Sudan Famine

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  Famine Risk Stalks South Of Sudan's Capital Khartoum: World Food Programme

  Areas around the south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum are at high risk of famine, the World Food Programme warned on Tuesday, calling for an immediate international response.

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  UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks

  Severe food crises threaten people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations' food agencies released on Thursday.

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  Amid Global Crises, 2024 Nobel Peace Prize Offers Glimmer Of Hope

  Next week's Nobel Prize announcements will crown achievements that made the world a better place, a glimmer of optimism amid a spiralling Middle East conflict, war in Ukraine, famine in Sudan and a collapsing climate.

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  Aid Reaches South Sudan War Zone but Famine Risk Remains: UN

  Aid workers in war-torn South Sudan have reached one of the worst hit areas where thousands are feared dying of starvation, the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned conditions may yet worsen.

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  Famine Conditions in South Sudan War Zones: Reports

  Civilians in South Sudan's battleground states are already dying of starvation as monitors warned of famine conditions, adding that the situation will likely worsen in coming months.

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  South Sudan Famine Temporarily Averted, But Risks Remain: UN

  Aid and some small harvests have helped stave off a feared famine in South Sudan, but any more fighting there could still leave millions facing severe hunger next year, a senior World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Friday.

• Famine Watch: South Sudan Teams Study Hunger Data

  Market shelves are bare. Children are getting skinnier. Warnings of mass hunger have been made. The question now being considered is the big one: Is it a famine?

• UN Warns of World Inaction as South Sudan Famine Looms

  Top UN aid chiefs have begged donors to increase efforts to stave off looming famine in South Sudan, where a third of the population are in crisis after months of war.

• War-Torn South Sudan Marks Third Anniversary as Famine Looms

  South Sudan marks its third anniversary of independence on Wednesday, with civil war raging, the young nation divided by ethnic atrocities and on the brink of famine.

• Aid Groups Raise Fresh South Sudan Famine Warning

  A coalition of British aid groups warns that parts of South Sudan may slip into famine by August if more aid is not delivered and fighting continues.

• Ethiopia Facing Flood of South Sudan Refugees: UN

  Ethiopia is facing a huge wave of refugees from South Sudan, where the spectre of famine threatens to heap further misery on a people already rocked by civil war, the UN's food aid agency warned on Wednesday.

• South Sudan Crisis 'Deteriorates' After Six Months of War

  Aid agencies warned on Sunday that starvation and diseases like malaria and cholera were set to intensify the crisis in South Sudan, which has been devastated by six months of conflict.

• Donors Pledge Over $600 Million for South Sudan

  International donors pledged more than $600 million dollars in aid to South Sudan on Tuesday at a conference in Oslo aimed at averting a famine threatening millions of people.

• South Sudan Facing 'Catastrophic' Hunger: Aid Agency

  War-torn South Sudan faces a catastrophic "tipping point" amid famine and genocide warnings, an aid agency said Thursday, as the conflict entered its fifth month with no sign of bloodshed ending.

• United Nations Warns South Sudan at Risk of Famine

  The United Nations food agency on Saturday warned South Sudan risked famine due to the conflict between the government and rebels and appealed for free access for humanitarian supplies along roads and rivers.