Tag: famine
Gaza on the brink: Famine looms as crisis deepens
The World Food Program's chief economist, Arif Husain, points out that Gaza meets at least one of the criteria for famine.
Oxfam analysis says dangerous level of hunger could lead to famine...
The risk of famine is increasing each day as "the current situation of intense hostilities and restricted humanitarian access persists or worsens.”
Elderly casualties mount in Gaza amidst intensifying conflict
Euro-Med Monitor warns that tens of thousands of elderly people are at risk of death due to starvation and disease.
Media forget Afghan plight as US sanctions drive mass famine risk
Afghan citizens have been plunged into a humanitarian crisis due in no small part to U.S. sanctions, but where is the outrage?
The hunger president
As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos.
Facing famine, 20 million people need food, not bombs
Famine in these four countries is avoidable.
Hungry and Frightened: Famine in Ethiopia 2016
Food, like water, shelter, access to education and health-care is a human right, and is enshrined as such in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Like all natural resources it should be shared equitably amongst the people of the world.
Famine and Government Neglect in Ethiopia
Donor countries also have a long-term responsibility to the people they purport to support. To this end the governments of Britain, America and the European Union must ensure that the Ethiopian government put in place visionary plans to mitigate the impact of any future drought.
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Removing hydropower dams can restore ecosystems, build climate resilience, and restore tribal lands
Hydropower dams, initially celebrated as feats of engineering, are now scrutinized for their negative environmental and societal impacts.