Famine

South Sudan declares world’s first famine since 2012

(Council on Foreign Relations) The South Sudanese government and the United Nations declared a famine affecting a hundred thousand people…

Briefing: South Sudan heads towards famine

(IRIN) More than a third of South Sudan’s population is at risk of severe food insecurity as a result of…

Famine defined: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system was created by the UN in 2005 to objectively classify need to…

US: Eritrea conceals humanitarian needs

In a Special Briefing session on the Current Situation in the Horn of Africa held on Tuesday, US State Department…

[Updated] Famine to be declared in Somalia

The United Nations is poised to declare a famine in parts of Somalia, the US-based media CBC reported about 12…

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