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Yemen conflict 2026: What you need to know
More than 200,000 people have fled their homes since conflict escalated in western Yemen on Sept. 3, 2026 — the worst outbreak of fighting since a U.N.-brokered truce in 2022. Displaced families are arriving at sites across Taiz, Lahj, and Aden with almost nothing, facing urgent needs for food, shelter, and clean water. CARE, which has worked in Yemen since 1992, is responding in Taiz, Aden, and L
Read MoreInternational Day of the Girl Child: ending child marriage by investing in girls’ rights
For millions of girls, child marriage and barriers to education threaten their futures. From Somalia to Nepal, see how CARE is helping girls stay in school, challenge harmful expectations, and build futures of their own choosing.
Read MoreWhat does a CARE dollar actually buy?
As budgets shrink faster than needs, the question is no longer just whether a program works per dollar. It's whether a government can afford to keep it running. CARE's analysis of 500+ projects shows where the economics change—including in high-risk settings.
Read More“Community is the medicine”: CARE partners with local organizations in Spokane to help residents after the wildfires
After wildfires displaced tens of thousands of families near Spokane, Washington, CARE partnered with Shades of Motherhood Network to deliver emergency supplies to mothers, children, and families, and to support the community-led recovery that continues long after the fires are out.
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CARE health centers in Somalia are a lifeline for families and malnourished children — but funding cuts are forcing them to close
In a displacement camp in Somalia, Aisha struggles to find enough food and water for her nine children. Now the CARE health center treating her 1-year-old daughter for severe acute malnutrition is preparing to close as funding cuts reduce lifesaving health services across the country.
Read MoreIn Zaporizhzhia, Svitlana works to repair homes while living through war
Svitlana helps coordinate home repairs in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, where missile strikes and air-raid alerts are part of daily life. As a humanitarian worker and resident of the same region, she shows what aid delivery looks like when the people responding to a crisis are living through it, too.
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