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Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City

World Aug 22

Experts warned that Gaza was at risk of famine. Here’s why they confirmed it for Gaza City

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

World Jul 26

Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Gaza City
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Aid worker in Gaza sees ‘catastrophic’ rise in malnourished children and families

As deaths from hunger rise in Gaza, the Israeli military announced Saturday that it will begin airdrops of aid and open more humanitarian corridors to bring in food. But the U.N. and aid groups have criticized airdrops as inadequate and…

By Lisa Desjardins, Claire Mufson

World May 22

Despite absence of famine determination, aid workers call conditions in Gaza worst they have seen
Palestinian children suffering from malnutrition overwhelm Gaza’s Nasser Hospital

More than 9,000 children in Gaza have been treated for malnutrition this year, according to the U.N. children’s agency, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.

By Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb, Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Health Sep 28

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Sen. Cory Booker on Pres. Biden’s plan to improve nutrition, end hunger by 2030

President Biden unveiled a series of proposals to try and end hunger by 2030, expand nutritional assistance and reduce obesity. The plan calls for more free school meals, new labels on food and would have the government offer medically tailored…

By William Brangham

World May 25

FILE PHOTO: A newborn baby holds on a nurse's finger at the maternity ward of the children hospital in Kabul
1.1 million Afghan children under 5 could face severe malnutrition this year, U.N. says

The United Nations says that in Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children flow into hospital wards.

By Rahim Faiez, Lee Keath, Associated Press

Nov 04

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How conflict between Tigrayan, Ethiopian forces is destabilizing the region

By Nick Schifrin, Morgan Till, Ali Rogin

The U.S. State Department is now allowing non-essential workers and family members to leave Ethiopia as rebel forces from the Northern Tigray region approach the capital. The two sides and their allies have been fighting for exactly one year, and…

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Dec 28

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Fighting, starvation and disease yield grim crisis in Yemen

By Jane Ferguson

The United Nations calls Yemen the site of the worst humanitarian suffering in the world. Years of war have caused widespread starvation and disease; supply routes are blocked by fighting, and fuel and food prices have spiked. With the economy…

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Oct 27

Photos: Nigerian mothers face new nightmare in wake of Boko Haram

By Danielle Villasana

Boko Haram’s insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has claimed thousands of lives, but the millions of survivors must now contend with hunger.

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Aug 22

Photos: ‘I saw many bad things,’ says boy who fought in South Sudan

By Sebastian Rich

Luny, 14, is one of the lucky ones. He was recently released from an armed group in South Sudan, where he spent three years of his young life.

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Aug 19

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A portrait of turmoil in South Sudan, from behind the lens

By PBS News Hour

South Sudan, the world’s newest country, is again on the brink of a civil war. Photographer Sebastian Rich has covered the conflict in the country for more than four decades, and he is there now on a mission with UNICEF,…

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