The Agence France Presse mentioned CARE on the number of severely malnourished children under five in Somalia, which has increased to 1.8 million, according to a UN-backed monitoring body report. CARE said that 479,000 of these children are expected to be severely malnourished and at risk of dying without urgent help.
Read MoreAmid 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 MoreIt 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 MoreMillions have been displaced by decades of long simmering conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Countless families have been torn apart, and too many lives have been uprooted.
Read MoreOne month after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, the humanitarian needs remain unmet, and women and girls remain among those most at risk. Nearly 3,700 people have died, 4,800 are injured, and hundreds are still missing.
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
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.
Read MoreHumanitarian aid assets funded by the EU that helped restore access to water, sanitation and hygiene to thousands of displaced people who lost their homes and are sheltering at schools across Gaza have either been damaged or destroyed by Israeli airstrikes over the past two weeks.
Read MoreAbdirahman 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.
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