Famine
News, comment and features on famine
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Famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, while Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria are also at risk. Here’s a roundup of some of the main appeals
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Funding response follows UN warnings that 40% of South Sudan’s population are in urgent need, with people already dying from hunger
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A complex – and innovative – aid operation to save millions of lives in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria is under way, but success hinges on donors meeting the $5.6bn cost
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‘Man-made’ food crisis threatens 100,000 people after war and a collapsing economy devastate agriculture in the country
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Years of Boko Haram insurgency have left large swaths of farmland inaccessible and many roads unnavigable by aid convoys
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Boko Haram insurgency has disrupted farming and trade in north-east, leaving 14 million people in need of humanitarian aid
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The worst drought for decades in Ethiopia’s northern highlands has ended, but unusually heavy downpours are threatening to ruin crops and fuel food insecurity
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Civil war has created ‘very severe needs’, the UN warns, while a blockade aimed at hurting Houthi rebels has made the situation worse
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Phoebe Greenwood reports from Maiduguri in Borno state and finds a humanitarian catastrophe that some in Nigeria don’t want the world to see
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Bangladesh is not the story of a secular country that has turned to radicalism: it is the story of a country that has, against all odds, survived, even flourished
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Current climate event is still strong but it is too early to say whether it will be most powerful on record, says World Meteorological Organisation
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Agencies warn of unchartered territory as strongest-ever El Niño threatens to batter vulnerable countries with extreme weather for months
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As a young activist I will be lobbying the Paris summit to ensure my people, the Turkana – along with others in Africa – do not lose out to drought and developers
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Have we reached ‘peak farmland’? Patrick Barkham digs into a new book about food and the future, while Chris Newell provides a graphic summary of the challenges ahead
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Are you affected by a lack of water or drought? Share your pictures and stories with us via GuardianWitness
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There is no place for malnutrition in the 21st century
Lawrence Haddad, Corinna Hawkes and Emorn UdomkesmaleeThe global nutrition report shows huge strides have been made to tackle stunting in under-fives. Nutritionists must now unite to end malnutrition in all its forms -
Global nutrition study claims poor diet affects 161 million children and 1.9 billion adults and calls for more indicators in sustainable development goals
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Footage of Birhan Woldu as a starving child was seen around the world and after her recovery she joined Sir Bob Geldof on stage at Live 8 concert
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Agriculture journalist and broadcaster who went on to become the first female chair of Oxfam
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Global weather system that plays havoc with weather across the world could exacerbate region’s dry spell and devastate Sahel as it did in 1972
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Analysis of baby skeletons could help predict medical problems among contemporary children, says archaeologist
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Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he removed his shirt after scoring against Caen on Saturday in a bid to draw attention to world famine by displaying his new tattoos
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As our world faces rising social and environmental challenges, how can leaders improve food security and nutrition? Join our debate on 27 November 2014, 1-3pm GMT
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Hagere Selam has a thriving school and large medical centre, while better irrigation has changed desert into lush green land
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Andrew Green: Urgent need for peace ignored as another deadline for a deal passes and splinter groups of rebels threaten to spread conflict
Topics
- Africa
- Hunger
- Food security
- Malnutrition
- Nigeria
- Ethiopia
- Drought
- Humanitarian response
- South Sudan
- Natural disasters and extreme weather
- United Nations
- Middle East and North Africa
- Somalia
- Agriculture
- Boko Haram
- Aid
- Sustainable development goals
- Environmental sustainability
- El Niño southern oscillation
- Nutrition and development
From the Guardian archive One million refugees flee famine in Africa – archive, 1985