Press releases and statements

Rainfall, violence and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are further exacerbating hunger in Sudan

New waves of displacement in the last 48 hours are exacerbating a crisis in which 24% of the population is in urgent need of assistance.

Despite escalating violence, Action Against Hunger is maintaining operations in Mali, where 402,000 people are displaced and 1.5 million face food insecurity.

Expert panel including Crystelle Pereira and Monica Galetti crown winners of nationwide competition championing nutrition and creativity, in partnership with Action Against Hunger.

The ceasefire does not reduce the needs in Lebanon, with 24% of the population suffering from food insecurity.

Sudan is facing the worst humanitarian crisis. In a country with over 51 million inhabitants, more than half, 33.7 million, need humanitarian aid to survive.

The #KeepEyesOnSudan coalition, a group of leading UK charities including Action Against Hunger, Age International, CARE International UK, CAFOD, Christian Aid, International Rescue Committee, Islamic Relief UK, Plan International UK, Save the Children UK, Tearfund, Oxfam and World Vision, are calling on the UK Government to take concrete action to end suffering in Sudan.   

Three years of war have collapsed Sudan's food system, leaving 28.9 million people acutely food insecure. This joint report by Action Against Hunger, CARE International, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, and Norwegian Refugee Council examines how conflict disrupts food production, trade and access and calls for urgent, coordinated action to prevent further catastrophe.

Humanitarian needs are critical and growing, though response capacity is severely limited. All parties are urged to cease hostilities and uphold international humanitarian law to protect civilians.

The escalation in the Middle East is driving a surge in humanitarian needs and putting millions of civilians at risk.

Frontline professionals near the front lines face escalating psychological strain as violence, displacement, and winter energy outages intensify.

Escalating violence in north-eastern Syria forces mass displacement as aid access tightens and winter needs surge.