- Crisis Response
Newsweek: Opinion piece by CARE’s Deepmala Mahla
CARE's Chief Humanitarian Officer Deepmala Mahla published an opinion piece on Newsweek where she discusses how armed conflict and violence fuel hunger and starvation. Everywhere I went, I encountered women and girls. Questions lingered in the air, unspoken but unmistakable: "Are we less than human? Is that why the world has turned away?"
Read MoreAl Jazeera: Millions in Somalia face starvation
CARE's Country Director for Somalia, spoke to Al Jazeera on how children and families are struggling to cope under increasingly distressing conditions in Somalia, which the UN says are fueled by political instability, drought, and funding cuts.
Read MoreThe New York Times: Impact of aid cuts in Yemen
In an opinion piece by Nick Kristof on the conflict in Yemen, CARE's President Michelle Nunn is mentioned on the impact of aid cuts on women and children. Since aid to Yemen has stopped, CARE is no longer able to assist more than 730,000 Yemenis with clean water and other basic services.
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Agence France Presse: Somali children are dying of hunger
The Agence France Presse mentioned CARE on the number of severely malnourished children under five in Somalia, which has increased to 1.8 million, according to a UN-backed monitoring body report. CARE said that 479,000 of these children are expected to be severely malnourished and at risk of dying without urgent help.
Read MoreAssociated Press: Extreme hunger in Haiti. “In food crises, women often eat least and last.”
More than half of Haiti's population, 5.7 million people, is experiencing severe hunger. Martin Dickler, CARE's Country Director in Haiti, spoke to the Associated Press about the humanitarian situation and how it impacts women and girls.
Read MoreBBC America: CARE’s Abdirahman Ali discusses horrors of Sudan’s war on women and girls
Abdirahman Ali, CARE's Country Director in Sudan, spoke with BBC America about the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Sudan and how the population - especially women and girls – continues to endure unimaginable suffering.
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