“We were lucky not to lose Yaman*,” says Mayyada* of her eldest son. “He was taking care of his grandfather when a bomb fell next to the room where he had just stepped, destroying the ceiling and walls next door. It was a matter of seconds.
Refugees
1/25/16
From the Hell of Siege to the Cold of Exile
“We fled our home because we had nothing left.” Shifaa’, 46, remembers only too well her family’s experience of the Syrian conflict in their hometown near Dar’a, in southern Syria.
1/24/16
Syria Crisis: Snowstorms slam the Middle East, striking already vulnerable Syrians
AMMAN, Jordan (January 24, 2016) — After a historic blizzard left its mark on the East Coast of the U.S., another massive snowstorm is moving into the Middle East impacting millions of Syrian refugees and internally displaced Syrians.
1/17/16
PBS Newshour: Inside the Harsh Living Conditions of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
More than 2.5 million Syrian refugees fleeing Syria's civil war, currently live in Turkey.
1/11/16
Friendships in the Face of War
Rania, 36 years old, Hana, 32 years old, and Ghosoun, 41 years old, used to meet every day back in Homs in Syria to gossip about the things they wanted to buy, what they would wear for a party and upcoming weddings.
1/11/16
Syria’s European widows
Many refugees have dubbed the journey to Europe as the ‘Death Road’ due to its perilous nature and high mortality rates, especially at sea. Despite this, thousands continue to make the trip with over 3,500 people this year already having lost their lives at sea.
1/5/16
On the Run, Once Again
Decades after fleeing their home country, more than 30,000 Somalis returned home from Yemen. They are fleeing yet another war.
1/4/16
Dream Child Refugee
As CARE’s community development officer at Al-Azraq camp for Syrian refugees, this is my first experience working at such a camp. I have been shocked to witness the amount of pain and suffering the refugees live through.
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Eliminating the immediate suffering of Internally Displaced Persons in host communities
Addressing the urgent humanitarian needs of communities affected by communities in South Darfur
A joint aid agency report calling on the international community to increase investment in long-term economic needs of countries...
A Summary Report
On 16 September 2014, the northern Syrian town of Kobane came under siege. Since then, 188,000 refugees are reported to have flooded...
June 2012 through March 2014
Fixing a food crisis and preventing a catastrophe in South Sudan - April 2014
CARE Jordan – Urban Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities - April 2014
Urban Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities three years into the Syria Crisis
June 2012 through March 2014
The undersigned, member CEOs of InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international relief and development organizations, wish...
South Sudan Rapid Nimule Assessment Report
The IDP population continues to increase placing more resource constraints on the existing services within Nimule.
The goal of CARE’s crisis response is to meet the immediate needs of the most vulnerable people, especially women and girls.
The impact of the Syrian crisis as shared by Syrians in Jordan
We call on donor governments to address the specific needs of women and girls affected by the crisis in Syria.
An assessment of Syrian refugees in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon in August 2013.
CARE has responded to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa with aid to approximately 2.8 million people.
An 8-country study to understand rainfall, food security and human mobility.
Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human Migration and Displacement
In the year since the United Nations declared a famine in parts of Somalia, much has been accomplished.
Baseline Assessment of Community-Identified Vulnerabilities among Syrian Refugees living in Irbid, Madaba, Mufraq, and Zarqa