Aug 03 Watch 6:44 Ethiopian government appears determined to target Tigray as humanitarian crisis deepens By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The Biden administration this week sent its most senior official yet to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. USAID Director Samantha Power is putting pressure on the Ethiopian government and its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister to alleviate a humanitarian… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 7:13 On the Ethiopian border, refugees fleeing fighting, famine make for Sudan By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso Nobel Peace Prize-winner Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia launched a government offensive last November against rebels in the northern region of Tigray. At the time, he promised the war would be over in a matter of weeks. But the… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 10:08 On the ground with Yemeni soldiers battling Iran-allied rebels By Jane Ferguson Three months ago, President Biden ended American military involvement in the war in Yemen and reversed President Trump's decision to designate the Houthis a terrorist organization. But soon after, as special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports, the Houthis launched an offensive… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 10:49 In Yemen’s brutal ongoing war, ‘the weakest no longer survive’ By Jane Ferguson, Nick Schifrin What began as a civil war in 2015 between Yemen’s government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels has evolved into a brutal proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with U.S. involvement. Jane Ferguson updates us from Yemen on the war's terrible… Continue watching
Feb 28 UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said the risk of large-scale famine in the Arab world’s poorest country “has never been more acute,” adding that the years-long conflict, economic decline, and institutional collapse created enormous… Continue reading
Feb 19 UN programs in Yemen blocked as Houthi rebels impede aid flow By Maggie Michael, Associated Press Aid workers privately expressed concerns about the funds from U.N. aid agencies being diverted into the coffers of Houthi leaders or their supporters. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 9:49 How climate and corruption have combined to create Zimbabwe’s food crisis Continue watching
Jun 28 5 ways social entrepreneurs are trying to cut food waste By Bryan Wood For now, the problem isn’t that there’s not enough food on the planet to feed everyone. The problem is how much food is wasted. Continue reading
Dec 31 AP report: Yemen’s food donations are being snatched from the starving By Maggie Michael, Associated Press Documents reviewed by The Associated Press and interviews show that thousands of families in the city of Taiz are not getting international food aid intended for them — often because it has been seized by armed units that are allied… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 6:28 What conflict-torn Yemen needs to keep more children from dying In Yemen, the U.N. has called for a cease-fire in the conflict between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition backed by the U.S. No official death toll exists, but Save the Children says 85,000 children have died since the war… Continue watching