Development Blog
Refugee crisis: Has stopping migration become the sole purpose of the EU overnight?
By Inge Brees 13th Jun 2016
According to a policy proposal released by the European Commission and European External Action Service on 7 June, the mind-blowing answer to that question is: yes. Stop migration to Europe with all possible means. Whether it is EU development cooperation…
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45-year-old Basema, pictured with her son Hussam, lives in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan with two of her sons. Her other two sons and her husband are in Germany and Turkey.
We are at historic levels of global need: and you want to cut aid?
By Paul-André Wilton 09th Jun 2016
Aid spending by the UK is once again in the news. This time a Mail on Sunday campaign and petition has secured a Westminster Hall debate on 13 June. Up for discussion (but not review) will be the 0.7% target…
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A girl sheltering from monsoon rains in Dhading District, Nepal, in a community where many were still living in temporary shelters after the 2015 earthquakes
The Mail on Sunday’s recent petition calling on the UK government to renege on its fixed 0.7% foreign aid commitment received a staggering 230,233 signatures. The petition is set to be discussed in a Parliamentary debate on 13 June 2016,…
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Martha Nyabar with packets of seeds distributed by CARE in South Sudan
World Humanitarian Summit gender scorecard: How the WHS succeeded and failed from a gender perspective
By Howard Mollett 24th May 2016
I am sitting in the closing plenary of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul next to women first responders - civil society partners - from Syria, Somalia and Pakistan. It's been two intensive days, at times despairing, at times inspiring,…
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The high level leaders roundtable on gender
Closing the Gender Gap at the World Humanitarian Summit and beyond: What role for business in empowering women in humanitarian contexts?
By Howard Mollett 24th May 2016
On Friday 20 May 2016, on the eve of the first ever World Humanitarian Summit, CARE International with the support of Hogan Lovells convened a business/UN/government roundtable to discuss the potential for business to empower women in emergencies. Business has…
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Zemey Vamaniutra is a member of a farmers' group in Madagascar which teaches farmers modern agricultural techniques to help people survive the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon
Day 1 of the World Humanitarian Summit: Marks for effort and achievement
By Gareth Price-Jones 24th May 2016
The World Humanitarian Summit has had a rough ride over the past few months, not least from us at CARE, who have noisily demanded it engage with the need for political action and that it fully address the huge gender…
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Gareth Price-Jones speaking at the CARE stand at the World Humanitarian Summit
