Famine
Drought, Conflict and Famine In Africa
Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid...
Growing Risk of ‘mass’ Starvation Deaths In Africa
The United Nations warned Tuesday that "the risk of mass deaths from starvation ... is growing" among people in...
More Than 100 Million People To Face Severe Food Insecurity
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food...
Hungry S.Sudanese ‘eat Leaves and Seeds To Survive’
South Sudanese villagers are eating leaves from trees and precious seed stocks as food runs out in areas where famine...
Number of Kenyans Going Hungry Doubles To 3 Mn
The number of Kenyans needing emergency food aid has doubled in the past three months to three million, the Red Cross...
Mideast Conflicts Leave Millions Unsure of Next Meal
The devastating conflicts gripping the Middle East and North Africa have left 30 million people unsure of their next...
Six Aid Workers Killed In An Ambush In South Sudan
Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in famine-hit South Sudan, the United Nations said on Sunday, without...
Finland Allocates $20 Million To Famine-Hit African Countries
The Finnish government has allocated over EUR 18 million (over $20 million) to five famine-hit African countries at...
Third of Yemen Provinces On Brink of Famine
A third of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the brink of famine, the UN said Friday, warning that 60 percent of the...
Somali Leader Pleads For Help To Avert Famine
Somalia's president said on Thursday almost half his country's people are facing acute food shortages and about 15...
UN Struggles To Raise Funds To Avert Famine In Somalia
The United Nations has raised less than a third of the funding needed to prevent famine in Somalia, a spokesman said...
Cloaked In Rags and Dust, Somalis Flee Looming Famine
Mariam Ibrahim, her seven children and two neighbouring families were the last to leave their village in southwestern...
Celebrity Social Media Push To Help Somalia Goes Viral
UN says 2.9 million people in Somalia need urgent help "to save or sustain their lives". Campaign to raise $1m to...
Canada Gives $120 Mn For Famine-Hit Africa, Yemen
Canada's government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) Friday to help relieve food crises in...
Two Killed In Attack On South Sudan Aid Convoy
The International Organization for Migration said Thursday that two people were killed when gunmen attacked an aid...
South Sudan ‘to Profit’ From Crisis With $10,000 Visas
International aid agencies on Saturday slammed South Sudan's decision to raise foreign worker visa fees to as much as...
World Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since WWII
The United Nations is warning that the world is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II,...
World Facing Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945
The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nation's humanitarian chief said as he...
UN Chief Urges ‘massive Response’ To Avert Somali Famine
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to take action to avert famine in...