Press release 17th March 2022 Drought in Somalia is forcing families to make harsh choices From failed rains that have led to the loss of water for drinking and farming to swarms of locusts that decimated farms and pastures, millions of people have been left hungry and thirsty. Thousands more have been displaced from their homes as they search… Press release Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Somalia
Press release 15th March 2022 The Hunger Clock is ticking across the Middle East and North Africa: Three weeks into the Ukraine conflict, people are already feeling the knock-on impact The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is home to some of the largest humanitarian and refugee crises in the world. It is now also facing the repercussions of the Ukraine war. Press release Food Security and Nutrition Yemen
Press release 14th March 2022 Hunger catastrophe looms for 161,000 Yemenis as global food supply deteriorates Figures from the newly released Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report confirm the serious concerns felt and foreseen by humanitarian organisations such as CARE International in Yemen for 2022. Press release Food Security and Nutrition Yemen
Press release 11th March 2022 The war in Ukraine is rationing Lebanon Wheat reserve is expected to last 1 month only in Lebanon. Already severely affected by an economic and humanitarian crisis, Lebanon is now facing the consequences of the war in Ukraine. Press release Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Lebanon
Press release 19th January 2022 New sanctions risk plunging the people of Mali further into humanitarian crisis, warn 13 NGOs New sanctions against Mali could have a devastating impact on the country, where one in three people are already dependent on humanitarian aid. Press release Food Security and Nutrition Mali
Press release 17th January 2022 Winter storms in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan: CARE warns Syrians yet again at great risk Syrians, fleeing over a decade of war in their homeland, have found their situation exacerbated following the onslaught of heavy winter storms. In Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, temperatures are expected to drop lower than they have in 40 years, reaching … Press release Climate Justice Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Syria
Press release 2nd December 2021 World leaders urged to halt escalating hunger crisis as 17% more people expected to need life-saving aid in 2022 A group of 120 non-governmental organisations has joined forces in an open letter calling on world leaders to do more to halt a devastating global hunger crisis as new analysis shows the number of people likely to be in need of humanitarian aid in 2022… Press release Food Security and Nutrition Madagascar
Press release 2nd December 2021 Lethal Combination of Climate, Conflict and Covid sees humanitarian needs rise by 17% in 2022 According to the new UN OCHA Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 sees a 17% increase in global humanitarian needs from 2021, with 274 million people in need of life-saving aid around the world and US$41 billion needed to provide this aid. In just 4 years… Press release Climate Justice Crisis Response Food Security and Nutrition Yemen
Press release 22nd November 2021 Afghan families making horrific choices so they can put food on the table “What’s it like in Afghanistan for millions of people right now? This is what it’s like. They go to bed hungry. They wake up hungry. Everyone in the house wakes up hungry." Press release Food Security and Nutrition Afghanistan