BREAKING NEWS: FAMINE CONDITIONS FOUND IN NORTHERN DARFUR
"This extreme level of hunger where people, especially children, are starving to death every day, is expected to persist until at least October."
—Eatizaz Yousif, IRC Country Director for Sudan
John, we are devastated to share this news with you.
Intense fighting in Sudan has driven the Zamzam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Northern Darfur—host to half a million displaced people—into famine conditions. This means at least one in five households in this area faces an extreme lack of food, with little to no options to feed themselves.
Give now to rush lifesaving support to help children and families survive in Sudan and other crisis zones >>
🚨Just last month, we announced that the International Rescue Committee is rapidly scaling up our emergency response in Sudan to meet increasing humanitarian needs. We are:
- Supporting people who have been displaced internally through health and nutrition support; water, sanitation, and hygiene programs; and economic empowerment services.
- Providing protection and empowerment services for women and children, including gender-based violence survivors.
- Establishing offices in new regions, including Port Sudan, and launching an emergency response in River Nile state to deliver safe water, sanitation and hygiene services, and cash assistance.
Right now, because the needs are so immense, your gift will go THREE TIMES as far, but this match is only for a limited time. For example, just $50 is enough to provide two months of emergency food for malnourished children. Please, rush your emergency gift now to help children and their families in Sudan and other crisis zones. >>
In Sudan, IRC Doctor Mogahed carefully assesses a young child's health using MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) screening tape, used to help identify cases of malnutrition.
The scale of suffering is almost unimaginable. Sudan is already the world's worst displacement crisis and it's rapidly becoming the world's worst hunger crisis. But the reality is that malnutrition is simple to treat.
We have treatment that is over 90% effective in curing malnutrition–but we need your help to radically scale our work so that no child has to die of hunger.
For a limited time, your gift will go THREE TIMES as far to protect children and their families from the rising threat of starvation, as well as ensure that children and families facing crisis can survive and thrive.
Thank you for your immediate action and support.
—Emergency Response Team at IRC |
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