Climate Change Negotiations Must Be a Priority in Times of Global Recession
The impacts of climate change, such as altered rainfall patterns, melting glaciers, sea-level rise and in increase in the frequency and intensity of floods, droughts and cyclo... (full article)
Military "Hearts and Minds" Operations Placing Ordinary Afghans and Aid Workers at Risk, Confirms New Report
Quick-fix aid projects by the military in Afghanistan are placing recipient communities and aid workers in danger of insurgent attacks, warned the British and Irish Agencies A... (full article)
Goma: As Many as 20 Percent of Displaced Families May Be Headed by Single Mothers
The ongoing conflict in North Kivu, a province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is tearing families apart and leaving an increasing number of mothers to care for thei... (full article)
Winter Looms Amid Drought, Insecurity in Afghanistan
The approaching winter will likely worsen the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, CARE officials warn, as dangerous conditions hamstring efforts to combat drought-driven fo... (full article)
Tens of Thousands More Women and Girls at Risk of Rape and Attack in DRC, Warns CARE
Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached 'epidemic proportions,' and the new wave of heavy fighting is putting tens of thousands more women and yo... (full article)
CARE's Leader Congratulates New President; Urges Attention to the World's Poor
The leader of one of the world's premier humanitarian organizations, Dr. Helene Gayle, today congratulated U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and called on him and other world ... (full article)
Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo: CARE Provides Emergency Supplies, Cholera Treatment for Desperate Families
While a fragile ceasefire holds, CARE is distributing emergency supplies and providing cholera treatment for some of the thousands of people who are still taking refuge in Gom... (full article)
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