More than 20,000 people in the Bicol region south of Manila in the Philippines have evacuated, as the lava from the Mayon Volcano continues to flow. As of January 16, more than 5,000 families or 21,000 individuals have been affected and are now taking shelter in 18 evacuation centres. International humanitarian organisation CARE has activated […]
More violence, displacement and hunger for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2018, warns CARE

“What we have now is all the ingredients for a humanitarian catastrophe.” The people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing an uncertain 2018. The humanitarian situation deteriorated dramatically in 2017, and the country is now facing a crisis of massive proportions, aid agency CARE has warned. Across the country, more than […]
Millions of lives still at risk after 1,000 days of war in Yemen, warns CARE

Yemen risks sliding into famine and further disease outbreaks unless all the country’s ports are fully reopened, aid agency CARE has warned as the country marks 1,000 days since conflict began. More than 22 million people in Yemen are in need of humanitarian aid, 7 million people face famine-like conditions and the country is experiencing […]
Aussies to wrap the world in paper four times over this Christmas

Australians will use more than 150,000 kilometres of wrapping paper this Christmas – enough to wrap around the Earth’s equator almost four times, new research from international aid agency CARE Australia has found. A survey found Australians use an average of eight metres of paper for Christmas gifts, only for it to be ripped off, […]
Silencing Australians: The result of the Federal Government’s proposed donations ban

JOINT STATEMENT: Australian charities are united in opposing the Federal Government’s attempt to undermine the benefits many Australians receive from philanthropy and to silence their voices. Among a range of worrying impacts, the proposed legislation would limit funding for life-saving medical research; access to education; the voice and rights of Indigenous Australians; and the ability […]