By Aaron Ross NAIROBI, May 14 (Reuters) - A district in southern Somalia is at risk of famine, a U.N.-sponsored report said on Thursday, the first time that part of the country has reached such a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. While many associate famines with starvation and empty plates, ...

Six million people in Somalia are facing crisis levels of food insecurity from a lack of rain and spiking food and water prices due to the Middle East war, United Nations-backed experts and ...

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) issued a report Friday stating Northern Gaza’s citizens are threatened by an “imminent and substantial likelihood of extreme famine.” The ...

For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine. Earlier this month, Israel eased a weekslong blockade on the territory as a result ...

Famine is the most severe form of acute food insecurity. How, and when, is famine declared? And what happens next? Your questions answered. On May 4, 2025, a health worker at a UNICEF-supported ...

The world’s leading food insecurity authority has officially declared famine in Gaza, after officials finally determined that Israel’s almost two year long, near-total blockade on the 2 million ...

The Gaza Strip's largest city is now gripped by famine, according to the world's leading authority on food crises. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said Friday that famine ...

Famine was officially declared on Friday in part of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, by the world's leading authority on hunger as Israel vowed to raze the area if Hamas doesn't agree to its terms.

For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one. Even though Israel eased a 2½-month ...