In the Darfur region, largely controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, hunger is taking a devastating toll.

The head of the U.N. children's agency says the war in Sudan has created the world’s largest and most devastating ...

In the wake of USAID’s shuttering by billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, those familiar with USAID’s work have ...

The Gaza government warned on Friday of the imminent return of famine to the Gaza Strip due to Israel's closure of border ...

Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and ...

Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country’s population that results in malnutrition and death by starvation and disease. To assess a ...

1959-1961 – Famine in China results in 15-30 million deaths. 1968-1970 – Civil war in Nigeria leads to famine, an estimated 1 million people die. 1974 – In Bangladesh, 1.5 million perish.