Syrian Starvation
Hunger is a growing threat to Syrians living in regions hit by the civil war and children are now dying of malnutrition
North Korean Prison Camp Investigation Underway
U.N. investigators will seek the cooperation of North Korea as part of an inquiry into allegations of widespread human rights abuses in the country but won’t be deterred if Pyongyang refuses, the head of the investigating panel said on Thursday
Alarm Over Mali’s Food Crisis
Food prices in the region of Gao have gone up drastically, causing 80% of adults to reduce their food intake to feed children, its research shows
One Million Trapped in Dire Need…
The former head of the UN in Sudan has criticized NGOs for failing to campaign for aid to flow to people trapped in a war zone on the border with South Sudan
Starving North Koreans Are Eating Their Children
The Sunday Times told how undercover reporters recorded several horror stories from inside the poverty-stricken nation. They included one man who dug up his grandchild’s corpse to eat and another who boiled his child and ate the flesh. Thousands of North Koreans are feared to be starving to death while their chubby leader Kim Jong-Un regularly dines on banquets.
Half of the Planet’s Food is Wasted
As much as half of the world’s food is discarded without ever making it to a human mouth, engineers at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers have found
One Million Syrians Are Starving
One million Syrians are going hungry and helpless due to the 22-month civil conflict in the country, the UN says
Syrians Go Hungry
Desperation for food is growing in parts of Syria, where fist fights or dashes across the civil war front lines have become part of the daily struggle to secure a loaf of bread
Haiti Faces Food Shortage Post Hurricane Sandy
The UN in Haiti says 1.5 million people remain at risk of not having proper access to food in 2013 due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy and other natural disasters
Sandy Leaves Haiti Starving
Humanitarian groups assessing the damage caused by the storm warned the island’s population, still reeling from the disasters of the last two years, was at risk of hunger after the downpours destroyed farmland and crops
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