The United Nations and NGOs are warning of an imminent famine in the Gaza Strip -- a designation based on strict criteria and scientific evidence. - NGOs and the WHO concede that gathering the ...

Famine is the most severe form of acute food insecurity. How, and when, is famine declared? And what happens next? Your questions answered. On May 4, 2025, a health worker at a UNICEF-supported ...

After weeks of rising concern about hunger in Gaza, a United Nations-backed panel has declared that famine is underway in northern Gaza, warning that more than half a million people are on the brink ...

This is excerpted from an "UN News" article initially published in March 2024: Amid growing global concerns over alarming hunger spikes in conflict-affected communities and talk of intensifying levels ...