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Why are children so vulnerable to famine and other hunger crises? 
Across the world, hunger crises are disproportionately impacting children. Learn why children are especially vulnerable to famine and what the IRC is doing to help. 
- Article
- October 19, 2023
Medical Aid for Palestinians and International Rescue Committee Emergency Medical Team report serious malnutrition and harrowing injuries in Gaza hospital
- Press Release
- January 5, 2024
Improving child survival and well-being
Scaling and decentralizing wasting treatment for children experiencing acute malnutrition
- Report
- June 8, 2023
“The war destroyed our dreams”: Four mothers in Yemen speak out
Nearly a half-decade of war in Yemen has turned the country into the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Four mothers explain how the conflict has impacted their families.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Three Somali mothers battle drought and famine
Meet Fartun, Nasteho and Halima, who are all fighting to secure a brighter future for their children in Somalia.
- Article
- September 12, 2023
Meet the team that travels 3 hours to deliver medical care in Afghanistan
With over three million children under the age of five experiencing acute malnutrition annually, Afghanistan has faced a persistent hunger crisis that has remained at catastrophic levels for the last three years.
- Video
- November 6, 2024
Working to end extreme hunger
Twenty million people face extreme hunger in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria because of a deadly combination of drought and conflict. The International Rescue Committee is bringing malnutrition screenings and health care to communities in crisis.
- Slideshow
- September 13, 2022
Niger
The International Rescue Committee is one of the largest humanitarian organizations in Niger, serving over 270,000 clients annually through programming that includes cash distribution, health care and malnutrition support, educational empowerment and protection services.
- Country
Humanitarian leaders call on global donors to fund nutrition crisis on World Food Day
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
IRC ramps up emergency response for Nigerians fleeing Boko Haram terror
The International Rescue Committee is significantly scaling up our humanitarian response in northeastern Nigeria, where hunger and famine threaten people who have lived in the grip of Boko Haram terror over the past four years.
- Article
- June 27, 2022