Tag: hunger
Burkina Faso: Number of children facing emergency hunger levels set to surge as rainy season approaches
The number of children in Burkina Faso facing emergency levels of hunger looks set to surge fivefold to about...
WFP warns hunger catastrophe looms in conflict-hit Sudan without urgent food assistance
Parts of war-ravaged Sudan are at a high risk of slipping into catastrophic hunger conditions by next year’s lean...
Heroic midwives help women deliver babies in a warzone as conflict hits Sudan
"We are working all day every day across three hospitals. For women and girls who don’t have means of...
Conflict and climate change in West Africa require solutions to restore people’s right to aid and protection
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling for innovative solutions to restore the right to aid and protection for...
As emissions targets fail, least prepared communities on climate crisis frontlines will bear the most cost
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a dire warning of the future...
As the Horn of Africa drought enters sixth failed rainy season, UNHCR calls for urgent assistance
As the Horn of Africa enters its sixth consecutive rainy season with no rain, displacement continues to climb as...
Diversity, and not false solutions, is key to achieving food sovereignty, resilience in Africa
As 34 heads of state and 70 ministers return home after three days of ‘food and agriculture delivery compact’...
Nearly 25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent...
President Ruto challenges Kenyan universities to deploy research and innovation
Kenya's President William Ruto has challenged Kenyan universities to engage in research and innovation that develop solutions to urgent...
Increase in cholera cases, outbreak of measles in Kenya’s refugee camps straining health resources, IRC warns
At least three refugees have lost their lives and 504 others treated for acute dehydration following an outbreak of...
Hunger and malnutrition driven by climate crisis and conflict in South Sudan
Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise across the flood, drought, and conflict-affected areas of South Sudan, with some...
Russia stopping Ukraine grain exports deal will hurt countries already facing extreme hunger, IRC warns
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning of the catastrophic consequences of Russia suspending its participation in the UN-brokered...