famine

Issued on: 01/10/2021 - 14:58 The UN warned of "unprecedented" malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region, in a report published hours after…

Issued on: 30/09/2021 - 17:30Modified: 30/09/2021 - 17:35 Ethiopia said Thursday it would expel seven senior UN officials for "meddling" in its affairs, a move that came after aid…

Issued on: 17/09/2021 - 13:44 Hundreds of aid trucks have not returned from Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region, and their disappearance is "the primary impediment" to ramping up the…

Issued on: 02/07/2021 - 22:47 The UN on Friday urged the rebel Tigray Defense Forces group to "immediately and completely" endorse the ceasefire that the Ethiopian government has…

Issued on: 26/06/2021 - 12:28 The U.N. World Food Program says southern Madagascar is in the throes of back-to-back droughts that are pushing 400,000 people toward starvation, and…

Issued on: 10/06/2021 - 22:32 More than 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray are suffering famine conditions with millions more at risk, according to an analysis by United Nations…

Issued on: 05/06/2021 - 09:02 The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Friday that famine is imminent in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the country's north and there is a risk that…

Issued on: 26/05/2021 - 11:12Modified: 26/05/2021 - 11:13 A senior UN official has warned the Security Council that urgent measures are needed to avoid famine in the war-torn region…

Issued on: 14/05/2021 - 13:42 It's one of the most overlooked disasters in the world. In Madagascar, 1.5 million people are suffering from a serious food crisis and need emergency…

An analysis of historical medical records found that men who were prenatally exposed during early gestation to the Dutch famine of 1944-1945 were 30 percent more likely to be overweight with a Body Mass Index of 25 or over at age 19,…