Rappler's latest stories on famine
U.N. to double food aid to Yemen
Yemen is in the grip of the world's worst hunger crisis as government troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition battles Huthi rebels
3 million Afghans in 'urgent' need of food – U.N.
A dry spell mainly across northern and western Afghanistan has devastated crops, livestock and water supplies, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes
Yemen faces worsening threat of famine – UN aid chief
22 million Yemenis are in need of aid, in what the United Nations already considers the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis'
UN warns of mass famine in Yemen over Saudi blockade of aid
Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its blockade and allows aid deliveries into the country, the UN aid chief warns
Sudan opens 'humanitarian corridor' for famine-hit South Sudan
100 000 people face starvation and another million are on the brink of famine in the world s youngest nation
Somali president pleads to UN for aid to avert famine
Almost half of our people are facing acute food shortages and about 15 are facing famine amid a severe drought says Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Food insecurity 'widespread' in North Korea – UN-led report
Around 41 – 10 5 million people – are undernourished says a group of UN agencies and NGOs
South Sudan buys weapons during famine – UN report
The report obtained by Agence France Presse calls for an arms embargo on South Sudan – a measure that has been backed by the United States but was rejected by the Security Council during a vote in December
1.4 million children face famine in 4 countries – UNICEF
These children in Nigeria Somalia South Sudan and Yemen could die from severe malnutrition this year
South Sudan suffering 'man-made' famine
Nearly 5 million people are facing starvation and famine the government says
Yemen could face famine in 2017 – UN
About 14 million people – nearly 80 of the entire Yemeni population – are in need of food aid half of whom are severely food insecure
No to hero's burial: Negrenses cite sugar plunder, killings, famine
We call on all fellow Negrenses to stand up and link arms once again Let us oppose this shameful dishonor to Filipino dignity say Negros organizations and concerned citizens
Famine in Cotabato circa 1950s-Early 1960s
In the 1950s and early 1960s it was the destruction of farmlands by rats which caused the hardships in Cotabato
40,000 starving to death as S.Sudan teeters on famine: UN
At least 40 000 people are starving to death in South Sudan war zones on the brink of famine the United Nations say in a plea to rival forces to let aid in
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UN warns of 'storm' of famine in conflict-hit Yemen
More than 1 2 million children are suffering from moderate to acute malnutrition and over half a million children are severely malnourished
UN: Over 38,000 Somali children facing starvation
Malnutrition rates remain stubbornly high says UN aid chief for Somalia Philippe Lazzarini highlighting a worrisome outlook for 2015
What's it like to be a humanitarian worker?
On Tuesday August 19 the world will observe the Humanitarian Day to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world
South Sudan peace talks to restart August 4: mediators
Much delayed talks which are initially due to start this week will resume on Monday
Tutu plea to world leaders: Don't forget South Sudan
The plea by the former archbishop comes days after UN aid chiefs begged donors to increase efforts to stave off looming famine in the African country
Somalia faces disaster three years after devastating famine
Conditions that killed quarter of a million people in 2011 may arise again if aid does not arrive
War, hunger darken South Sudan's 3rd anniversary
UPDATED The young nation – born 2011 – is divided by ethnic atrocities and on the brink of famine
UN: 50,000 children facing death in war-torn South Sudan
War in the young nation kills thousands and forces more than 1 5 million people from their homes Aid agencies warn of the risk of famine should fighting continue
200,000 kids may starve in Somalia as aid runs dry –Unicef
Without more funding UNICEF says it will have to suspend essential life saving health services in a month
UN aid chief in war-torn S.Sudan calls for truce
The conflict has already left thousands of people dead more than a million displaced and prompted UN warnings of the risk of famine
War-torn South Sudan facing 'specter' of famine
South Sudan faces possible famine if warring forces continue to flout a ceasefire deal US and EU envoys warn
UN food body approves $200-M food aid to N. Korea
The World Food Program targets the country s most vulnerable people who remain dependent on external assistance
Governments not doing enough to prevent hunger: UN envoy
Governments are not doing enough to combat global hunger and the momentum has been lost the UN s special rapporteur on the right to food told AFP in an interview on Monday
Millions of N. Koreans suffer chronic food shortages: UN
Millions of North Koreans suffer chronic food shortages and dire health care leaving one in three young children stunted and there are no immediate signs of reforms to spur economic growth the United Nations says
