“People are most terrified of this liquefaction phenomenon” CARE reports, as aid reaches worst affected.

Distribution of aid has begun in the worst affected parts of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following last month’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Humanitarian aid agency CARE reports that while lack of clean water and sanitation facilities are the two biggest problems, they are not the survivors’ greatest fear. “People are most terrified […]

CARE to provide clean drinking water, shelter and sanitation for up to 70,000 people in Sulawesi

As a national emergency is declared on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, international aid agency CARE has begun emergency response activities following Friday’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, with the death toll expected to soar.  More than 840 people are confirmed dead, and thousands more injured, with numbers expected to rise due to entire […]

AHRC’s reported levels of workplace sexual harassment now match South-East Asia – but CARE’s work in the region shows it’s the employer that must lead change.

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s report on sexual harassment in the Australian workplace found that 1 in 3 women have experienced sexual harassment.  CARE Australia says this is now at the same level as female garment workers in Cambodia. CARE Australia Chief Executive Sally Moyle said while the similarity in statistics is concerning, learnings from […]

Typhoon Mangkhut to hit the Philippines, CARE on standby to respond

Typhoon Mangkhut is intensifying to the equivalent of a category 5 Atlantic hurricane, as the Philippines braces for the strongest typhoon to hit the region this year. Local authorities have warned people to prepare for storm surges, landslides and flashfloods ahead of the storm, which is already 1,190 kilometres east-northeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, and […]

CARE Australia statement following the appointment of new ministers to government

CARE Australia’s Chief Executive, Sally Moyle, has written to congratulate Senator the Hon. Marise Payne and Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston on their appointments as the new Minister for Foreign Affairs and Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific, respectively. Ms Moyle said she looked forward to working with both women to strengthen Australia’s […]

CARE Australia launches appeal to help survivors of devastating Lombok earthquakes

CARE Australia is appealing to the public to help fund its relief effort for those on Indonesia’s Lombok Island who have been affected by Sunday’s magnitude-7 earthquake, and repeated quakes and tremors. More than 150,000 people have been made homeless by the earthquakes, with major damage caused to basic infrastructure, including telecommunications, roads and schools. […]

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