Out of school and into marriage: 39,000 girls forced to marry every day

ByCARE Australia October 9, 2015 0 comments

Girls in 26 countries are more likely to be forced into marriage than to enroll in secondary school, research from CARE has found. The report, Vows of Poverty, has been released to mark the International Day of the Girl on 11 October and provides a snapshot of the forces that…

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El Nino drought looms for cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu

ByCARE Australia September 11, 2015 0 comments

Six months after Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu, there are fears an El Nino-linked drought could create major food shortages in parts of the country, aid organisation CARE Australia warns.

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70% of Australians say the treatment of refugees will influence their vote

ByCARE Australia September 9, 2015 0 comments

A CARE Australia Lonergan Research poll found almost 70 per cent of voters say the humane treatment of refugees is likely to influence their vote in the next federal election.

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World Humanitarian Day: The Australian faces of aid work

ByCARE Australia August 18, 2015 0 comments

CARE Australia is marking World Humanitarian Day by highlighting the sacrifices and contributions being made by Australian aid workers across the globe. World Humanitarian Day, on August 19, is also a chance to recognise the humanitarian principles that guide their work: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence. These principles provide the…

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CARE to distribute aid in flood-affected Myanmar and Bangladesh

ByCARE Australia August 4, 2015 0 comments

CARE Australia is preparing to distribute emergency relief supplies to areas worst affected by flooding and landslides in Myanmar and Bangladesh. In Myanmar, at least 39 people have been killed, with more than 200,000 people affected across the country. “Myanmar has been hit hard by heavy monsoon rains for the…

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Yemen: A political solution must be reached to prevent humanitarian catastrophe

ByCARE Australia April 23, 2015 0 comments

Following the declaration of the end of airstrikes in Yemen, international aid organisation CARE says humanitarian access must urgently improve and a political solution be reached, as the impoverished nation is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. Since airstrikes began on 26 March, the conflict in the Middle-Eastern nation has spread across…

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