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Second commemoration of the Beirut Blast
Today (4th August) marks the second commemoration of the Beirut Blast. The 2020 explosion, the third largest in history after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killed 220 people, injured more than 6,500, temporarily displaced about 300,000 people from their homes and destroyed entire neighbourhoods of the city..
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CARE International launch campaign to #ChangeTheStory on women’s representation ahead of upcoming Euros
CARE International UK, a leading humanitarian charity with a focus on women and girls, is partnering with Wikimedia UK and Women In Red ahead of the Women’s Euros to #ChangeTheStory on women’s representation..
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Assistance for Ukrainian refugees in Germany: Back-to-School Packages for school age students
CARE International is now expanding its assistance to Ukrainian refugees thanks to funding from the Deutsche Bank Foundation, Aktion Deutschland Hilft and support from the school backpack manufacturer Satch inside Germany..
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Leaders urged to listen to female voices, as women around the world personally address global leaders ahead of G7
Seven women from countries including Ukraine, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have written to G7 leaders to offer a first-hand perspective on how the world’s most pressing crises are affecting women and girls globally..
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CARE mobile health teams on the ground assisting earthquake survivors in Afghanistan
CARE Afghanistan deployed three mobile health teams following the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that is estimated to have killed between 770 – 1,000 people, left thousands more injured..
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World’s richest countries top-up climate finance with funds diverted from world’s poorest
Most of the public climate finance reported by rich countries is taken directly from development aid budgets, despite long-standing commitments to provide new money, finds a new report from CARE..
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Millions Face Growing Hunger in South Sudan Amid Budget Cuts and Competing Global Crisis
A staggering 63 percent of South Sudan’s population will struggle to survive the peak of this year’s annual ‘lean season’, with 87,000 people predicted to be in catastrophic food crisis category – at the risk of starvation and death - whilst humanitarian agencies are forced to cut services due to lack of funds..
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World Refugee Day: Shockingly low levels of humanitarian aid funding for displaced people around the world
CARE International is highlighting the urgent need for financial support for millions of refugees worldwide. African countries are particularly affected, where no or only very little support this year has been provided so far to cope with refugee crises..
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The Future of Work is Sexist: COVID-19’s impact on the lives of women and girls has rolled back progress on gender equality by a generation
Women were 1.8 times more likely to be driven out of the workforce during the pandemic. CARE International’s report titled The Future of Work is Sexist, has identified key areas impacted by the pandemic that are rolling back progress on gender equality in the workplace:.
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Ukraine: New UN Women and CARE International Report highlights the disproportionate impact of the war on women and minorities
After more than two months of war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of refugees and displaced people to flee their homes, a new Rapid Gender Analysis by UN Women and CARE reveals that women and minorities are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety and access to food as a result of the crisis..
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