Crisis Response

Crisis Response

Price of basic foodstuff doubles in Afghanistan – CARE provides lifesaving cash assistance

February 15, 2022

As 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

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6 months after massive earthquake in Haiti, CARE and Partners Reach Nearly 100k People

February 10, 2022

Six 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.  

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INGOs Pen Joint Letter to President Biden on Yemen Terror Designation

February 8, 2022

One 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

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Cyclone Batsirai: CARE Madagascar Deploys Teams on standby to respond as CARE Mozambique Monitors Developing Situation to Respond

February 4, 2022

Madagascar is bracing for Cyclone Batsirai days after Tropical Storm Ana devastated the Country. The cyclone which formed on 27th January over the Indian ocean is predicted to make landfall in Madagascar on 5th February/tomorrow. Up to 595,000 people could be affected, and 140,000 people displaced as winds are expected to reach 160mph with torrential rainfall.

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Crisis Response

NGOs call upon donors to urgently fund Somalia drought crisis

February 2, 2022

We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned for the lives of millions of Somalis facing a severe food crisis and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. We call upon all donors including institutional donors, corporates, foundations, and individual philanthropic donors to urgently fund the current humanitarian appeal in order to respond to the escalating drought crisis in Somali

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Cyclone Ana: Floods cause death, destruction, and power outage across Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi with more rains on the way

January 28, 2022

Over the past few days, tropical storm Ana has affected hundreds of thousands of people across Southern Africa. The storm caused heavy rains and flooding in Madagascar and Mozambique and left most of Zimbabwe without power over the recent days. It comes on the back of unprecedented rainfall and flooding in neighboring Zambia. 

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Winter storms in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan: CARE warns Syrians yet again at great risk

January 18, 2022

Syrians, 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

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