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Learn about usAn analysis by CARE highlights, for the first time, a global link between the inequalities faced by women and girls and food insecurity. Analyzing data from 2021, the report shows that across 109 countries, as inequality increases, food security decreases.
Read MoreA staggering 63 percent of South Sudan’s population will struggle to survive the peak of this year’s annual ‘lean season’, with 87,000 people predicted to be in catastrophic food crisis category – at the risk of starvation and death - whilst humanitarian agencies are forced to cut services due to lack of funds.
Read MoreOver 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 MoreOn Monday’s edition of Business Arena, host David Kennedy takes a closer look at war-fueled food inflation. A perfect storm of war, extreme weather and Covid-19 will drive global food prices to levels that will cause social unrest in some parts of the world, according to David Beasley, head of the United Nations World Food Programme.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
40 NGOs sign on to a joint statement on global food security and conflict-induced hunger, and the commitments necessary to address these needs, as world leaders turn their attention to the global hunger crisis in two pivotal events.
Read MoreAs the conflict in Ukraine continues, hundreds of kilometers away, communities in Africa are feeling the ripple effects. Across the East, Central, and Southern Africa Region, ordinary citizens are experiencing the initial effects even as indicators, and analysts, point to even more adverse repercussions hitting the region within the next six months.
Read MoreVital resources such as water have long been in short supply in eastern Ukraine. With the start of the war, the situation has worsened considerably. Countless water pipes have been damaged by the fighting. It is almost impossible to repair them - the danger from constant shelling is too great. Meanwhile, many places in eastern Ukraine have been completely cut off from the water supply.
Read MoreAs the war in Ukraine continues, the risk of knock-on impacts will grow. The hunger clock is ticking, especially in economically unstable countries, where vulnerable populations continue to face rising needs amidst shrinking resources.
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