Half the population of South Sudan are facing extreme hunger.JUBA, South Sudan (June 21, 2017) — Areas of South Sudan in famine have improved, but the country is experiencing the most alarming levels of food insecurity in its history, according to an early warning famine report released today. In June and July, the number of people
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Read MoreAfter three years of brutal conflict, famine was declared in South Sudan’s Unity State, meaning thousands are dying of starvation. With nearly five million people suffering from extreme hunger, famine is likely to spread to other parts of the country if urgent interventions are not taken.“The last three years of violence have pushed people over
Read MoreLandmark bipartisan legislation makes critical strides toward reducing hunger and malnutrition worldwideWASHINGTON (July 6, 2016) — The global poverty-fighting organization CARE is celebrating the historic passage today of the Global Food Security Act (S.1252), bipartisan legislation that will reduce food insecurity for the nearly 800 million people worldwide who suffer from chronic hunger.The Glo
Read MoreA flexible food aid system would feed millions more hungry people and empower local farmers at no additional cost to the American taxpayerWASHINGTON (April 15, 2015) — A top advocate with the poverty-fighting organization CARE today urged legislators to modernize the U.S. food aid system during testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.“Experience has shown
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Best solution to avert famine is for all parties to lay down their weapons immediately, says CAREJUBA, South Sudan — An updated report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the key tool for monitoring the status of the food crisis in South Sudan, shows there is still time to prevent a famine in
Read MoreAid agencies face closure of projects as money fails to arriveA group of seven major international aid agencies said they face a shortfall of $89 million just when the South Sudan humanitarian crisis edges closer to the risk of famine. Speaking out on the 3rd anniversary of the country’s independence they warned their aid efforts
Read MoreContinuing conflict and start of rainy season put women and their children at risk of starvationBentiu, South Sudan - CARE, one of the leading aid agencies in South Sudan, is gravely concerned about the sharp increase of malnutrition, diseases and mortality rates of children affected by conflict. Severe acute malnutrition rates among children under five
Read MoreCARE scales up response, urges donors to ease restrictions on aid deliveryNAIROBI (July 20, 2011) - Today, famine was officially declared in two regions of southern Somalia – the first time a major famine has been announced since the famine in the Somali region of Ethiopia in 2000. This morning's declaration of famine confirms that
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