Sudan’s warring sides target local aid volunteers fighting famine
CAIRO/DUBAI: Local volunteers who have helped to feed Sudan's most destitute during 17 months of… Read More
3 months ago
famine
UN experts say famine has spread throughout Gaza
The recent deaths of several more children from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicate that… Read More
6 months ago
Haiti gang wars push hunger to worst levels on record
Almost half of Haiti's people are struggling to feed themselves as gang violence spreads across… Read More
9 months ago
Famine: UNICEF warns of catastrophic loss of lives in Sudan
The UN children's agency warned on Friday of a potential catastrophic loss of lives in… Read More
9 months ago
Children dying in Somalia as food catastrophe worsens
More than 200,000 Somalis are suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger,… Read More
2 years ago
Half a million Somali children face hunger in world’s worst famine
More than 500,000 Somali children under five are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and… Read More
2 years ago
As hunger bites in Somalia, babies start to die
Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima… Read More
3 years ago
Yemeni boy, ravaged by hunger, weighs 7 kg
Faid weighs only 7 kg (just over 15 lb) and his tiny, fragile frame takes… Read More
4 years ago
UN chief says Yemen in imminent danger of famine
Aid workers have raised fears that if Washington designates the Houthis a Foreign Terrorist Organization… Read More
4 years ago
Saudi Arabia deposits $200 mn to shore up Yemen riyal
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is to deposit $200 million in the Yemeni central bank to help… Read More
6 years ago
Famine survey warns of thousands dying daily in Yemen if ports stay closed
GENEVA: A U.S.-funded famine survey said on Tuesday that thousands of Yemenis could die daily… Read More
7 years ago
Countries pledge $1.1bn to avert Yemen famine
GENEVA: Countries around the world on Tuesday pledged more than one billion dollars to help… Read More
8 years ago
Mideast conflicts leave millions unsure of next meal: UN
CAIRO: The devastating conflicts gripping the Middle East and North Africa have left 30 million… Read More
8 years ago
Yemeni women rally against war outside UN offices
SANAA: Dozens of women staged a sit-in outside UN offices in Yemen's capital Tuesday demanding… Read More
8 years ago
1.4 million children face famine in four countries: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS: Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from… Read More
8 years ago
Another minor dies in Tharparkar – death toll reaches 30
MITHI: A minor girl died in Tharparkar due to famine and outbreak of water-borne diseases… Read More
9 years ago
Sindh govt forms committee to probe Thar crisis
KARACHI: Following scores of deaths in drought-stricken Tharparkar and miseries of denizens in its wake,… Read More
10 years ago
Four more perish in drought-hit Tharparkar
THARPARKAR: Four more children died on Sunday due to malnutrition in Tharparkar, arid region of… Read More
10 years ago
Siraj urges govt to rid country of economic terrorism
BADIN: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Siraj-ul-Haq said that the government should rid the country of… Read More
10 years ago
Thar cries for help after 9 deaths in a day
MITHI: In what is being seen as an appalling day for its denizens, a drought-stricken Tharparkar… Read More
10 years ago