Conflict and Famine
Film Mischaracterizes Humanitarian Aid Work
[Editor's note: The following opinion piece was written by career aid worker Amy Leah Potter in response to the recent release of the film "Dirty Angels" which has upset many people in the aid community for its depiction of humanitarian NGOs serving as shells to hide army combatants. The mov...
Resource Highlight: Examining the Decline in Starvation Deaths
How Many People Die of Starvation in Humanitarian Emergencies?, from the Refugee Policy Group think tank, examines the history of starvation in emergencies, includi...
WHES Undertakes Research about Attacks Against Food & Nutrition in Humanitarian Aid
This month, toward the end of 2024, World Hunger Education Service launched a broad study about the patterns, trends and extent of violent attacks and threats against aid programs delivering food and nutrition solutions in famines, crises, war zones, and for displaced populations. The results ...
As Russia quits Black Sea Grain Deal, Food Prices Rise
Russia has indicated that the decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Deal, which allows Ukraine to export grain from ports on the Black Sea, is final. Russia has said that any ship traveling to or from Ukraine ports will be considered an enemy vessel....
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM speaks on Feeding those in need
In this video interview by PBS.org, David Beasley, former Governor of South Carolina, and the outgoing Executive Director of the UN World Food Program (WFP) speaks about his o...
Black Sea Grain Initiative, to Expire 18 March 2023, in Peril
The Black Sea Initiative, the U.N. brokered agreement to export Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea ports is due to expire on Saturday the 18th of March, 2023. As of 14 March, there was a proposal by the Russians, to shorten the extension from 120 days to 60 days. The Ukrainians counter that thi...
“Love and Liberation” Captures Voices of Local Aid Workers in Famine Zone
Lauren Carruth's important 2021 book, Love and Liberation - Humanitarian Work in Ethiopia's Somali Region (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press) fills a gap in the literature about aid programs by listening to the perspectives of those personnel delivering aid o...
US Ambassador to the UN warns of famine in Somalia
Linda Thomas Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, gave a speech on January 29th in Mogadishu announcing $41 million for famine prevention in Somalia and urged other nations to join in assisting Somalia fight famine....
Hunger Hotspots: Sahel Countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
In this update from Reliefweb, the coming Spring will also bring acute severe malnutrition in the Sahel, focused in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. In addition to conflict in these countries, it is projected that approximately 7.5 million people will be in the stage 3 hunger category (IPC classificati...
Hunger Hotspots; Lebanon
In a food security analysis, it is projected that 2.26 million people will suffer from acute levels of food insecurity in Lebanon this coming Spring (2023). The continuation of the food insecurity is due to the influx of Syrian refugees, a deteriorating economy, and global inflation....
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