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Our world of plenty is on the brink of unprecedented famine
In the face of famine, people are dying and unless political decisions change, deaths will increase exponentially.
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4 countries face famine threat as global food crisis deepens
The Food Security Information Network says that in 2017 widespread food insecurity is likely to persist in Iraq, Syria, Malawi and Zimbabwe,
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UN: Lack of clean water poses extra threat to millions facing famine
More than 20 million people risk dying from starvation within six months in the four countries due to conflict and climate change.
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21st century famines have nothing to do with a lack of food
Famines are extreme events in which large populations lack adequate access to food, leading to widespread malnutrition and deaths.
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Somalia says 110 die of famine, diarrhea in 48 hours
Some 110 people in southern Somalia have died within 48 hours from famine and diarrhea, both resulting from drought, the prime minister said.
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Famine-hit South Sudanese eat weeds and water lilies to survive
The refuge has a steep price: families cannot farm crops or earn money to buy food.
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1.4 million African children at imminent risk of starvation
The World Food Programme says 20 million lives are at risk in the next six months.
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UN urgently seeks $4 billion aid to avert famine for 20 million in Africa, Yemen
Its been reported more than 20 million people in the four countries were at risk of dying from starvation within six months.
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UN: Millions risk of starvation in Nigeria, Lake Chad region
Famine has been ongoing since last year in parts of Nigeria where the government is fighting a seven-year long Boko Haram insurgency.
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Parts of South Sudan suffering famine: govt official
The fighting has prevented many farmers from harvesting their crops, and hyperinflation, which reached more than 800% last year.
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UN seeks $2.1 billion to avert famine in Yemen
Unicef says an estimated 63,000 Yemeni children died last year of preventable causes often linked to malnutrition.
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Nigeria famine risk rising, those in danger may double in 2017
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has issued a special alert calling for urgent humanitarian action.
