Anita Kirschenbaum

Sep 11, 2024 | csis.org | Zane Swanson |Anita Kirschenbaum |Caitlin Welsh

In April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces spread into a deadly civil war across Sudan. Now, 16 months since the onset of the conflict, extreme violence and restrictions to the flow of humanitarian aid have led to widespread acute food insecurity and the worst internal displacement crisis in the world.

Apr 11, 2024 | csis.org | Caitlin Welsh |Anita Kirschenbaum |Zane Swanson

Global leaders have yet to issue a formal declaration of famine in Gaza, despite evidence that Palestinians in the North Gaza and Gaza Governorates are suffering from famine today. The nature of food insecurity across the entire Gaza Strip is unprecedented this century. What is at stake by failing to issue a formal declaration of famine? Beyond ceasing hostilities and restoring humanitarian access, what else is needed to halt famine and prevent further suffering in the Gaza Strip?