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Crisis

Whether it is a sudden emergency or an ongoing crisis, CARE works to aid people in need around the world.

A woman holds her small child in front of a hut.
CARE / Josh Estey

Our 2030 Goal: CARE provides quality, gender-focused and localized humanitarian assistance to 10% of those affected in major crises, reaching at least 50 million people by 2030.

In 2020, 168 million people needed humanitarian assistance — a number that has continued to grow over the last decade.

70.8 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes. The human consequences of these crises are devastating. Families struggle to find shelter, to get enough to eat, and to find safe places to rebuild their lives. One in five women in crisis has experienced sexual assault.

On average, humanitarian crises are more complex than at any time in the last 15 years, and last nearly three years longer than they used to. Conflict, migration, and climate change are the key trends driving these crises — with 8 of the worst food crises in the world linked to conflict and climate change. And so far, we have only raised 54% of the money we would need to help all of the people in crisis.

These trends to longer, more complicated crises have a huge impact on our ability to support the people in need.

We need to think about funding over the long term, and not just to fill immediate gaps. We need to think about ways to prepare people and communities to cope with shocks and respond to emergencies themselves. We need to strengthen local institutions that can respond to people on the ground. And we need to find ways to address trends like climate change and conflict that make the situation worse.

Health in Emergencies

Natural disasters, armed conflict, and political unrest increase women’s and girls’ vulnerability.

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Women’s Leadership in Emergencies

Supporting women’s leadership and collective action during emergencies.

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Cash and Voucher Assistance

CARE focuses on providing gender-sensitive cash and voucher assistance, particularly in emergency and crisis contexts.

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Hunger in Emergencies

As inequality continues to rise, increasingly unjust and broken food systems – and the pressures of conflict and increasing climate change – have led to over 800 million hungry people, a number that is growing.

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Current Crisis and Disaster Response Efforts

West Bank/Gaza Crisis

Over two million people are at risk of dying from disease, starvation, and bombardments as the conflict wages on. Read More

West Bank/Gaza Crisis

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Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis

Since the onset of conflict in Ukraine, the country’s humanitarian situation has surpassed even the worst-case predicted scenarios. Read More

Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis

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Somalia Food Insecurity Crisis

The 2020-2023 drought, considered the most severe in four decades, brought the country to the brink of famine resulting in an estimated 43,000 deaths. Read More

Somalia Food Insecurity Crisis

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Syrian Refugee Crisis

The humanitarian crisis in Syria continues to deepen. Over 70% of the population – 16.7 million people – can’t survive without humanitarian aid. Read More

Syrian Refugee Crisis

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Haiti Humanitarian Crisis: Deportation and Internal Displacement

The crisis in Haiti continues to deteriorate rapidly, due to mass deportations from the Dominican Republic and the ongoing internal displacement of people fleeing gang violence. Read More

Haiti Humanitarian Crisis: Deportation and Internal Displacement

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Sudan Humanitarian Crisis

Hundreds of thousands of people have died, nearly 7.8 million people have been internally displaced, over 2.2 million have fled to neighboring countries, and there is no end in sight. Read More

Sudan Humanitarian Crisis

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