This article is published in association with United Nations. UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, more mass displacement and worsening hunger. The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR) says Israeli military tactics in Gaza City – including strikes on homes and schools – are […]Gaza: UN agencies warn of escalating attacks, mass displacement and famine
September 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, more mass displacement and worsening hunger. The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR) says Israeli military tactics in Gaza City – including strikes on homes and schools – are […]Famine looms in Somalia without funding boost, WFP says
March 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “The time to step up is now” for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of acute malnutrition, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. The East African country faced famine in 2022, but a scale-up in humanitarian assistance helped […]‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
November 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, food security experts said on Friday. The warning comes in an alert issued by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee (FRC), which underscored that the humanitarian situation in the […]Youth-led groups tackle famine in war-ravaged Sudan
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. How do you tackle famine? UN News spoke with young people operating “emergency response rooms” in war-torn Sudan to find out how they are helping to overcome hunger at besieged famine-stricken camps in North Darfur, home to more than half a million displaced people, as the world […]Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid
August 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. With famine confirmed in the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur, there are growing concerns that similar crises may be unfolding in other nearby camps, an official with the UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) said on Wednesday, in an interview with UN News. The Zamzam […]Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration
August 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people in need, now that famine has been confirmed in parts of the country. A $2.7 billion plan to support nearly 15 million people this year is less than a third funded, resulting […]What causes famine? Here’s what history teaches us
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Guido Alfani, Associate Professor of Economic History, Bocconi University, Cormac Ó Gráda, Professor Emeritus, University College Dublin The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought the spectre of war back to Europe. Famine could be next, not necessarily in the […]47 million people in the world are on the edge of famine. What can be done?
May 3, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content Russia’s war in Ukraine is worsening world hunger, with 47 million people in 81 countries on the edge of famine, the World Food Programme warns.The number of people facing acute food insecurity […]Yemen: €95 million in EU humanitarian aid for people threatened by conflict and famine
March 1, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is allocating €95 million in humanitarian support to address the most pressing needs of people in Yemen amid record highs of child malnutrition, an imminent threat of famine and renewed fighting. More than 2 million children as well as over 1 […]
