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Crisis Response

Crisis Response

Yemen: Joint statement Ahead of the End of the Current UN-Led Truce Agreement

August 1, 2022

Ahead of the end of the current UN-led truce agreement on 2 August 2022, humanitarian organisations in Yemen urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to and extend the agreement to protect civilians across the country and allow them to rebuild and recover their lives. As organisations working in Yemen, we recognise and applaud the important steps taken by all parties to the conflict to uphold the truce. During the past four months, ordinary Yemenis have experienced the longest period of calm in the country in over seven years. Since the truce entered into force on 2 April, reports of civilian casualties have dropped significantly.

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CARE Disappointed by UN Security Council Vote to reduce UN Cross-Border Resolution to just 6 Months

July 12, 2022

CARE International is extremely disappointed by the vote today in the UN Security Council to reduce the duration of the UN’s cross-border humanitarian assistance operation into Northwest Syria from 12 months to just six. The Council ignored calls from humanitarian organizations to use all means necessary to ensure that the four million Syrians in the Northwest who are in acute need will get the help they need over the coming year.

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Humanitarian Funding Cuts Affect Millions in South Sudan as the Country Marks 11 Years of Independence

July 11, 2022

Juba, South Sudan, 9th July 2022 - As the country marks 11 years of independence on 9th July, there is a lot to reflect on,  as the country continues to face deteriorating humanitarian conditions. These have been exacerbated by endemic violence, access constraints, public health challenges such as the effects of cholera, COVID-19, and climatic shocks from flooding and localized drought. The humanitarian situation in South Sudan has worsened despite the relative peace and implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan(R-ARCSS).

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CARE Condemns Council’s Failure to Renew Syria Cross Border Resolution

July 9, 2022

CARE International strongly condemns the use of a veto on a humanitarian resolution in the Security Council yesterday which resulted in the Council’s failure to renew the cross-border resolution that ensured humanitarian assistance reaches people in critical need in Syria. At a time when needs across Syria are greater than ever before, the Security Council has effectively shut down a vital lifeline providing food, clean water, shelter, medical assistance, education and critical protection services that more than four million Syrians in the Northwest depend on for their survival.

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