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Oct 10

CARE warns of mass displacement as offensive launched in Syria

ByCARE Australia October 10, 2019 0 comments

AMMAN, JORDAN: As Turkey begins a new military operation in northern Syria, CARE is deeply concerned about the risk any escalation in violence will pose to civilians. Unconfirmed sources already point to population movements out of Syrian towns bordering Turkey. Military action is likely to trigger mass displacement and disrupt…

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Aug 5

Airport closure amounts to death sentence for thousands of sick Yemenis

ByCARE Australia August 5, 2019 0 comments

Three years of restrictions imposed on Yemen’s airspace by the Saudi-led coalition is preventing thousands of sick Yemeni civilians from seeking urgent medical treatment outside the country, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and CARE said today. Sana’a airport has been closed to commercial flights since August 9, 2016. In the…

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Jul 25

News from the CARE Australia Board

ByCARE Australia July 25, 2019 0 comments

On behalf of Colin Galbraith and the CARE Australia Board: It is with regret that we announce that after three years at the helm of CARE Australia,  Sally Moyle, our Chief Executive, has tendered her resignation to commence the next chapter of her career. Sally leaves CARE Australia in a…

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Jun 21

From #MeToo to international law: CARE takes part in historic agreement on ending violence and harassment at work

ByCARE Australia June 21, 2019 0 comments

GENEVA AND CANBERRA: Aid agency CARE Australia is celebrating a win for women everywhere – and especially the most marginalised – after governments, businesses and unions today passed the first global agreement on ending violence and harassment at work. The outcome follows intense negotiations at the International Labour Organization –…

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