Drought and Famine in the Horn of Africa
Africa remains disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change despite producing only 2–3% of the world’s global emissions.
Africa remains disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change despite producing only 2–3% of the world’s global emissions.
Global hunger and food insecurity are not new problems—both have steadily risen every year since 2014. However, as a result…
South Sudan is wracked by unfettered violence, ethnic cleansing, and famine. But now the government wants to charge aid workers $10,000 to operate in the country.
Considering the rapidly-deteriorating situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, InterAction released the following statement: The United Nations (U.N.) is…
It's unclear whether the fee would apply only to newcomers or to those already there as well. Whatever the case, the amount is "absolutely unheard of globally."
Alex de Waal writes that modern famines do not occur by chance, but are rather the consequence of deliberate acts committed by political-military elites in pursuit of their strategic objectives.
Right now, 49 million people are at risk of falling into famine. In the next three months, life-threatening hunger…
Currently, 50 million people worldwide face the risk of famine, a reality exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. After…