At the same time. emergency programs remain a major concern for CARE. When Kampuchoans fled the carnage in their country and surged across the border into Thailand. CARE helped set up food aid and support services. Similar help has been given to Afghan refugees who moved into Pakistan. When Somalia was inundated with 700.000 refugees from neighboring Ethiopia in the late 1970s. CARE stepped in at the request of the Somalia Government and organized a massive emergency food distribution program that continues to this day. CARE is also heavily involved in the droughtrelated relief efforts in virtually all the Sahelian countries.
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