ICRC fears huge ‘suffering’ in 2023

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Wednesday "an enormous level of suffering" awaits the world in 2023 with famine spreading.

Mirjana Spoljaric, who took over at the ICRC in October, told a Geneva press conference: "We expect an enormous level of suffering. "

"As the world is trending at the moment we don't see any easing of the humanitarian pressures, they will be immense potentially," she said, adding that the situation is "extremely alarming".