Haiti is one of five countries facing extreme famine and the risk of starvation in the coming months unless urgent humanitarian action is taken.

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of increasing hunger in 13 hotspots around the world, with 5 of them facing an immediate risk of starvation and death in the coming months ...

UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers Gaza’s entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a ‘drip-feed’ amid dire crisis.

In July 2024, the IPC said Gaza was facing a “high risk” of famine, but wouldn't go so far as to call it famine. Likewise, in its most recent report in mid-May, it said Gaza was again on the ...

Risk of famine in the coming weeks Even before Israel's total blockade of humanitarian aid, more than two-thirds of Gaza's population were dependent on international aid.

Gaza faces ‘critical’ famine risk, experts say, as Israel blocks aid The world’s leading body on food emergencies, the IPC, said Gaza was at “critical” risk of famine, two months into an ...

United States and Israeli officials are discussing a mechanism to deliver aid to Gaza that bypasses Hamas, an Israeli source familiar with the matter and a State Department official told CNN. The ...

We see a massive violation of human rights. The famine is not there because it hasn’t rained for 10 years, like in certain countries. The famine is a result of the war.

In 2020 it largely missed signs of a coming famine in South Sudan. Last year, FEWS NET issued a famine alert for the Gaza strip, which it then retracted under criticism from the U.S. ambassador to ...