Tag: famine

Sudan is starving and 25 million people face famine

Urgent action, in particular immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access, is required to address the widening famine in Sudan, where almost 25 million people face acute food insecurity. 

Yemen is starving, Ukraine war is making it worse

Ongoing conflict, poverty, and draught have millions of Yemenis in the crossfire. They are starving.

UN Sponsors Global Wet T-Shirt Contest!

It's World Water Day today, relevant and necessary for the Middle East.  Well, not quite, but I got your attention. Raise...

A Clarion Call for Sahel Drought Victims

World-renowned Sengalese musician Baaba Maal visits drought victims in Mauritania. Regardless of criticism or the fact that its narrator was...

Bono Fixes the World the Jewish Way of Sukkot

Bono's ONE organization advocates inviting hungry people into your sukkah this holiday time. Bono and Sukkot. These are...

Bahrain Gives a $4 Million Post-Ramadan Gift to Famine-Struck Somalia

Although Ramadan is now officially over, Bahrain's Information Affairs Agency (IAA) raised $4 million for famine-struck Somalis in keeping...

The Horn of Africa Famine: A Cautionary Tale for MENA

Aid workers are battling to reach certain drought-affected people in the Horn of Africa, where tens of thousands of...

Egypt Could Be On The Brink Of Famine

Egypt's fertile lands fed the Pharoahs, but a new report throws into doubt whether it can feed today's 85...