Famine

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What it takes to eat: new report reveals how war is cutting off access to food as hunger deepens in Sudan

April 13, 2026

A new report launched today by Action Against Hunger (ACF), CARE International, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mercy Corps, and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), shows how the war in Sudan is driving communities into famine conditions, with families surviving on meals made possible only because people risk their lives crossing active battlefields to produce, trade and access food.

Israel’s order to forcibly displace one million people from Gaza City will compound human suffering

September 12, 2025

Israel’s Tuesday order to forcibly displace one million people from Gaza City to the south will cause immense suffering for Palestinians in Gaza. The announcement comes after the intensifying of airstrikes across the city and leveling of dozens of high-rise towers and residential buildings over the past week. More than 50 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Wednesday.

Washington Post: CARE’s Beckie Ryan interviewed about hunger in Gaza

August 22, 2025

On August 22, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released a report that confirmed famine in Gaza City. Becky Ryan, CARE Response Director in Gaza, spoke to the Washington Post about the health conditions of women and children she met while in Gaza.

TIME: “The medical consequences of starvation”

July 31, 2025

CARE's Abyan Ahmed explains what happens to the body when a person experiences starvation.

CNN: Starvation in Gaza worsens

July 30, 2025

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has issued a stark warning at the end of July that the worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding in the Gaza Strip. CNN interviewed Beckie Ryan, CARE Response Director in Gaza, on starvation at a CARE health clinic.

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Crisis Response

BBC America: CARE’s Abdirahman Ali discusses horrors of Sudan’s war on women and girls

April 16, 2025

Abdirahman Ali, CARE's Country Director in Sudan, spoke with BBC America about the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Sudan and how the population - especially women and girls – continues to endure unimaginable suffering.

World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp

August 2, 2024

Joint statement from the Sudan INGO Forum: The recently published report by the Famine Review Committee has confirmed our worst fears.

Famine Looms in Sudan as Conflict Decimates Fragile Food Systems

April 3, 2024

The ongoing conflict in Sudan is rapidly pushing millions of people already facing hunger, further toward the brink of famine. Shockingly, estimates suggest that severe malnutrition threatens at least 730,000 children who could die in the coming months.

The Horn of Africa Crisis: “The Challenge of a Generation”

May 22, 2023

Across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, the Horn of Africa is experiencing the extreme effects of climate change. Compounded by other factors, the impacts on communities have been catastrophic. CARE calls for the full funding of the Humanitarian Resource Plan in all countries to save lives.

Hunger is Still Causing Death in Somalia

May 18, 2023

With almost 6.7 million people hungry, over 4 million livestock dead, 32%-75% of cereal harvests failed, an increase in food prices, and flooding in several areas, Somalia is facing a worsening crisis. Somalia's worst food crisis in 40 years is largely due to climate change.

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Famine

Crisis Response

What it takes to eat: new report reveals how war is cutting off access to food as hunger deepens in Sudan

Crisis Response

Israel’s order to forcibly displace one million people from Gaza City will compound human suffering

Crisis Response

Washington Post: CARE’s Beckie Ryan interviewed about hunger in Gaza

Crisis Response

TIME: “The medical consequences of starvation”

Crisis Response

CNN: Starvation in Gaza worsens

Help CARE respond to emergencies.

Crisis Response

BBC America: CARE’s Abdirahman Ali discusses horrors of Sudan’s war on women and girls

Crisis Response

World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp

Food and Water

Famine Looms in Sudan as Conflict Decimates Fragile Food Systems

The Horn of Africa Crisis: “The Challenge of a Generation”

Food and Water

Hunger is Still Causing Death in Somalia

Famine

Crisis Response

What it takes to eat: new report reveals how war is cutting off access to food as hunger deepens in Sudan

Crisis Response

Israel’s order to forcibly displace one million people from Gaza City will compound human suffering

Crisis Response

Washington Post: CARE’s Beckie Ryan interviewed about hunger in Gaza

Crisis Response

TIME: “The medical consequences of starvation”

Crisis Response

CNN: Starvation in Gaza worsens

Help CARE respond to emergencies.

Crisis Response

BBC America: CARE’s Abdirahman Ali discusses horrors of Sudan’s war on women and girls

Crisis Response

World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp

Food and Water

Famine Looms in Sudan as Conflict Decimates Fragile Food Systems

The Horn of Africa Crisis: “The Challenge of a Generation”

Food and Water

Hunger is Still Causing Death in Somalia

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