famine
UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine
Middle East
September 19, 2018
UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine
CAIRO (AP) β The UN food agency says time is running out for aid groups operating in Yemen to…
Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine
Middle East
September 14, 2018
Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine
Warning: this edited AP article contains disturbing visual content. CAIRO (AP) β In a remote pocket of northern Yemen,…
Yemen faces new surge in cholera cases: UN
Middle East
September 1, 2018
Yemen faces new surge in cholera cases: UN
Yemen faces a possible third wave of a cholera epidemic, the UN warned Thursday, following a jump in the…
Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military
Middle East
June 16, 2018
Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in…
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
World
February 26, 2018
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
One year after South Sudan briefly declared a famine, more than half of the people in the world’s youngest nation…
Civil war is pushing South Sudan closer to starvation
World
December 21, 2017
Civil war is pushing South Sudan closer to starvation
Writhing in agony on the dirt floor of his hut, Bob Wol traced the recent gunshot wounds on his thigh…
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Food security in the Middle East and North Africa is quickly deteriorating because of conflict in several countries in the…
UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018
World
December 1, 2017
UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018
The United Nations has appealed for $22.5 billion to provide humanitarian aid to more than 90 million people next year.…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East
July 13, 2017
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties βto act for the sake of peace,β…
South Sudan President Kiir sacks judges over strike
World
July 13, 2017
South Sudan President Kiir sacks judges over strike
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked several judges who had been on strike over poor pay and living conditions…