Tell U.S. Leaders: Fund solutions to improve food insecurity globally. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌







Everyone has a fundamental right to food — but currently, there are 45 million people in 43 countries across the globe who are at risk of severe food insecurity.

We are living through an unprecedented hunger catastrophe.

People facing food insecurity in places like Somalia, Lebanon, and Afghanistan are doing whatever they can to keep food on the table for their families. But with new and worsening humanitarian crises, including the war in Ukraine, they are quickly running out of options.

Will you demand that the U.S. Senate support an additional $5 billion in lifesaving and long-term food security funding?
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In Uganda, where the effects of climate change have depleted food sources, Akol Maria feeds her son porridge, which she learned to make more nutritious in a Mercy Corps training for mothers.
The war in Ukraine has caused supply shortages, which in turn have caused rising prices for wheat and other food. In the Horn of Africa, these cost increases will serve as a hunger multiplier and are already having a devastating impact on families. For Elizabeth — a Kenyan mother of seven — this has meant rationing meals for her children, forcing her to decide which are the most in need of food. And for Ali in Somalia, it meant selling everything to flee his homeland with his wife and four small children.

These are decisions no parent should have to make.

The number of people worldwide facing crisis-level hunger has more than doubled since 2019 and is worsening every day. By scaling up emergency funding to address the current shortfall, we can help meet the urgent needs of families today and help them thrive in the future. Urge the U.S. Senate to support a $5 billion supplemental appropriation to provide long-term, lifesaving funding.

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The global food security crisis is not going away. However, there is still time to avert a hunger catastrophe. Join Mercy Corps in demanding our leaders take swift action before it’s too late.

Sincerely,

The Mercy Corps team