Climatic shocks have created a devastating food insecurity crisis across East Africa. Over the last few years, the dangerous combination of prolonged drought and flooding has led to soaring levels of severe malnutrition, especially among children.

Bisharo and Nurad are two 35-year-old mothers living in Ethiopia, where a combination of climate shocks and conflict has deepened the food insecurity. Though different circumstances caused them to become displaced, they have come to share the same daily goal: to gain access to food that will keep their children well-nourished and healthy.

Since the Sudan conflict began in April 2023, millions have faced immense hardship. Through EU-funded IRC programs, Dr. Mogahed Ilkeet, himself displaced by the crisis, delivers life-saving care at Tunaydbah camp in Sudan, near the Ethiopian border. Among those he’s helped is Almas, who fled with her children and little else. With IRC support, her severely malnourished son is now recovering.

Get the latest on the impacts of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Herat province on 7 October 2023.