Hunger in Africa : our File

March 2017. Nearly 20 million people are threatened by the violent famine in Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria and South Sudan. The ICRC believes that action must be taken within three months to avoid the worst. Here is a collection of articles that will give you a overview.

 


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“Massive scaling up urgently needed to tackle hunger crisis” says ICRC’s Director of Operations

03/22/2017. The ICRC is appealing for $400m to help those most affected by the humanitarian crises in Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria

UN aid chief urges global action as starvation, famine loom for 20 million across four countries

03/10/2017. We are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the UN,” UN Emergency Relief Coordinator.

What Libya’s “slave auctions” tell us about the humanitarian system

12/06/2017. There has rightly been a surge in concern for the thousands of Africans languishing in inhumane conditions in detention camps.