Each year, the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist identifies and ranks the countries most at risk for experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis.

Drought and conflict have left record numbers of people in the East Africa and other regions in dire need of aid. The world must act now to avert famine.

The U.S. State Department's termination of over 10,000 foreign aid grants has crippled IRC programs, leaving 2 million vulnerable people without critical humanitarian services.

Famine thresholds have been surpassed in Gaza City, with the entire population facing crisis-level or worse food insecurity.