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UN experts say widespread famine has gripped Gaza Strip
34 Palestinians have died from malnutrition since last Oct. 7, most of them children, say UN rapporteurs
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UN warns of potential famine in 14 Sudanese regions
755,000 people face phase-five 'catastrophic' conditions in 10 states, including Greater Darfur and Khartoum
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ICJ and Gaza famine
At least 31 deaths were reported due to malnutrition
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Ukraine remembers Stalin-era famine as Russia war rages
'Once they wanted to destroy us with hunger, now – with darkness and cold', says Zelenskiy
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A million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition: WHO
The world must not and cannot afford to turn its back on Afghanistan, says spokesperson
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UN agency warns of 'imminent' famine in Afghanistan
War-torn country at risk of 'imminent hunger' with winter approaching, says UN official
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Yemen's children starve as UN seeks billions to avoid vast 'man-made' famine
In the modern world famine is about people having no income and other people blocking efforts to help them
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Yemeni boy, ravaged by hunger, weighs 7 kg
A six-year war has left 80% of population reliant on aid, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, according to UN
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Almost half of Yemenis in acute food insecurity, new data shows
Between January and June 2021 54% of Yemenis - 16.2 million people - will likely experience acute food insecurity
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The famine
We should not allow our best to stay at the bottom of the pyramid, we should stop feeding the famine
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Global hunger crisis
Pakistan will be at the forefront as it is directly and adversely affected by all these problems
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Locust attack poses famine risk
Swarms of insects invade fields in Pakistan and India, decimate crops
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Warnings of famine: Sindh govt decides to protest Centre’s ‘inaction’
Sindh agriculture minister says locust swarms might turn out to be a bigger issue than Covid-19
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The hope I have for Yemen
Out of a total of 20 million people who need help securing food, nearly 10 million are just a step away from famine
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Tales of displaced Yemenis: two camps, same tragedy
Repeated skirmishes continue even after truce accord for Hodeida province reached in Sweden
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N. Korea food production down in 2018: UN body
Due to unfavourable weather conditions and and low irrigation supplies
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Yemen hospital struggles with number of malnourished children
The United Nations calls Yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis
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Aged 97, survivor looks back on Stalin-era Ukraine famine
Kiev authorities estimate the number of dead at around 4 million, or 13 percent of the total population at the time
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Fears for civilians rise as clashes rattle Yemen port city
Nearly 14 million people in Yemen are at risk of famine as the war nears its fourth year
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Starving children
Next time one is accosted by a minor, who begs for roti and claims to be starving, one should not be skeptical
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UN warns half Yemen's people could soon be on brink of famine
He urged a humanitarian ceasefire around facilities involved in food aid distribution, and infrastructure
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Better, not worse, drought response
The drought in Thar can be traced to exploitative economic policies of the government
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Saudi Arabia, UAE fail to halt UN Yemen human rights inquiry
If the draft resolution is adopted as it is, it will do more harm than good for Yemen, says Emirati envoy
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Microsoft, Google join fight to prevent famine
124 million people currently live in crisis levels of food insecurity
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Yemen faces worsening threat of famine: UN aid chief
3.5 million people may soon be added to eight million Yemenis already facing starvation
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5.2 million children at famine risk in Yemen
Deadly clashes resumed around the Huthi-held port city of Hodeida following the collapse of talks in Geneva
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War, famine and fear: Yemeni cinema fights back
Telling the story of a war and its aftermath in Yemen through a handful of films and documentaries
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UN leaders concerned about new fighting in Yemen, demand lifting blockade
UN leaders demanding the immediate resumption of commercial shipments to Yemen for the sake of the starving population
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40,000 children in war-torn Yemen have died of starvation this year, says aid group
Humanitarian agencies estimate that around 130 children are dying each day in the Arab world’s poorest country
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When food goes in the bin, the poor go on an empty stomach
Current collective world food production can twice feed world’s total population
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War forces 2 million South Sudanese children to flee homes
The agencies said more than a thousand children have been killed in the fighting
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Food imports to war-torn Yemen at all-time low: NGO
Global concerns for the lives of tens of millions of Yemenis is rising amid fears of a military attack on Hodeida
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1.4 million children acutely malnourished in Somalia this year: UN
275,000 of those children were expected to be so severely malnourished that they could easily die
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Sudan likens S.Sudanese influx to 'emergency'
Sudanese and UN officials expect the influx of South Sudanese refugees to carry on throughout this year
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UN urges political dialogue between warring parties to avoid famine in Yemen
Stresses Yemeni people need parties to commit to political dialogue, or man-made crisis will never end
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Canada gives $120 mn for famine-hit Africa, Yemen
The UN has warned that the world is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II
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Parts of South Sudan experiencing famine: government official
Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan have been hit by famine
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Hunger, power cuts in Zimbabwe, Zambia as lake level hits record low
Lake Kariba falls to 12% of capacity, hitting fishing industry and hydroelectric power production in Zambia, Zimbabwe