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World hunger facts: Seven things you should know
World hunger is still a problem facing the world in 2024. Get the facts about the global hunger crisis as it stands and learn what can be done.
- Article
- July 14, 2025
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
- August 9, 2023
Three ways to tackle world hunger
There is a global hunger crisis happening now. Here are three ways we can tackle it ahead of the Global Food Security Summit.
- Article
- November 30, 2023
Ending the hunger crisis: Response, recovery and resilience
Hunger is on the rise and tens of millions are facing emergency levels of food insecurity. This report summarises proven solutions and calls on the G7 to urgently act.
- Report
- May 18, 2021
No progress without peace: Failure to act will result in 20 years of child hunger in Yemen
In a report released today (3rd December) humanitarian agency, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), is calling on world leaders to catalyse opportunities for peace in Yemen and warning that failure to do so could lead to 20 years of rampant child hunger.
- Resource
- November 29, 2019
Ending malnutrition
Malnutrition isn’t just hunger. It’s a life-threatening condition that can rob children of the opportunity to live full, healthy and productive lives.
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Hunger crisis in Afghanistan: Millions on the brink of famine
We must act quickly to prevent famine in a country where millions of children are already at risk of acute malnutrition.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
Meet a courageous Somali mother fighting to survive hunger
Aisho, a mother of three, fled her home in Jalaqlaqsi, Somalia earlier this year because of severe drought. When her twins were 20-months-old, she brought them to the IRC clinic to be treated for malnutrition. No parent should have to watch their child suffer from starvation, yet this year, it is projected that 2.7 million Somalis will face crisis levels of food insecurity. Watch to hear her family's inspiring story of hope and survival.
- Video
- July 21, 2022
News Alert: Sudan facing catastrophic hunger crisis
- Press Release
- February 13, 2024
War and hunger are destroying families in South Sudan
The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, has been ravaged by civil war and political infighting since 2013. After a peace agreement failed to unite the country last July, the conflict quickly spread to previously unaffected areas. That’s when the war came to Angelina Nyatuoy’s home in Mirmir, a small province of Panyijar County, located in South Sudan’s Unity state.
- Article
- June 30, 2022