2024 – so much has happened. Let's take a look back. We probably remember the many shocking news stories from various crisis regions worldwide.

My trip to the far south of Madagascar greatly moved me. The region has been repeatedly affected by severe droughts for several years, causing pervasive hunger. Children and young women, in particular, are severely affected by food insecurity.
But the situation is gradually improving. One significant local development that has given me hope is the so-called “care groups,” in which women support each other in recognizing signs of malnutrition in children at an early stage.
Another trip took me to Sudan, a country suffering from a cruel civil war.

Millions of people had to leave their homes. In 2024, analyses have shown that there is famine in several regions. Hunger is claiming lives there every day––including those of children.
For me personally, the suffering of the people in Sudan is particularly painful, as I lived in the west of the country for several years. Millions of people are dependent on food aid.
WHH is doing life-saving work on the ground to preventeven more people from dying from hunger. We distribute food to refugees and people seeking protection, for example, in the Zamzam camp for displaced persons, and provide them with clean water and sanitary facilities.

Gaza is another region where armed conflict is causing a great deal of suffering.
Almost two million people are in urgent need of food aid. Here, too, a state of famine has been officially declared. We have, therefore, decided to take action in Gaza.
An experienced colleague told me that he had never experienced a crisis of this magnitude––despite his decades of experience in crisis regions around the world. These words resonated deeply and made me realize how urgently we must act.
In South Sudan, it is the climate crisis and its effects that are causing hardship for people. Floods have forced many to leave their homes.
Thanks to our anticipatory humanitarian action program, we could react early, predict floods and organize evacuations in good time. This experience has shown us that this kind of anticipatory action can save lives, whether it's floods or droughts.
Learn more about the issues:
Our emergency action in Sudan
8.5 million people in Sudan are in an acute food emergency. We are helping on the ground by distributing food and household items, constructing latrines, washing facilities, and disposing of waste in camps for internally displaced people. Find out more and support this cause with a donation
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WHH in Gaza
The ongoing conflict in Gaza has triggered one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. Since 2024, with our partners CESVI and Juzoor, we have been supporting people in the hardest-hit areas with food distributions and running mobile clinics and nutrition camps, among other things. Learn more and donate
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Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
Humanitarian action usually only starts when many people have already lost everything. WHH's approach is to act wherever possible on the basis of forecasts and predictions and to intervene before crises and disasters lead to hunger and destruction. More information on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
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Strengthening climate resilience – acting internationally
Climate resilience describes the resilience of society and the economy to the consequences of climate change. The protection of livelihoods is critical here. Climate change poses particularly significant challenges for countries in the Global South. Together with our partners, we run numerous projects in which climate resilience is an important goal. Find out more about climate resilience
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Our emergency action in Sudan
8.5 million people in Sudan are in an acute food emergency. We are helping on the ground by distributing food and household items, constructing latrines, washing facilities, and disposing of waste in camps for internally displaced people. Find out more and support this cause with a donation
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WHH in Gaza
The ongoing conflict in Gaza has triggered one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. Since 2024, with our partners CESVI and Juzoor, we have been supporting people in the hardest-hit areas with food distributions and running mobile clinics and nutrition camps, among other things. Learn more and donate
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Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
Humanitarian action usually only starts when many people have already lost everything. WHH's approach is to act wherever possible on the basis of forecasts and predictions and to intervene before crises and disasters lead to hunger and destruction. More information on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
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Strengthening climate resilience – acting internationally
Climate resilience describes the resilience of society and the economy to the consequences of climate change. The protection of livelihoods is critical here. Climate change poses particularly significant challenges for countries in the Global South. Together with our partners, we run numerous projects in which climate resilience is an important goal. Find out more about climate resilience
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