Food Security Somalia Project #57674

Global Hunger Crisis Appeal

by Australian Red Cross Society

Project Report | Nov 16, 2023
Global Hunger Crisis

By Clare | Partnerships Team

This growing crisis is already impacting around 20 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan.

Why is this?

Climate change, armed conflict, the flow-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic hardship are driving this humanitarian crisis across many parts of Africa.

The situation across East Africa is particularly concerning. In South Sudan, conflict and multiple seasons of flooding are causing food insecurity. More than half of the people in the country don't have enough food, making this one of the worst hunger crises we have seen for generations.

Six consecutive seasons of failed rains across Somalia and Ethiopia are causing harvests to fail and water to dry up. There isn’t much food available in the few markets that are still open, and high fuel prices are making it difficult for people to travel to these markets.

That’s why Australian Red Cross is now directing emergency funds to include South Sudan in addition to Ethiopia and Somalia.

How your support will help

Donations to the Global Hunger Crisis Appeal will help provide emergency assistance for people around the globe who are experiencing hunger and food insecurity.

Today, all donations to the Global Hunger Crisis Appeal will support our response in Somalia, Ethiopia, and South Sudan

That support may include:

Humanitarian assistance to people experiencing hunger and food insecurity. This assistance will be delivered by Red Cross and Red Crescent partners on the ground, through IFRC or ICRC Appeals, and may include activities such as food, health, water and sanitation, cash and voucher assistance as well as protection initiatives.
Specialist aid workers to assist local teams to respond to the crisis
Program support and monitoring and evaluation costs of the assistance provided on the ground

Thank you, on behalf of all those you are helping with supporting Australian Red Cross.

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Jul 7, 2023
Global Hunger Crisis

By Clare Hedger | Partnerships Team

The Horn of Africa is in the midst of its worst hunger crisis in decades, with 22 million people facing starvation.

Right now, women, men, and children in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are experiencing extreme hunger because of conflict and climate change. Countless families are unable to access food and water. We simply can’t keep looking away, it’s time to take action.

The worst drought in 40 years has left the land bone dry. Crops are failing, livestock are dying, and water is increasingly hard to find. What’s more, this region is dependent on Ukraine and Russia for nearly a third of its cereal supply, which has been greatly interrupted by the Ukraine Crisis.

Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers are on the ground right now, working hard to connect communities who are hardest hit with food, health care, cash assistance, water, sanitation and hygiene.

To date, staff and volunteers from Somali Red Crescent, Ethiopian Red Cross and Kenya Red Cross have collectively reached more than 704,000 people affected by the drought across the Horn of Africa, connecting them with health care and providing them with cash assistance, as well as water, sanitation, hygiene, and livelihood assistance.

“A massive scale up is required to offer life-saving assistance to millions of people struggling to find the food they need,” said Australian Red Cross Director of International Programs, Alex Mathieson. “The Movement’s response is also focusing on addressing the underlying causes of the crisis through longer term programs to improve the resilience of the most impoverished communities and displaced populations.”

Your donation to the Global Hunger Crisis Appeal will help provide emergency assistance for people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia who are facing devastating hunger.

We thank you for your support as together we can make a change.

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