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A smiling elderly Afghan woman sits on the ground with her hands folded at her knees with a large sack grain beside her.

Crisis in Afghanistan: Unprecedented hunger after the conflict

Here are five reasons the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist ranked Afghanistan as the country most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.

ArticleJanuary 7, 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
An IRC health worker examines a child in Yemen for malnutrition as his mother holds him in her arms.

The top 10 crises the world should be watching in 2021

The IRC has released its 2021 Emergency Watchlist, a global list of humanitarian crises that are expected to deteriorate the most over the coming year.

ArticleJanuary 6, 2021
Malnourished child with his mother in Yemen

“As a father, I can say that what is happening in Yemen really hits my heart”

IRC aid worker in Yemen writes about the heavy toll the two-year war has taken on an entire country, and on the humanitarian agencies struggling to reach those on the brink of starvation.

ArticleApril 26, 2017
A young girl wearing a pink floral headscarf in a remote mountain area of Yemen

Why is Yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis?

The war in Yemen is contributing to what the U.N. says could become "the worst famine in the world in 100 years." 22 million people are in need of aid.

ArticleOctober 15, 2018
A boy leans against a fence made of branches in Ethiopia

Crisis in Ethiopia: New conflict threatens the region

Ethiopia features on the IRC's annual Emergency Watchlist for the third year in a row but rises into the top five for the first time due to escalating conflict in Tigray. Here's what you need to know.

ArticleJanuary 8, 2021
A mother sits holds her baby at an IRC health clinic in Somalia

Crisis in Somalia: Aid workers hampered as needs rise

Here are five reasons the IRC's Watchlist ranks Somalia among countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.

ArticleJanuary 4, 2022
A mother and four-month-old baby at a malnutrition treatment center in Nigeria

War and hunger threaten children in Nigeria

The war against Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terror group, has uprooted 14.8 million people in northeastern Nigeria who now face the threat of famine. The crisis is man-made, but the solutions are too. Unless the world pays attention, nothing will change.

ArticleFebruary 23, 2017
A man chases away a swarm of desert locusts in a field in Kenya.

The other plague: Locusts are devastating East Africa          

A catastrophic locust outbreak is coursing through East Africa, threatening starvation for millions of people. The IRC is actively responding with our humanitarian partners in local communities. 

ArticleJune 23, 2020

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