Development Blog
Britain can be proud to be one of the countries that meets the UN target to give 0.7% of GNI (gross national income) to reduce poverty in poorer countries. That’s just 70p in every £100. This is the result of…
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A South Sudanese refugee collects water at a camp in Uganda
Governments, NGOs, and society at large must work towards the end of child marriage, but it is also critical to recognise the power of girls to lead the way to end this practice in their own communities. UNFPA estimates that…
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Tawhida Haq Mitu, a young woman in Bangladesh who has participated in a CARE training programme
COVID-19 pandemic is not the only humanitarian emergency we should care about
By Laurie Lee 05th Jun 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a huge threat to billions of people around the world, but it can’t be the only priority for aid. Other humanitarian disasters and emergencies have not gone away. Countries that still don’t meet the UN target…
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Food distribution in Yemen
Responding to COVID-19 in the world's largest humanitarian crisis CARE International UK CEO Laurie Lee hosts a discussion with Bushra Aldukhainah and Lina Al-Saffi – who are both working on the frontline of CARE’s response to COVID-19 in Yemen. Recorded…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep the world, with widespread global impact at unprecedented scale. There are more than 5.7 million reported COVID-19 cases world-wide, and it has been attributed to over 357,000 deaths, as of May 28, 2020.…
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Infographic impacts of COVID-19
Just as in the UK, trust, speed and scale is needed to meaningfully limit the impact of COVID-19 in communities already living in poverty. Unlike the UK, countries like Chad, Mali and Niger already had 12.8 million people in need…
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A women carries a VSLA safe, Mali
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