The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has precipitated a humanitarian crisis marked by a sharp increase in rape and sexual violence against women and girls. Those who manage to reach health facilities after sexual violence face another challenge, as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) kits are now not available.
Read MoreCARE's Chief Humanitarian Officer Deepmala Mahla published an opinion piece on Newsweek where she discusses how armed conflict and violence fuel hunger and starvation. Everywhere I went, I encountered women and girls. Questions lingered in the air, unspoken but unmistakable: "Are we less than human? Is that why the world has turned away?"
Read MoreCARE's Country Director for Somalia, spoke to Al Jazeera on how children and families are struggling to cope under increasingly distressing conditions in Somalia, which the UN says are fueled by political instability, drought, and funding cuts.
Read MoreIn response to news reports on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's (GHF) proposals for distribution of aid inside Gaza, CARE has publicly and privately shared our concerns regarding the food distribution hub mechanism outlined in the GHF proposal.
Read MoreWe are deeply saddened by the news of the killing of two staff members of Juzoor for Health and Social Development, Ahmed Khilla and Yahya Shihab, along with their families, in airstrikes on Jabalia camp last week.
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
In an opinion piece by Nick Kristof on the conflict in Yemen, CARE's President Michelle Nunn is mentioned on the impact of aid cuts on women and children. Since aid to Yemen has stopped, CARE is no longer able to assist more than 730,000 Yemenis with clean water and other basic services.
Read MoreThe Agence France Presse mentioned CARE on the number of severely malnourished children under five in Somalia, which has increased to 1.8 million, according to a UN-backed monitoring body report. CARE said that 479,000 of these children are expected to be severely malnourished and at risk of dying without urgent help.
Read MoreAmid one of the worst hunger crises globally, Somalia’s humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as funding decreases. With 4.6 million people forecasted to face severe levels of hunger by June, the number of severely malnourished children under five has jumped to 1.8 million from 1.7 million since the beginning of the year.
Read MoreIt has been more than two months since the Israeli government closed off all of Gaza’s border crossings, blocking the entry of lifesaving aid supplies and commercial goods. Stocks of food are running out, causing the prices of goods to increase by at least 400 percent and further deepening the humanitarian crisis and starvation across Gaza.
Read MoreMillions have been displaced by decades of long simmering conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Countless families have been torn apart, and too many lives have been uprooted.
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