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Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says
"We are getting closer by the day to a famine situation," said Gian Caro Cirri, Geneva director of the World Food Programme (WFP).
UN chief warns of famine risk in 4 countries
5 Sept 2020 3:00 PM ISTUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a risk of famine and widespread food insecurity in four countries affected by conflict —...
''Mom, we need food'': Thousands in South Sudan near famine
24 Dec 2020 2:00 PM ISTAfter nearly a week of hiding from conflict, Kallayn Keneng watched two of her young children die. “They cried and cried and said, ''Mom, we need...
Yemen heading toward biggest famine in modern history
12 March 2021 12:45 PM ISTDavid Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), warned that Yemen is heading towards the biggest famine in modern history.
About 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray in famine - U.N. analysis
11 Jun 2021 10:14 AM IST"There is famine now in Tigray," U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday after the release of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification...
Zelenskyy implores world to respond to torture
18 April 2022 7:43 AM ISTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian troops in southern Ukraine have been carrying out torture and kidnappings, and he called on the...
‘Only God can help’: Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine
8 Jun 2022 2:16 PM ISTMany more people are dying beyond the notice of authorities, like Salaad’s four children, all younger than 10. Some die in remote pastoral...
‘Knocking on famine’s door’: UN food chief wants action now
23 Sept 2022 6:50 PM ISTBeasley said that when he took the helm of WFP 5 1/2 years ago, only 80 million people around the world were headed toward starvation. “And I’m...