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Gaza long-awaited ceasefire should enable aid agencies to deliver at scale
CARE welcomes the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza announced by President Trump between Israel and Hamas, and the promise it carries to immediately end the bloodshed and human suffering, including the release of all hostages, so they can finally be reunited with their families and loved ones.
Read MoreCARE US President and CEO Michelle Nunn on two years since October 7th attacks
It is incredibly painful to recognize that it has been two years since Hamas militants killed more than 1200 people. Dozens of Israeli hostages have died, and 20 living souls are still held in captivity. Over the same two years, over 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, nearly two thirds of them women and children.
Read MoreUSA Today: “Two years of death and devastation in Gaza, visualized”
On the two-year commemoration of the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, USA Today printed a story and a visualization on the damage and death caused by the conflict. CARE is one of the aid agencies quoted in this article.
Read MoreThe Philippines devastated by three major disasters in eight days
In less than 10 days, the Philippines has been hit by three major disasters, a destructive earthquake and two powerful tropical cyclones, leaving communities reeling and responders racing to assess the damage and save lives.
Read MoreNext Billion: CARE’s Koheun Lee on how to build a women-centered design GPT
Koheun Lee, Human-Centered Program Manager for CARE's Strive Women program, pens an insightful blog that that discusses how ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) often reinforce societal bias and perpetuate harmful stereotypes. After highlighting lessons learned from a women-centered design experiment, she discusses how to mitigate biases in existing GPTs.
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Devex: “Rethinking Humanitarian Response”
CARE's CEO Michelle Nunn spoke at a Devex event during the UN General Assembly (UNGA80). She reflected on this moment in history, and shared her thoughts on how people in the aid sector speak about the work they do, on the need to move away from technical language and to connect to a wider audience.
Read MoreIsraeli airstrikes in Gaza kill Juzoor aid worker and destroy partner-run health center
Two separate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed pregnant aid worker and her two infant children, and destroyed healthcare center run by Palestinian Medical Relief Society, a CARE partner. CARE joins Palestinian partner Juzoor in mourning Tasneem Shublaq and renews call for world leaders to take decisive action to end the carnage
Read MoreIsrael’s order to forcibly displace one million people from Gaza City will compound human suffering
Israel’s Tuesday order to forcibly displace one million people from Gaza City to the south will cause immense suffering for Palestinians in Gaza. The announcement comes after the intensifying of airstrikes across the city and leveling of dozens of high-rise towers and residential buildings over the past week. More than 50 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Wednesday.
Read MorePakistan: CARE activates emergency response amidst deadly monsoon season
Pakistan is facing one of its deadliest monsoon seasons in decades. Record monsoon rains, combined with dam water releases, have swelled the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers, leaving more than 4 million people affected in Punjab province alone. Over 1.5 million people have been evacuated in the province as villages and towns are inundated.
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