May 19 As Israel’s blockade pushes Gaza towards famine, aid workers say they feel helpless By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Humanitarian workers in Gaza have overflowed with anger, frustration and horror as Israel’s blockade pushed the territory into famine. Continue reading
May 12 Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t end blockade, experts warn By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Food security experts say the Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 9:57 Inside the crowded camp where Sudanese refugees have fled violence and hunger By Neha Wadekar, Zoe Flood, Morgan Till For two years now, Sudan has been wracked by a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the support of the International Women’s Media Foundation, report… Continue watching
Apr 15 As Sudan’s civil war enters 3rd year, famine and atrocities mount By Samy Magdy, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Sudan's civil war marks the end of its second year on Tuesday, and the fighting, atrocities and famine are only mounting. Continue reading
Apr 11 In Ethiopia, the margins between starvation and survival narrow as food aid becomes scarce By Willem Marx In late 2023, PBS NewsHour special correspondent Willem Marx and videographer Edward Kiernan traveled across Ethiopia to understand the role that climate change and conflict were having on food supplies, witnessing first-hand the work that the World Food Program and… Continue reading
Mar 13 U.S. aid cuts hit Ethiopia’s fragile Tigray region By Samuel Getachew, Fred Harter, Associated Press Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid. Continue reading
Dec 26 Aid groups concerned after U.S. says it pushed retraction of famine warning for northern Gaza By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza. Continue reading
Dec 24 ‘Unprecedented’ famine spreading in war-torn Sudan, report says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said Tuesday famine had been detected in five areas in the north eastern African country. Continue reading
Nov 12 Israeli airstrikes kill 31 across Gaza and 6 near Beirut By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 31 people in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 6:49 Humanitarian chief Jan Egeland says Israel ‘deliberately starving’ people in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi An independent famine review committee affiliated with the United Nations declared that across northern Gaza, starvation, malnutrition and excess mortality, are “rapidly increasing” and “famine thresholds may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future.” Nick… Continue watching