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Climate

2 years since Cyclone Idai and Mozambique has already faced an additional 3 cyclones

March 12, 2021

Maputo, Mozambique, 12 March, 2021 - Two years after Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction across parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, Mozambique is once again battling with cyclone recovery and lack of funding. In Central Mozambique, over 104,000 people continue to live in resettlement sites and accommodation centres as a result of the 3 cyclones that have hit the same area of the country over the past 2 year – the most recent at the start of 2021.

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Gender Equality

CARE Applauds Senate Introduction of the Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act

March 11, 2021

WASHINGTON (March 11, 2021) – CARE applauds today’s introduction of the Keeping Women and Girls Safe from the Start Act by Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) along with 10 additional sponsors. This bipartisan bill will ensure that the U.S. prioritizes the needs of women and girls in responding to humanitarian emergencies. This legislation works specifically to prevent gender-based violence (GBV), including child marriage, domestic violence and human trafficking, at the onset of a humanitarian emergency and to fully address its impacts. 

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