Site search | The IRC

480 Results Showing results 61-70

Food insecurity at an all-time high in West and Central Africa: Millions of people face hunger if no immediate action is taken, warns IRC
- Press Release
- May 7, 2024
Little girl braves war and cancer in Yemen
Yousra has cancer in her left eye and is trapped by war in Yemen. While she is being treated at an IRC-supported clinic for malnutrition, there are no doctors left who can treat her cancer. Watch and share her story.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Yemen
People in Yemen suffer catastrophic needs due to conflict, economic crisis and displacement in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Public services are on the brink of collapse while malnutrition rates remain among the highest in the world.
- Country
Time to act not react: recommendations for halting famine in Somalia and mitigating risks globally
A policy brief focused on the emerging hunger crisis in Somalia and elsewhere with actionable recommendations on how the global community should respond.
- Report
- September 15, 2022
As COVID-19 increases global food insecurity, less children are receiving nutrition support across conflict-affected states
- Press Release
- September 15, 2022
David Miliband: witnessing the crisis in Yemen
International Rescue Committee president David Miliband recently visited Yemen, where he heard harrowing stories of aid workers being evacuated from the city of Hodeidah. He also saw the dire impacts of malnutrition and a dearth of health supplies in a country the United Nations says is threatened by the worst famine in 100 years.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
"We just want peace": an aid worker's hopes and fears for Yemen
Caught up in a brutal war since 2015, Yemen is on the brink of famine. An IRC nutrition manager in Yemen who is expecting her first child talks about her fears for the future and the hope she derives from her team's work.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
World Leaders Must Act Now to Avert Global Nutrition Crisis and Build Resilient Health Systems at Nutrition for Growth Summit, IRC warns
- Press Release
- March 24, 2025
Follow a mobile health team treating children in Yemen's remotest villages
IRC mobile health teams in war-torn Yemen are delivering lifesaving medical services to people living in remote mountainous regions. Follow one team on its weekly journey to the village of Mosuk to treat malnourished children, many suffering from cholera.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
The double burden of COVID-19 and locusts in East Africa
Coinciding with COVID-19, desert locust swarms in the Horn and East Africa may cause massive crop failure and food insecurity. Here's what you need to know
- Report
- June 3, 2020