Explainer: What is famine? | UN News
With the release of the latest food security report from the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) on war-ravaged Gaza since December, World Food Programme (WFP) chief economist Arif Husain walked UN…
Gazans on verge of famine need ‘exponential’ aid boost, says UN
“Any food and other emergency aid that comes into Gaza, as we all know, is desperately needed; there is no question about it,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for UN aid…
Chaos across Haiti amid high risk of famine
The lack of goods and resources is worsening an already precarious economic situation, with water and basic services being “stretched to the limit”, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said. The UN…
First Person: Water and electricity ‘will save us from famine’
Droughts, partly caused by climate change and the resulting lack of water, have driven many communities to the brink as they have been unable to grow the crops they rely…
Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’
“The official records yesterday or this morning said there was a tenth child officially registered in a hospital as having starved to death,” said UN health agency spokesperson Christian Lindmeier.…
UPDATING LIVE: Security Council meets on Gaza as risk of famine grows by the day
4:08 PM ‘Stop fighting immediately’: UK proposes 3-step plan United Kingdom Ambassador Barbara Woodward said to address the desperate situation in Gaza, three things need to happen, beginning with a…
Faster and safe aid access critical to keep famine and disease at bay in Gaza
Getting enough supplies into and across Gaza now depends on the opening of new entry routes, more trucks being allowed through border checks each day, fewer restrictions on the movement…
UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza amid fresh famine fears
“People in Gaza risk dying of hunger just miles from trucks filled with food,” said head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy McCain, in an appeal also backed…
War, famine and unrest increase world hunger, research report
According to a new report, more than 250 million people are suffering from hunger and famine worldwide due to increasing malnutrition. Photo: File Geneva: According to a new report, global…
Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to aid millions still on the brink of famine
“Somalia teetered on the brink of famine in recent months due to an historic drought characterized by five consecutive poor rainy seasons,” Mr. Abdelmoula said in Geneva. “The crisis is…