Humanitarians call for greater support to prevent famine in Horn of Africa
Greater global solidarity is needed to address the rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn of Africa, where millions are going hungry due to two...
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Madagascar: Severe drought could spur world’s first climate change famine
More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according...
Yemen: food insecurity a ‘ticking timebomb’, warn aid agencies
UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Friday for war-torn Yemen, warning that time is running out to avoid famine in the country. Out of...
No time to waste, as Yemen inches towards famine: UNICEF
Raising alarm over “an imminent catastrophe” in war-ravaged Yemen, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated the urgent need to stop fighting. ...
UN releases $100 million to guard against famine
The United Nations released $100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the risk of famine in seven countries most at risk from...
PM Modi accuses Karnataka ministers for being in Delhi during the famine
Assuming that the public will vote against the grand old party in the polls this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at Congress during...