As more COVID-19 cases emerge in developing countries, a new analysis by the international aid agency CARE highlights the 15 countries most at risk. Using data from the INFORM Global Risk Index, CARE has found the countries which are generally at “very high risk” of crisis have three times higher exposure to epidemics and six […]
The humanitarian crises you probably haven’t heard of
Aid organisation CARE International has released its annual Suffering in Silence report, highlighting the 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of the past year. Hunger and food insecurity dominate the list, with Haiti’s food crisis receiving the least international media coverage of the crises monitored by the report authors. While the 2010 earthquake that killed more […]
Hurricane Irma: CARE readies response as monster storm bears down on Haiti, Cuba
As Hurricane Irma continues its destructive path through the Caribbean, CARE’s emergency teams in Haiti and Cuba have made final preparations by readying clean drinking water, food and emergency supplies. CARE, one of the largest humanitarian organisations in Haiti, has teams ready to respond in at least eight of Haiti’s 10 departments, or provinces. CARE […]
Hurricane Irma: CARE prepares to respond to potentially devastating storm in Haiti
As powerful Hurricane Irma barrels toward Haiti, CARE’s emergency teams on the ground are preparing their response to this potentially devastating storm, readying clean drinking water, food and emergency supplies such as tarps for shelter. Hurricane Irma, a category five hurricane, is currently in the Atlantic Ocean to the east of the Caribbean Islands. The […]