A record number of people in South Sudan are facing severe hunger, according to a joint report from the government and multiple United Nations agencies.
Oxfam says urgent action is needed to prevent millions of people in South Sudan from being hit by famine.
Humanitarian crises including war, hunger and extremism will increase across Africa in 2018, according to a report released by Geneva-based think-tank ACAPS on Thursday.
Ethiopia today moved to correct reports suggesting it will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people by the end of June.
Ethiopia says will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people affected by drought next month.
The UN says South Sudan’s ongoing civil conflict has forced more than two million children to flee their homes.
Drought-stricken Somali is facing a cholera outbreak as the country’s clean water sources dry up, according to aid officials.
South Sudan is suspending plans to charge foreign workers up to $10,000 in visa fees, following widespread criticism from aid workers.
On Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused South Sudan’s government of ignoring the plight suffered by more than half the country’s population. His comments refer to the growing threat of famine in South Sudan, which is already threatening the lives of
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Mothers are being forced to choose which child eats as famine spreads across Africa
When there’s not enough food in the family, mothers are forced to choose which of their children eat. This is the reality of Fatuma Abdille, a Somali mother who told her heartbreaking story to the media last week – and she’s
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