The “New Normal” of Protracted Humanitarian Crises

Chase Sova, WFP USA sr. director of public policy, argues that we need fresh insight into the relationship between hunger and instability.

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“60 Minutes” Features Yemen On the Brink of Famine

CBS Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the crisis in Yemen, where more than 20 million people don't know where their next meal is coming from.

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“60 Minutes” Preview: Humanitarian Blockade in Yemen Threatens Millions of Lives

In a country where 90 percent of food was imported even before the conflict began, the devastation is especially evident in the youngest children.

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Yemen: Fishing in Treacherous Waters

Meet Fadl and Aisha: two Yemeni parents struggling to provide the bare necessities for their brood of five children.

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On the Brink of Famine: This Is What It Means for South Sudan

Conflict drives 80 percent of the world’s humanitarian needs — and the crisis in South Sudan is no different. 

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Here Are Five Important Things to Know About the World’s Looming Famines

U.N. World Food Programme operations to fight emergency famine is only 46 percent funded. You can help.

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Hacking Hunger – Episode 21: A Lifesaving Legacy Under Threat

We talk to former Senator Tom Daschle about why Americans must continue to fight hunger as war, climate change and four looming famines threaten millions of families.

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Massive Cuts to Food Aid Would Do Long-Term Harm to U.S. National Security Interests

David Beasley, WFP executive director, explains how cutting global food assistance would harm our national security interests in the long term.

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Famine in South Sudan: A Turning Point in Global Food Security

At a time when the technology and tools to fight global hunger have never been stronger, such mass starvation is a paradox—and it is an obscenity and entirely preventable.

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This Is the Devastating Human Toll of Famine in South Sudan

“I am leaving with anger and sadness because hunger is forcing me to leave my homeland."

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This is The Latest on Yemen’s Hunger Crisis

Do you know what percentage of families are coping with hunger across Yemen right now? The numbers might shock you.

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Marouf’s Home Is Not In Jordan

Almost four years after fleeing Syria, he and his family struggle to reconcile the life they didn’t ask for with the one they left behind.

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