Humanitarian Emergency
War in the Middle East: Women and girls, including pregnant women, face extreme physical and mental health risks
Humanitarian needs in the Middle East are growing by the day as escalating violence forces families to flee their homes and pushes communities deeper into crisis. Across the region, more than 161 million women and girls live in countries affected by the conflict
Read MoreHurricane Melissa: Caribbean braces for devastating impacts of storm, CARE prepares to respond
As Hurricane Melissa continues to intensify into an extremely powerful and deadly storm, CARE teams and local partners are closely monitoring and preparing to respond as needed once impacts are known and it is safe to do so.
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.
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Israel’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 MoreNew CARE research confirms Sudanese women farmers are hardest hit by food system collapse
CARE’s new research brief, Conflict, Agriculture, and Women in Sudan, finds that the crisis facing Sudan’s farmers is becoming even more severe. The survey of 492 farmers in East Darfur, South Darfur, and South Kordofan found that 89% reported declines in productivity and 56% could not safely harvest their crops due to violence and insecurity.
Read MoreAfghanistan earthquake: Media statement by Graham Davison, CARE Country Director
CARE is deeply saddened by the loss of lives caused by the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck in Kunar and Jalalabad, the eastern Afghanistan on August 31, 2025, with an estimated 800 casualties already reported and destruction across the region.
Read MoreWashington Post: CARE’s Beckie Ryan interviewed about hunger in Gaza
On August 22, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released a report that confirmed famine in Gaza City. Becky Ryan, CARE Response Director in Gaza, spoke to the Washington Post about the health conditions of women and children she met while in Gaza.
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