian emergency, with tens of thousands of people in...
View ArticleUrgent action can save lives in South Sudan
Aid organisation CARE Australia says a small window of opportunity exists to prevent more deaths from hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan.Country Director for CARE International in South Sudan,...
View ArticleCARE launches urgent Ebola Crisis Appeal
As the deadly Ebola virus spreads across West Africa at an alarming rate, international aid organisation CARE Australia has launched an Ebola Crisis Appeal to raise funds to ramp up its vital...
View ArticleAustralian humanitarian agencies issue joint call to action on Ebola
As the unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa worsens, leaders of Australian humanitarian agencies have issued a joint call to action for the Australian government.“The world is fast approaching a...
View ArticleSyrian families facing bitter winter out in the cold
With 1 November marking the start of winter in the northern hemisphere, international aid organisation CARE Australia is calling for urgent support to help provide blankets, heaters and warm clothes...
View Article'Salamat (thank you) Australia': One year on from Typhoon Haiyan
One year on from one of the strongest storms ever recorded, international aid organisation CARE Australia says the recovery in the Philippines has been outstanding.Typhoon Haiyan, which made landfall...
View ArticleAid cuts damage Australia's investment in our region: CARE
CARE Australia is concerned by reports that the Australian Government is considering more cuts to Australian aid.Reports suggest Cabinet is considering further cuts to the Australian aid program, which...
View ArticleCARE teams on alert as Hagupit bears down on the Philippines
CARE emergency teams are on alert as Typhoon Hagupit strengthens as it approaches the Philippines. The typhoon, known in the Philippines as Ruby, is predicted to make landfall over the...
View ArticleCARE Australia emergency team deployed to Philippines ahead of Super Typhoon...
CARE Australia emergency experts are on their way to the Philippines ahead of the expected impact of Super Typhoon Hagupit, which is due to make landfall this weekend.The team will be on the ground to...
View ArticleTyphoon Hagupit has made landfall in the Philippines
At least two people have been killed after Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in east of the Philippines.The category three storm brought intense rain and strong winds and is threatening to cause more...
View ArticleCARE mobilising relief supplies as Typhoon Hagupit lashes the Philippines
CARE is mobilising emergency relief supplies as Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in the central Philippines.The typhoon, which first made landfall late Saturday evening, local time, has brought with it...
View ArticleHonour your promise on aid, Prime Minister: aid agencies
Australia’s international aid and development agencies, along with influential business leaders, today invited the Federal Government to renew its commitment to the world’s poorest people, amid...
View ArticleCARE to distribute food in the Philippines following Typhoon Hagupit
International aid agency CARE will distribute food packs to families hit by Typhoon Hagupit, as a clearer picture emerges of the extent of the damage.Typhoon Hagupit, which made its first landfall on...
View ArticleCARE calls for health to be at the heart of response to South Sudan crisis
One year on from the start of the crisis that has left more than 1.5 million people in urgent need of food and shelter, and fleeing for their lives, a new report from aid organisation CARE says South...
View ArticleCARE slams further $3.7 billion in cuts to foreign aid
International aid organisation CARE Australia has slammed the Government’s cuts to foreign aid announced by Treasurer Joe Hockey in today’s Mid‐year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, questioning whether the...
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