Hunger
Newsweek: Opinion piece by CARE’s Deepmala Mahla
CARE's Chief Humanitarian Officer Deepmala Mahla published an opinion piece on Newsweek where she discusses how armed conflict and violence fuel hunger and starvation. Everywhere I went, I encountered women and girls. Questions lingered in the air, unspoken but unmistakable: "Are we less than human? Is that why the world has turned away?"
Read MoreSomalia: Hunger soars and funding falls
Amid one of the worst hunger crises globally, Somalia’s humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as funding decreases. With 4.6 million people forecasted to face severe levels of hunger by June, the number of severely malnourished children under five has jumped to 1.8 million from 1.7 million since the beginning of the year.
Read MoreGaza blockade: More than two months without lifesaving supplies, stocks near depletion
It has been more than two months since the Israeli government closed off all of Gaza’s border crossings, blocking the entry of lifesaving aid supplies and commercial goods. Stocks of food are running out, causing the prices of goods to increase by at least 400 percent and further deepening the humanitarian crisis and starvation across Gaza.
Read MoreAssociated Press: Extreme hunger in Haiti. “In food crises, women often eat least and last.”
More than half of Haiti's population, 5.7 million people, is experiencing severe hunger. Martin Dickler, CARE's Country Director in Haiti, spoke to the Associated Press about the humanitarian situation and how it impacts women and girls.
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U.S. Congress fails to meet critical year-end deadlines as global needs skyrocket
Despite growing global challenges, the U.S. Congress missed the mark by failing to meet critical year-end deadlines to pass a robust FY25 federal budget or reauthorize the Farm Bill before the end of the year.
Read MoreCARE statement on IPC report on hunger in Gaza
The hunger we are seeing across Gaza is shocking and unconscionable and in every respect it’s getting worse. Whether or not the existence of famine can be determined doesn’t matter – widespread death, child wasting, malnutrition, illness, and severe trauma – all immense and preventable forms of suffering that have been happening for the past year.
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