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A young boy with severe acute malnutrition receives treatment at the Banadir District Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.

5 things you think you know about famine, and the actual facts

More than 14 million people are facing starvation in the Horn of Africa alone. Famines are not a new phenomenon, but they are preventable. It’s time to take a closer look at what you think you know about famine.

ArticleMay 11, 2022
A child is screened for malnutrition at an IRC clinic in a camp near Mogadishu, Somalia

Ending famine is defining global issue for millennials

An independent public opinion poll commissioned by the IRC finds that surprisingly few Americans know about the hunger crisis - and that some generations are more motivated than others to solve it.

ArticleJuly 12, 2017

“Face of the famine” baby, Minhaj, before and after

As drought and conflict once again push Somalia to the brink of famine, see how a baby whose story alerted the world to his country's suffering was rescued from starvation six years ago.

ArticleMarch 17, 2017
A MUAC tape around a South Sudanese baby's upper arm shows that he is at risk of acute malnutrition

Hunger crisis: How can G7 leaders help end famine?

The leaders at the G7 summit must act now on conflict, climate change and COVID-19 to end the growing hunger crisis. There has never been more at stake.

ArticleMay 19, 2021

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