Food, hunger and nutrition

Natasha with her son in a temporary tent

20 October 2022

330 million women could lose one meal a day due to the impact of the war in Ukraine

Over 200 million people urgently needed humanitarian food assistance just to survive by September 2022.

Amina next to her makeshift structure with her children at the IDP camp in Lower Jubba, Somalia.

09 August 2022

Report reveals gender hunger gap widening as global food crisis worsens

A new report by humanitarian charity CARE International has warned that at least 150 million more women go hungry than men as the global food crisis worsens.

A woman holds a baby, surrounded by food supplies

15 August 2022

New research reveals the impact of food and economic crisis in Afghanistan on women and girls

Research by the humanitarian organisation CARE International reveals the harsh toll the food and economic crisis in Afghanistan is having on women and girls including the access to medical attention and an increase in child marriages.

A woman stands in front of an extremely dry landscape in Somalia

14 October 2022

Somalia drought puts women and girls at higher risk of violence

As the drought in Somalia intensifies, women and girls are facing a devastating increase in incidents of gender-based violence.

A boy drinks from a temporary water supply

18 October 2022

Toxic cocktail of cholera and hunger threatens millions from Haiti to the Horn of Africa – says CARE International

The resurgence of cholera in some of the world’s hunger hotspots, including Haiti, Syria, Pakistan, South Sudan and Afghanistan, is threatening the lives of millions of already vulnerable people.