Conflict
Sudan: midwives, home clinics stand in for conflict-shuttered health facilities
On April 15, 2023, conflict between two armed factions erupted in Sudan, leading to more than 15,000 civilian deaths (according to the UN), along with 6.5 million internally displaced people and 2 million refugees over the last 11 months, adding up to a deepening, ongoing humanitarian crisis. The ongoing armed conflict has had a devastating effect on maternal health.
Read MoreMothers in Gaza: “I cry when I sleep. I cry when I wake up. During the day, I try to be strong for my children.”
Six months after the start of this devastating conflict in Gaza, CARE spoke to displaced mothers about their current living situation, biggest fears, and their wishes for the future.
Read MoreIn the ‘shooting zones’ of Haiti
As violence has escalated in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, CARE’s country staff has not been spared. Despite CARE’s work taking place in five field offices, away from the capital, the organization’s country office has been in Port-au-Prince since 1954. Billy Dason*, a CARE Haiti staff member, has provided an on-the-ground perspective in his own words of what it has been like to live through the
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Two years on: People in war-torn Ukraine still living on the edge
War in Ukraine: The dark, cramped basement measures only two by two meters. A staircase and two wooden doors lead to that dismal refuge. Olga and her husband from Eastern Ukraine managed to survive there for nearly 100 days.
Read MoreHow humanitarian aid gets into Gaza
Country Director Hiba Tibi explains how CARE’s aid trucks are crossing from Egypt into Gaza, what our team and partners can do to relieve people’s suffering, what the main challenges are, and why only a ceasefire can ultimately prevent further loss of lives.
Read MoreSurviving in the rubble and ruins: Ukrainians endure the ravages of war
February 24 marks two years since the escalation of war in Ukraine, a conflict which has taken about 10,000 civilian lives while creating nearly six million refugees across Europe and internally displacing 3.67 million more people, according to UN figures.
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