- Crisis Response
Somalia’s women and girls face a risk of famine as hunger deepens and El Niño nears
Across Somalia, as food becomes increasingly scarce, women and girls are bearing the heaviest burden. Mothers are struggling to keep their children fed, pregnant and breastfeeding women are battling to meet their own nutritional needs, and girls face growing risks of dropping out of school, exploitation and early marriage.
Read MoreAs Ebola spreads and El Niño looms, urgent investment is needed in the DRC
The escalation of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is deeply alarming. We are witnessing the virus spread at a terrifying speed across an increasingly wider geographic area through communities already pushed to the brink by severe hunger, displacement, disease and conflict.
Read MoreYemen: Families face urgent humanitarian needs as conflict escalates
The humanitarian situation in Yemen is changing rapidly as escalating conflict forces more families from their homes. Families are fleeing to areas they hope will be safer, often after long and difficult journeys and with little more than the clothes they are wearing.
Read MoreCARE Nepal stands ready to support communities affected by Bhote Koshi River flash flood
On 26 August 2026, a sudden flash flood swept down the Bhote Koshi River from the Tibetan side into Rasuwa district, sweeping through Timure and Syabrubesi before moving downstream into the Trishuli River and triggering high alerts in Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, and Chitwan districts.
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