Drought is caused by a lack of rainfall, causing serious water shortages. It can be fatal. Droughts can be triggered by natural causes and by human activity. The IRC is delivering life-saving support ...

The world promised “never again.” Yet children are starving in Gaza and Sudan today. At least 132,000 children under five in Gaza are at risk of death from acute malnutrition. The famine ...

For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one. Even though Israel eased a 2 1/2-month ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - The war in Sudan and restrictions on aid deliveries have caused famine in at least one site in North Darfur, and have likely led to famine conditions in other parts of the conflict ...

The leading international authority on food crises said Tuesday that the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza.” It predicted “widespread death” without immediate action. The ...

1 in 11 people globally go hungry. Malnutrition causes nearly half of child deaths worldwide, yet most kids go untreated. The IRC delivers lifesaving nutrition services in 21 countries. Support the ...

Famine has spread to two regions of war-torn Sudan, including a major city in Darfur where paramilitary fighters have been rampaging, a global hunger monitoring group said Monday, as the war has ...