This article set out to explain the basis on which famine is declared, using the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), with reference to the situations in Gaza and Sudan.
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...
W hen we think of famine, we quickly think of a natural disaster, while there are often political causes as well. A famine like Ukraine's Holodomor (1932–1933) is now recognized by more and more ...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), a mainstay of international relief efforts for four decades, has gone dark after widespread cuts by the Trump Administration. The website that ...
More than two million citizens in the Gaza Strip are facing a multifaceted war, with Israel being the main actor. However, ...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), a mainstay of international relief efforts for four decades, has gone dark after widespread cuts by the Trump Administration. The website that once ...