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Crisis in Yemen - ACT NOW!

Yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with 14 million people at risk of famine. The need for U.S. leadership has never been greater – aid alone cannot eliminate suffering globally. Tell your members of Congress to speak out and urge the Administration to unequivocally respond to and address the root causes of conflict and humanitarian crises.

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Foreign Assistance Budget
CARE Action! is focused on the refugee crisis and gender equality.
Foreign aid represents one penny on the U.S. dollar, but saves millions of lives each year.

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Access to family planning services could prevent up to 30 percent of maternal deaths per year.
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El Niño has caused the worst drought on record for decades.
We aim to feed people in a more sustainable, equitable, and flexible way.

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Emergencies
Top emergencies in 2018 included escalating crises in the DRC, Bangladesh/Myanmar, and Afghanistan.
In humanitarian crises, women and children are often affected the most.

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Gender & Empowerment
Globally, 1.2 billion people live in absolute poverty and most of them are women and girls.
Gender-based violence has reached epidemic proportions in countries around the world.

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From the Blog

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Posted 11/19/18

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Posted 11/13/18

Community leaders in Benin are 26 percent less likely to support child marriage. Find out why.

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Election Results: All CARE Action-Supported Candidates Win Congressional Races

Posted 11/7/18

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CARE: Don’t Use Life-Saving Aid for Political Leverage

Posted 10/18/18

WASHINGTON—CARE, the global humanitarian and development organization, strongly opposes any effort to cancel humanitarian assistance for political...

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Help improve millions of lives around the world

99
%
of maternal deaths occur in developing countries

Nearly every two minutes a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications. 

60
M
people will be impacted by El Niño

El Niño has caused the worst drought on record for decades and global, successive harvest failures. 

45
%
of all childhood deaths are due to poor nutrition

Malnutrition leads to lasting health problems and stunted development in children. 

13
M
people need assistance in Syria

Over 4.5 million live in areas that aid agencies can only reach occasionally and sometimes, not at all.