Africa

In Sudan, Violence and Malnutrition Place Heavy Burden on Women

Aseel Saleh / Peoples Dispatch Aug 14, 2024 Sudanese women activists have reported that since the civil war which broke out in 2023, sexual violence has been perpetrated by both sides. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

Famine on the Horizon as Food Aid to Gaza Plummets

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 12, 2024 Shipments via the Kerem Shalom Crossing plummeted from an average of 127 trucks per day in April to 23 per day in July. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Africa

Famine Sets in at Sudan Refugee Camp

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Aug 2, 2024 The United Nations Famine Review Committee announced that famine exists in a camp housing hundreds of thousands of people in North Darfur. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Africa

After a Year of War in Sudan, Public Health Concerns Deepen

PD Staff / Peoples Dispatch Apr 26, 2024 The war-torn country faces the destruction of its health infrastructure, widespread displacement and hunger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World

On the Brink

Georgina Gustin / Inside Climate News Dec 21, 2022 Climate change-induced drought is exposing cracks in the global food system and overwhelming humanitarian aid. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Is War on the Ballot in the 2020 Elections?

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Oct 21, 2019 A world at war or at peace hangs in the balance. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Greta Thunberg Holds Up D-Day Veteran’s Call to Avert Collapse of Civilization

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jul 22, 2019 As she is given the Freedom Prize by France's Normandy, the activist says to honor D-Day veterans we should "stop destroying" the world they "fought so hard to save." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Looming Health Crisis We Aren’t Preparing For

Autumn Vogel / OtherWords Feb 10, 2019 As a fourth-year medical student, I can’t help but worry about my ability to care for my patients in an age of climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Food Shocks and Mass Famine Are Our Shared Future

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 3, 2019 More than ever, the world’s ways of keeping hunger at bay are taking a pounding as food shocks become more frequent Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Khashoggi Case Puts Light on Yemen’s Plight

Afrah Nasser / Truthdig Dec 20, 2018 The worst humanitarian crisis in today’s world has largely been ignored by the media. Now that may be changing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Yemen Remains on the Verge of a Large-Scale Famine

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Dec 17, 2018 The U.N. and the U.S. Senate weigh in, but will their actions be enough to bring peace? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’t

Lee Camp / Truthdig Oct 3, 2018 How far would Jeff Bezos’ $150 billion fortune go if it were used for the common good? Pretty far, as it turns out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )