Food, hunger and nutrition
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#HungryForAction: Time is running out to prevent catastrophe in East Africa
Read moreOn Monday 17 October, CARE International UK joined Action Against Hunger and other international aid organisations to urge the new Prime Minister to wake up to the looming famine in East Africa.
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International NGOs call on the UK Govt to act to combat increasing world hunger
Read moreA coalition of fifteen international aid organisations, including CARE International UK, has warned the conflict in Ukraine is causing “suffering far beyond its borders, including through the twin impact of rising food and energy costs” and are urging the UK Government to play a leading role in helping people around the world facing hunger and malnutrition.
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Millions Face Growing Hunger in South Sudan Amid Budget Cuts and Competing Global Crisis
Read moreA 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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Report reveals gender hunger gap widening as global food crisis worsens
Read moreA new report by humanitarian charity CARE International has warned that at least 150 million more women go hungry than men as the global food crisis worsens.
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New research reveals the impact of food and economic crisis in Afghanistan on women and girls
Read moreResearch by the humanitarian organisation CARE International reveals the harsh toll the food and economic crisis in Afghanistan is having on women and girls including the access to medical attention and an increase in child marriages.
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Somalia drought puts women and girls at higher risk of violence
Read moreAs the drought in Somalia intensifies, women and girls are facing a devastating increase in incidents of gender-based violence.
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Toxic cocktail of cholera and hunger threatens millions from Haiti to the Horn of Africa – says CARE International
Read moreThe resurgence of cholera in some of the world’s hunger hotspots, including Haiti, Syria, Pakistan, South Sudan and Afghanistan, is threatening the lives of millions of already vulnerable people.
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Haiti earthquake 2021: CARE responding to deadly quake, amid food insecurity and COVID-19 crises
Read moreOn August 14, 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, hitting the greater southern part of the island and causing the greatest losses in the departments of Grande Anse, South and Nippes.
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Somalia drought: Why people urgently need UK aid
Read moreA rapidly worsening drought is putting hundreds of thousands of lives at risk in Somalia and Somaliland.
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Restarting our humanitarian response in Afghanistan
Read moreIn the last week we have restarted our emergency humanitarian response in Afghanistan, where around 14 million people are currently going hungry.