Kenya: 1.4 million to 4.4 million - an increase of 214%Somalia: 2.3 million to 6.7 million- an increase of 191%Ethiopia: 6.8 million to 11.9 million - an increase of 75% (according to available data)The number of people facing extreme hunger in East Africa has exponentially shot up between November 2021 and August 2022, and the situation continues to deteriorate as a poor start to the October-December rains has initiated a fifth consecutive season of drought. Irrespective of if there is a famine declaration in coming months or not, thousands have already lost their lives to extreme hunger.

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-threat-famine-east-africa-shows-need-key-changes-how-world-battles-famine-and

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New York, NY, May 12, 2023 —  David Miliband, IRC President and CEO stated, 'I have just completed an invaluable visit to Arizona, where I met with IRC staff and with clients who have lived through the humanitarian situation south of the U.S. - Mexico border firsthand.  'When I last visited the IRC response at the U.S.-Mexico border three years ago, I witnessed the impacts on IRC's clients of the ‘wall' of border policies and practices that made it impossible to access protection guaranteed by U.

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/america-can-combine-humanity-order-border-irc-president-and-ceo-david-miliband-end

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London, July 27, 2022 —  This summer may go down in history as the summer when the global climate emergency got real for Britain. But while Britain works out how to cope with sweltering temperatures, there are millions of people for whom the climate crisis has already become a fight for survival.   The current extreme droughts in East Africa and the Sahel have exacerbated the food insecurity and malnutrition crisis affecting millions of children, and yet are not having the media attention and global support needed.

https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/irc-calls-support-children-hit-summers-extreme-drought

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2 in 3 children surveyed by IRC showed signs of psychological distress, such as increased crying, sadness and nightmares. Safety concerns for women and girls due to now crowded living situations and insufficient access to basic services. More than 60% of the surveyed households identified having a head of household who was a person at risk, such as female headed household, older person or someone with chronic illnesses. March 6, 2023 —  One month since a deadly 7.8 earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria on 6th February, millions of women and children now find themselves particularly at risk in northwest Syria, warns the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/one-month-devastating-earthquake-women-and-children-most-risk-northwest-syria-irc

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The recent devastation caused by Storm Daniel in Libya has once again shed light on the dire situation faced by conflict-affected and climate-vulnerable communities. Libya, a nation already grappling with the impacts of more than a decade of conflict, has been pushed to the brink by the intensifying consequences of climate change. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) underscores that climate change has amplified extreme weather events, making them more frequent, prolonged, and severe, thus exacerbating the plight of vulnerable populations.

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/flooding-libya-emblematic-climate-change-and-conflict-vulnerable-communities-warns

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