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IRC President and CEO David Miliband Briefs United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Induced Food Insecurity and Famine
- Press Release
- August 3, 2023
Famine imminent in northern Gaza: children are being starved by Israel’s blockade and bombardment; the IRC strongly reiterates call for immediate ceasefire
- Press Release
- March 19, 2024
A man-made hunger crisis in Nigeria
The war against Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terror group, has created massive displacement and famine-like conditions for 14.8 million people in northeastern Nigeria. Some 5.1 million people don't have access to sufficient food, and 2.8 million children are severely malnourished. If nothing changes, more than 200 children will die each day. This crisis is man-made, but the solutions are too.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Momentum to prevent famine in Afghanistan must continue; IRC calls on the international community to work swifty to save Afghan lives
- Press Release
- March 4, 2022
Mali faces famine-like conditions as humanitarian situation worsens, warns IRC
- Press Release
- September 12, 2023
As Yemen teeters on the brink of famine, IRC urges G20 leaders to fulfil humanitarian commitments at Saudi Arabia summit
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
One of Sudan’s largest IDP camps is facing famine conditions; IRC calls for an immediate ceasefire and unimpeded access to populations in need
- Press Release
- August 1, 2024
New IRC report: Almost five million people at risk of hunger and famine as swarms of desert locusts destroy crops across East Africa
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
Three-time Academy Award® Nominated Actor and Screenwriter Sacha Baron Cohen announces $500,000 donation to the International Rescue Committee and Save the Children USA for Sudan to address the world's most severe hunger crisis
- Press Release
- October 24, 2024
Heat wave underscores urgent need to address climate change
As the United States and Europe deal with a heat wave, people least responsible for global emissions are on the front lines of an urgent, deadly battle against climate change.
- Article
- July 18, 2024