Food and Water
CARE Calls for Urgent Action for Women and Girls in the Hunger Crisis
Today’s release of the Global Report on Food Crises marks another in a series of grave milestones in the fight against hunger: there are more people facing the worst forms of starvation today than there have been in this report’s 8-year history.
Read MoreFamine Looms in Sudan as Conflict Decimates Fragile Food Systems
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.
Read MoreNGOs express grave concern over suspension of food assistance in Yemen
Twenty-two humanitarian organizations in Yemen today are voicing our deep concern regarding the World Food Programme's (WFP) recent announcement of a “pause” of the General Food Assistance (GFA) programme, which will impact 9.5 million people experiencing food insecurity across northern Yemen.
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Water crisis threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands in Gaza
More than six weeks since the beginning of the crisis, civilians in Gaza are facing an acute water shortage, leading to an unprecedented situation with life and death implications for the 2.3 million people living there, 70% of whom – according to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) – have no access to clean water. In desperate conditions like these, the risk to children under five is part
Read MoreCARE Condemns the Targeting of Critical Food Infrastructure in Ukraine
We are extremely concerned about the ongoing targeting of civilian infrastructure, including of grain supplies in southern Ukraine, and Russia’s decision earlier in the week to pull out of the Black Sea Grain initiative.
Read MoreGlobal Food Crises, 2008 vs 2022: New Report Finds Disparities in Hunger and Funding
A new study—Knowing Better, Responding Worse: How Mistakes from 2008 Led to the Food Crisis of Today—just released by CARE reported that 112.6 million more people around the world were driven to hunger after 2020, compared to the previous major global food crisis (2008-2009).
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