Latest Famine News

New US sanctions target Sudan's warring military leader

Jan. 16, 2025 14:55 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan's military Thursday, saying he was blocking humanitarian aid and bombing hospitals, schools and markets in a war against an armed rival that has created a widening famine and the world's largest displacement crisis. ...

The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern

Dec. 26, 2024 21:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel's “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction, U.S. officials told The Associated Press....

Sudan's war is 'deepening and widening' a famine crisis, hunger monitoring report says

Dec. 24, 2024 12:21 PM EST

CAIRO (AP) — Famine is spreading in Sudan due to a war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that has devastated the country and created the world’s largest displacement crisis, a global hunger monitoring group said Tuesday. The Integrated Food Security Phase...

Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A US diplomat calls warning 'irresponsible'

Dec. 24, 2024 10:55 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel's “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday. The finding by the Famine Early Warning...