Famine
Famine Confirmed in Sudan as Conflict Hits 500 Days: Urgent Call for Global Action
Sudan
August 24, 2024
Famine Confirmed in Sudan as Conflict Hits 500 Days: Urgent Call for Global Action
As the conflict in Sudan approaches 500 days, the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) has confirmed the first famine globally…
Sudan Faces Twin Crises: Famine and Child Protection
Sudan
August 2, 2024
Sudan Faces Twin Crises: Famine and Child Protection
The humanitarian situation in Sudan is deteriorating rapidly, with famine declared in Zamzam displacement camp near El Fasher, affecting an…
At least 576,000 people in Gaza facing serious threat of impending famine compounded by lack of medical services
Palestine
February 29, 2024
At least 576,000 people in Gaza facing serious threat of impending famine compounded by lack of medical services
United Nations officials have accused Israel of systematically blocking aid from reaching desperate Palestinians in Gaza, warning that a quarter…
Horn of Africa regional ministers call for coordination to deal with food insecurity
Africa
October 9, 2022
Horn of Africa regional ministers call for coordination to deal with food insecurity
The East African bloc IGAD, aid groups, and development partners have called for greater coordination to fight growing hunger in…
IRC report spotlights famine around the world, Afghanistan in particular
Afghanistan
October 9, 2022
IRC report spotlights famine around the world, Afghanistan in particular
The International Rescue Committee released a report highlighting the global threats of hunger and famine, and it said Afghanistan is…
UN: Food insecurity in Yemen is at its worst level in four years
Yemen
October 1, 2022
UN: Food insecurity in Yemen is at its worst level in four years
The World Food Program said that last August witnessed the worst level of deterioration in food insecurity in Yemen in…
Burkina Faso: Two million people displaced amid worst food crisis
Africa
September 7, 2022
Burkina Faso: Two million people displaced amid worst food crisis
Almost two million people have been displaced in Burkina Faso amid the worst food crisis in a decade, international aid…
UN warns of looming famine in Somalia
Africa
September 6, 2022
UN warns of looming famine in Somalia
The United Nations has warned of an imminent famine in parts of Somalia between October and December, as drought worsens…
UN warns: Famine threatens 22 million people in Horn of Africa
Africa
August 21, 2022
UN warns: Famine threatens 22 million people in Horn of Africa
The United Nations World Food Program warned, Friday, August 19, 2022, that by September famine will be a threat to…
Since Taliban seized power, millions of Afghans on brink of starvation
Afghanistan
August 17, 2022
Since Taliban seized power, millions of Afghans on brink of starvation
A top U.N. official in Afghanistan said on Monday that millions of Afghans are on the brink of starvation as…