In the summer of 1985, images of emaciated children in Ethiopia shocked the world and prompted one of the biggest charity concerts ever: Live Aid. Megastars like Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Madonna ...
A “myopic, short-term” effort focused on emergency food aid has dominated the international response to famine in Africa, while innovative solutions and massive long-term support are needed, according ...
On Aug. 22, 2025, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the foremost authority on global food security confirmed a famine was ongoing in Gaza. The United Nations-backed group found ...
Hundreds of thousands of Somali children could die in East Africa's famine unless more help arrives, a top U.S. official warned Monday in the starkest death toll prediction yet. To highlight the ...