malnutrition
Somali President Declares ‘national Disaster’ Over Drought
Somali's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday declared a "national disaster" due to severe...
Famine-Hit South Sudanese Eat Water Lilies To Survive
Thousands of people at the epicentre of a man-made famine in South Sudan emerged from the safety of the swamps this...
What Is A Famine?
From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or...
Hiding In Swamps, S.Sudanese Eat Little More Than Lilies
Thousands of people at the epicentre of a man-made famine in South Sudan emerged from the safety of the swamps this...
32,000 South Sudanese Already Entered Sudan In 2017
About 32,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan since the start of the year, with tens of thousands more expected to...
Upper East Records Improvement In Malnutrition Indicators
There has been a 5.8% decline in the figures of underweight babies under five years born in the Upper East Region. This...
Bashir Orders Full Aid Access To S. Sudan Famine Areas
President Omar al-Bashir has ordered Sudanese authorities to assist the delivery of international humanitarian aid to...
UN Needs $4.4 Bn For Famine Relief In Four Countries
UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN...
Iraq Forces Poised For Mosul Airport Assault
Iraqi forces readied on Wednesday for an assault on Mosul airport after blitzing jihadist positions in a renewed...
How Bad the Civil Unrest Has Gotten
The famine in South Sudan has made it difficult to engage in subsistence and commercial farming especially in the...
1.4 Million Children Face Famine In Four Countries
Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from famine in Nigeria, Somalia,...
Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....
Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....
South Sudan Declares Famine In Unity State
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....
South Sudan Warns of Hundreds of Thousands Facing Famine
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years....
Aid For Sudan To Drop Despite US Easing Sanctions
Global financial support for humanitarian work in conflict-riven Sudan is expected to drop this year despite improved...
MSF Urges Aid Access In Yemen
Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday urged all warring parties in Yemen to allow aid deliveries, saying it had treated...
UN Warns of ‘looming Catastrophe’ In 4 Besieged Syria Towns
The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four besieged towns in Syria,...
U.N. Seeks $2.1 Billion To Avert Famine In Yemen
The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving assistance to 12...