Drought
As drought tightens its grip on northern Kenya, a new IPC report confirms the crisis is getting significantly worse
A new report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirms that the drought gripping northern Kenya has pushed 3.3 million people into high levels of acute food insecurity.
Read MoreAl Jazeera: Millions in Somalia face starvation
CARE's Country Director for Somalia, spoke to Al Jazeera on how children and families are struggling to cope under increasingly distressing conditions in Somalia, which the UN says are fueled by political instability, drought, and funding cuts.
Read MoreBipartisan Delegation of Six Congress Members Visit Kenya with CARE Learning Tours and Save the Children Action Network to Learn About the Global Hunger Crisis
A bipartisan delegation of six U.S. Congressional Representatives traveled to Kenya with CARE and Save the Children’s Action Network (SCAN) to learn about how U.S. foreign investments are enabling communities to thrive and find durable solutions to hunger and malnutrition in the region, even as they experience economic hardship, conflict, and humanitarian crises.
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Worsening Drought in Kenya Leads to Increase in School Dropouts
The severe and worsening drought in Kenya has impacted school retention as pupils are forced to drop out of school to support their parents in the search for food, pasture, and water. The findings are part of a recent survey carried out by CARE Kenya in Kajiado Central Sub-County.
Read MoreFamine projected in Somalia as drought situation worsens
Famine has been projected in parts of the Bay region in Somalia by food security experts following four failed successive rainfall seasons, two desert locust infestations, and economic effects of COVID-19 lockdowns. CARE is scaling up its response to the worsening humanitarian situation through assistance with water, sanitation and hygiene, and more.
Read MoreAdoption of Mobile Technology in A Humanitarian Response To Drought Ravaged Communities in Northern Kenya
Over 3.5 million people are facing severe hunger in Kenya. Several factors from failed successive rainfall seasons, and locust swarms, to the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns and now the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, have led to loss of livelihoods as the cost of living skyrockets.
Read MoreChild Malnutrition Levels Spike as Drought Worsens in Somalia
The number of acutely malnourished children admitted to CARE-supported health facilities has increased by 60% during the first four months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. So far, 3,501 children have been admitted with severe malnutrition compared to 2,155 admitted during the same period in 2021.
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