As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, debt, unemployment, and the fear of homelessness are exacerbating domestic violence and tensions within and among refugee families living in Jordan and their Jordanian host communities, a new study by CARE International in Jordan has revealed.
Read MoreIn response to the recent US Executive Order on Afghanistan's assets held in the United States, CARE urges the Biden Administration to collaborate more closely with Afghans - particularly Afghan women and local NGOs - to ensure that the country’s assets best serve the people of Afghanistan.
Read MoreAs millions more in Afghanistan plunge into extreme financial distress due to mass unemployment and soaring prices, CARE is providing quick, flexible cash assistance as a lifeline to some of the most vulnerable. Afghanistan is in the grip of a catastrophic economic crisis that is forcing some to do the unimaginable, including selling their own children just to put food on the table. Economic measu
Read MoreSix months following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti on August 14, 2021, CARE and its partners announce today that they have reached 10,000 people directly and 94,000 people overall with life-saving shelter, food, water, protection, and health services, despite the earthquake compounding the pre-existing confluence of hunger, COVID-19, and security challenges.
Read MoreOne year ago, humanitarian organizations operating in Yemen came together to warn of the grave impact of the U.S. government’s designation of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). We welcomed your administration’s decision to lift this designation shortly afterwards, which cited “a recognition of the dire humanitarian situation in
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
(February 1, 2022) - CARE is excited to announce its partnership with the resettlement organization Miry's List to help assist families from Afghanistan recently resettled in the United States. The organizations will provide cash cards of up to $1,000 for each family, to help fill in the gaps that government assistance doesn’t cover.
Read MoreAid agencies operating in Yemen are horrified by the news that more than 70 people, including migrants, women and children, have been killed in Hodaida and Sada on Friday morning, in a blatant disregard for civilian lives.
Read MoreSyrians, fleeing over a decade of war in their homeland, have found their situation exacerbated following the onslaught of heavy winter storms. In Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, temperatures are expected to drop lower than they have in 40 years, reaching -14 degrees and lower. Strong winds reaching up to 80km/h, coupled with heavy hail and snow in mountainous areas are endangering the lives of millio
Read MoreWASHINGTON -- The return of the Migrant Protection Protocols, or “Remain in Mexico” policy as announced this week by the Governments of the United States and Mexico will exacerbate, rather than alleviate, the region’s humanitarian challenges.
Read MoreAs we move into 2022 Afghanistan becomes the world’s largest ever humanitarian appeal, requiring a staggering US$4.47 billion for humanitarian aid, closely followed by protracted crises in Syria and Yemen.
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