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News Articles: famine

Displaced Sudanese, who fled the Zamzam camp, gather near the town of Tawila in North Darfur

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  • World

In Sudan, hundreds killed in attacks on famine-hit displacement camps

Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces has claimed it has taken control of famine-hit Zamzam camp, after days of deadly fighting in the Darfur region.

April 14, 2025
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
A police officer looks through damage caused by a shell at the Omdurman Maternity Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan, on Sept. 7. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-5168376/sudan-khartoum-ombdurman-war-africa"target="_blank"   >Click here for the full story. </a>

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  • World

Here's what life is like in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war

The Sudanese city of Omdurman lives in the shadow of war, facing daily shelling and battered medical services. But some people are trying to eke out a return to life, however precarious.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Hawa Miso, 70, collects leaves to use as vegetables on the hillside near the Rabang camp for internally displaced persons in Rabang, in Sudan's Nuba Mountains. Approximately 10 million Sudanese have been displaced by the civil war that broke out in 2023. A team of experts backed by the United Nations believes the country is experiencing famine. But the government does not agree.

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  • Global Health

Yes there is famine in Sudan. So why isn't 'famine' being declared?

A team of independent famine experts, working under the U.N. umbrella, believe Sudan is experiencing famine. But issuing a declaration — which could bring in more aid — turns out to be complicated.

August 21, 2024
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
A Palestinian boy waits with his pot among a crowd in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, while trying to get a small amount of soup from one of the few soup kitchens, on Feb. 26.

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  • World

Boiling weeds, eating animal feed: People in Gaza stave off hunger any way they can

Palestinians in Gaza tell NPR they've resorted to boiling weeds in seawater, eating animal feed and grinding date pits. "If the bombs don't kill us, the hunger will," a teenage girl says.

March 29, 2024
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis and
  • Omar El Qattaa
Palestinian people with empty bowls wait for food at a donation point in Rafah. A report out this week shows widespread hunger and malnutrition in Gaza but stopped short of declaring it a "famine."

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  • World

There's already 'catastrophic' hunger in Gaza. Who decides when to call it a 'famine?'

A report out this week says hunger, malnutrition and even starvation are widespread in Gaza, but stopped short of declaring it a 'famine.' Here's a primer on what that means, and who gets to decide.

March 22, 2024
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Famine in northern Gaza is 'imminent,' warns the world's leading authority on hunger

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification issued a new report that concluded that the entire population in the Gaza Strip, more than 2 million, face serious food insecurity as war continues.

March 19, 2024
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Fahir Mayow holds her nephew, eight-month-old Ahmed Noor, at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu on Monday. Ahmed arrived at the hospital one week ago, weighing 3.5 kilograms, just under 8 pounds.

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  • World

Somalia battles hunger as it braces for famine during a prolonged drought

International aid groups are warning of a catastrophic food crisis, as Somalia faces what could be its worst drought in 40 years. Nearly 2 million children are suffering from malnutrition.

December 12, 2022
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  • Jason Beaubien
Children reach for food handouts in the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, which has destroyed rice, corn and wheat crops and left over a third of the country under water.

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  • Global Health

The number of hungry people has doubled in 10 countries. A new report explains why

The charity Oxfam has issued a new report on hunger and climate change. In countries most severely affected, the number of people experiencing acute hunger has doubled in just 6 years.

September 16, 2022
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  • Andrew Connelly
A mother helps her malnourished son stand after he collapsed near their hut in the village of Lomoputh in northern Kenya on Thursday. A severe drought and spiking food prices are causing a humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa.

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  • Africa

Drought and soaring food prices from Ukraine war leave millions in Africa starving

A report finds 23 million people are experiencing extreme hunger in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, which face their worst drought in 40 years. Food prices hit record highs after Russia attacked Ukraine.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
GPB News NPR

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  • Global Health

How $6 billion from Elon Musk could feed millions on the brink of famine

Elon Musk reportedly made $36 billion in a single day. What if he gave a sixth of that to the World Food Programme? We ask researchers how much of a change $6 billion could bring.

November 12, 2021
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By:
  • Joanne Lu
A nurse checks a child who is receiving treatment for malnutrition at a hospital in Sana'a, Yemen. The photo was taken on December 13.<strong></strong>

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  • Children's Health

The Story Of 1-Year-Old Abdullah Is The Story Of Yemen

His parents traveled 15 hours by bus to bring him to a clinic to save his life. He weighed 6 pounds. And he could be one of the fortunate ones.

December 23, 2020
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By:
  • Rosemary MIsdary

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