Development Blog
Refugee family reunion: Will the UK government adopt a fairer approach?
By Howard Mollett 21st Feb 2018
Will the parliamentary debate on refugee family reunion be a chance for the UK government to adopt a fairer approach? Right now in the UK, refugees who have been torn apart from their families by war and persecution continue to…
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Syrian refugee Dana (not her real name) and her sons in Serbia
Putting a sticking plaster on a turf war? The trouble with Cash Based Assistance Coordination
By Ciara O'Malley 01st Feb 2018
Delivering aid as cash is fast becoming recognised as one of the most important ways to help crisis affected citizens and the communities around them. The CaLP and Accenture State of the World’s Cash Report, launched today, will be the…
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Administering CARE's cash transfer programme in response to Cyclone Enawo in Madagascar, 2017
At CARE we believe that a good humanitarian response has to respond to anyone in need, regardless of their gender. This comes with an understanding that greater priority must be given to women and girls due to entrenched gender inequalities.…
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Young men at a refugee centre in Belgrade, Serbia
Suffering in silence: The 70 million people you might have never heard of
By Laurie Lee 23rd Jan 2018
2017 has no question been a year of harrowing humanitarian crises, a deadly year of natural disasters. According to the UN, never in our lifetimes have so many people been in need of humanitarian assistance as in 2017. What might surprise…
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A girl and her sister wait for food supplements at a CARE-run health centre in Chad
2018 marks 100 years since the first women (and only some of them) were legally allowed to vote in the UK. The year is full of opportunities to look back at how far the UK has come in women’s political…
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2018 development prediction: 4 ways to make sure the future is feminist – from London to Yemen
By Alice Allan 03rd Jan 2018
As we launch into 2018 it is worth reflecting that 2017 has not only seen some political upheavals in the UK and the US but also some fundamental social shifts. Whilst the revelations of sexual harassment and abuse of power…
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Women in Somaliland during the 2017 drought
