West Bank/Gaza

In Gaza, Many Must Choose Food or Medicine

By CARE Staff · June 15, 2021

After more than 14 years, the Gaza strip continues to struggle under siege. The blockade has prevented residents from accessing public services, resources and jobs.

As CARE Ranks Deadliest Places to be an Aid Worker; Syria Tops the List for the Third Consecutive Year

August 19, 2019

For the third year in a row, Syria has remained the deadliest place to be an aid worker, according to an analysis done by CARE. A devastating 57 aid workers have lost their lives since the beginning of this year, including 18 in Syria – the largest humanitarian death toll for the third consecutive year.

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CARE: Don’t Use Life-Saving Programs as Bargaining Chip in Palestinian Territories

November 27, 2018

WASHINGTON -- CARE, the global humanitarian and development organization, is deeply concerned by reports that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will lay off more than half its staff in the West Bank and Gaza in the coming weeks, with the intention of permanently closing its operations next year. In August, the US administration announced

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U.S. Humanitarian and Development Organizations Urge Trump Administration To Restore Funding for Programs for Vulnerable Palestinians

September 12, 2018

WASHINGTON (Sept 13, 2018) — As a group of US-based humanitarian and development NGOs, we are deeply concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding programs that meet the basic needs of Palestinians at a time of acute suffering brought on by years of conflict and isolation.In late August the administration announced that it

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Syria tops the list of deadliest places for aid workers for the second consecutive year

August 15, 2018

GENEVA (August 15, 2018) - Syria tops the list of deadliest places to be an aid worker for the second year in a row, an analysis by the poverty-fighting organization CARE has found. Seventy-six aid workers have been killed since January 2018, including 42 in Syria where war has been raging since 2011."Over the years, aid workers

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CARE Urges US to Keep Funding Urgent Life-Saving Aid Programs in Gaza

August 10, 2018

WASHINGTON—Without the release of already agreed-upon funds for the continuation of humanitarian programs for civilians in Gaza, CARE is only days away from being forced to shut down its programs. David Ray, CARE USA VP of Policy and Advocacy released the following statement:“As violence flares in Gaza, it’s urgent to note that CARE is only

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CARE Calls for Protection of Civilians in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Stepped Up Humanitarian Assistance

May 15, 2018

(WASHINGTON) — CARE is deeply concerned about violent clashes in Gaza between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli security forces that have left more than fifty Palestinians dead, and over two thousand wounded. The violence is taking place against the backdrop of the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem and the 70th anniversary of the 1948 war

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CARE’s Second Annual Scale X Design Challenge Rewards Innovation with $400,000 in Grants

February 12, 2018

The competition is the culmination of CARE’s Scale X Design Accelerator, which quickens the pace at which innovative programs reach scale STANFORD, Calif. (Feb. 12, 2018) — Leading humanitarian and poverty-fighting organization CARE awarded $100,000 in grants Feb. 9 to teams competing in its second annual Scale X Design Challenge, which funds leading innovations in the

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CARE Urges U.S. Government ‘Not to Overlook Humanitarian Situation in West Bank and Gaza’ Amid Decision to Move Embassy

December 11, 2017

WASHINGTON (Dec. 11, 2017) – With the U.S. President’s announcement of the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and of the intention to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, CARE expresses concern that this action creates a new obstacle to a just and peaceful resolution to the conflict that has

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World Not Delivering on Gaza Reconstruction Promises, New Report Warns

April 14, 2015

The international community must urgently change its approach to Gaza and deliver on promises of reconstruction, 46 agencies said today in a new report on the lack of progress since last year's conflict.Six months since donors pledged $3.5 billion towards Gaza's recovery, many people are worse off and not a single one of the 19,000

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West Bank/Gaza

Health

In Gaza, Many Must Choose Food or Medicine

Press Releases

As CARE Ranks Deadliest Places to be an Aid Worker; Syria Tops the List for the Third Consecutive Year

News

CARE: Don’t Use Life-Saving Programs as Bargaining Chip in Palestinian Territories

Press Releases

U.S. Humanitarian and Development Organizations Urge Trump Administration To Restore Funding for Programs for Vulnerable Palestinians

Press Releases

Syria tops the list of deadliest places for aid workers for the second consecutive year

Press Releases

CARE Urges US to Keep Funding Urgent Life-Saving Aid Programs in Gaza

Press Releases

CARE Calls for Protection of Civilians in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Stepped Up Humanitarian Assistance

Press Releases

CARE’s Second Annual Scale X Design Challenge Rewards Innovation with $400,000 in Grants

Press Releases

CARE Urges U.S. Government ‘Not to Overlook Humanitarian Situation in West Bank and Gaza’ Amid Decision to Move Embassy

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World Not Delivering on Gaza Reconstruction Promises, New Report Warns

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