Afghanistan
New Powerful Earthquake Strikes Herat Province, Urgent Aid Needed for Thousands
Another powerful earthquake struck Herat province in western Afghanistan on October 11, 2023, leaving thousands more residents in dire need of aid. The magnitude 6.3 quake struck near the city of Herat, the provincial capital, with impacts felt across the region.
Read MoreCARE resumes health and nutrition activities in Afghanistan with male and female staff
CARE will be resuming its health and nutrition operations in Afghanistan after obtaining the necessary assurances from the Ministry of Public Health that our female staff will be able to carry out their work safely and unfettered, both in community-based and support roles.
Read MoreA Ban on Female Aid Workers in Afghanistan Will Cost Lives, Warn Leading Aid Groups
Four of the largest international aid groups working in Afghanistan warned on Thursday that the lives of women and children were at risk if the de facto authorities did not immediately reverse a ban on female NGO workers in the country.
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Toxic cocktail of cholera and hunger threatens lives from Haiti to the Horn of Africa – says CARE International
The resurgence of cholera in some of the world’s hunger hotspots, including Haiti, Syria, Pakistan, South Sudan and Afghanistan, is threatening the lives of millions of already vulnerable people.
Read MoreAfghanistan: CARE mobile health teams on the ground assisting earthquake survivors
CARE Afghanistan deployed three mobile health teams Wednesday morning (June 22) to Khost and Paktika provinces, immediately following the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that is estimated to have killed between 770 and 1,000 people, left thousands more injured and destroyed homes and livelihoods.
Read MoreCARE welcomes donor commitments at Afghanistan pledging event; reiterates need to continue scaling up humanitarian assistance
In January 2022, the United Nations issued its biggest Humanitarian Appeal to date, for USD $4.44 billion, to address Afghanistan’s deep economic and humanitarian crisis, through the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan.
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