Crisis watch

Yemen

More than 200,000 people have fled Hodeidah since the offensive on the port city began over a month ago. Many have fled to Hajjah governorate, where CARE is responding with water and sanitation support for internally displaced people. At school buildings which are hosting hundreds of people who have fled from Hodeidah, CARE has rehabilitated latrines as well as the water network, and installed a solar system to provide lighting for protection at night. We have also provided a clean water tank, and distributed hygiene items such as soap and cleaning items.

Bushra Aldukhainah, CARE Area Manager in Hajjah, says:

We are doing everything we can to make the place more livable. But if the numbers continue to rise, and the situation will continue to worsen, we are soon reaching the end of our capacity level.

Syria

CARE has so far distributed vital aid to more than 66,000 Syrians displaced by the latest offensive in the South of the country. From clean water, to tents, food, and nappies, we are supporting men, women, and children who have been uprooted in the direst circumstances and have nowhere safe to go. Wouter Schaap, CARE’s Syria director, said:

The work our partners are doing on the ground is literally life-saving. For humanitarian workers to be able to keep on delivering aid on the frontlines, they need to be protected and allowed free access to all people in need.

Mali

The onset of the lean season means more than 4 million people are facing food shortages over the coming months, with nearly a million in need of immediate food assistance. In Mopti region, CARE is providing immediate assistance to 6,112 distressed and highly vulnerable households, each of which will receive a monthly food ration consisting of rice, vegetable oil, sugar, millet, couscous/spaghetti, salt, peanut seed, powdered milk. 

CARE is also providing cash assistance through mobile phones (the 'NGO PAY' system through ECOBANK Mali) which is an efficient way to distribute aid which beneficiaries then spend locally, helping to develop or revive the local economy.

Ethiopia

Over 1 million people are estimated to be displaced in Gedeo and West Guji zones following recent inter-communal violence. The influx of internally displaced people (IDP) has seen near doubling of populations in a region already affected by drought and food insecurity. Despite government provision of food assistance, the huge majority of needs remain unaddressed. The overcrowded living conditions in the IDP sites (183 sites in Gedeo alone) could result in major disease outbreaks and has generated serious protection concerns and risks. With START funding, CARE has distributed non-food items to 1,500 households (7,650 people), and we are seeking funds to assist 15% of the total IDP population in Gedeo zone (150,000 people).

• Read more in our press release

Southern Syria

Though fighting is not as intense as last week, tens of thousands of people remain displaced and on the move. Many families continue to live out in the open in harsh conditions as the summer temperatures soar, and are in desperate need of water, sanitation, food, shelter, and basic necessities.

Local organisations that CARE supports in southern Syria are still providing assistance in areas where the security situation allows. To date CARE has reached over 55,000 vulnerable people in southern Syria, through water trucking and distributions of shelter and hygiene packages, as well as supplies for babies and the elderly. CARE is also providing emergency psychosocial support to individuals affected by the violence and displacement.