Humanitarian assistance following landslide disaster in PNG hampered by blocked roads, tribal tensions and ongoing evacuation orders

ByCARE Australia June 7, 2024 0 comments

Humanitarian assistance in Enga Province PNG, following the major landslide of 24 May, has been hampered by a lack of road access, increasing tribal tension, and a 72-hour evacuation order issued by local government this week, according to international humanitarian organisation, CARE. CARE is currently in the affected…

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Update from CARE Australia on the landslide in Enga, PNG, including launch of humanitarian appeal

ByCARE Australia May 27, 2024 0 comments

The Provincial Disaster Management Office, the Enga Provincial Health Authority, the Provincial Police Force, the PNG Defense Force, and United Nations agencies (International Organization for Migration and UNDP), were quick to deploy teams who have assessed the situation over recent days, of the landslide which occurred in Enga Province…

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Statement from CARE Australia on landslide in Enga, PNG

ByCARE Australia May 24, 2024 0 comments

CARE Australia is saddened to confirm reports of a landslide which occurred early on Friday morning of 24 May in Enga Province, in the northern region of Papua New Guinea. The landslide which occurred at 3am PNG time in Yambali Village, took place in a remote area. Highway access near…

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Statement from CARE International Secretary General Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro on Rafah Ground Offensive

ByCARE Australia May 10, 2024 0 comments

It is unconscionable that an offensive in Rafah has been launched, after months of the world calling for the exact opposite. As a humanitarian organisation, we no longer have the words to describe the apocalyptic levels of pain and injustice Palestinian people in Gaza are facing. This is particularly true…

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Aussie mothers have access to 100x more water than mothers in Gaza

ByCARE Australia May 8, 2024 0 comments

Mothers in Australia have access to approximately 100x more water than mothers in Gaza, with the former using around 186 litres[1] of water a day, compared to 1.5 to 2 litres[2] per day in the Gaza strip. Ahead of Mother’s Day this Sunday, 12th May, CARE…

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Gaza: Military offensive on Rafah a ‘cruel and heart-breaking blow’

ByCARE Australia May 7, 2024 0 comments

As Israel escalates its military offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, 1.5 million men, women and children sheltering there, already facing total deprivation and apocalyptic living conditions, are clinging to life by a thread. An immediate and sustained ceasefire must be implemented, as mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 2728.

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