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In the early months of 2017, parts of South Sudan experienced a famine following several years of instability in the country's food supply caused by war and drought.The famine, largely focused in the northern part of the country, affected an estimated five million people (nearly 50% of the South Sudanese population).
The United States granted US$315 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan and refugee-receiving countries including the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. [28] The United Arab Emirates set aside 70% of its US$100 million humanitarian pledge to give to Sudan and surrounding countries affected by the humanitarian crisis ...
Famine in South Sudan [175] Famine in Somalia, due to 2017 Somali drought. Famine in Nigeria: South Sudan, Unity State, Somalia, and Nigeria. 2020–present Famine in the Tigray War: Tigray, Ethiopia: 150,000–200,000+ [176] 2021–present 2021– present Madagascar famine: Madagascar: 2021–present Aftermath of the War in Afghanistan ...
Since the IPC warning system was created 20 years ago, famines have only been declared twice - in parts of Somalia in 2011 and in parts of South Sudan in 2017. The IPC said famine could occur with ...
The war in Sudan and restrictions on aid deliveries have caused famine in at least one site in North Darfur, and have likely led to famine conditions in other parts of the conflict region, a ...
It is seeking $22.7 billion in funding to reach 157 million people, including some 1.3 million on the brink of famine, mostly in Sudan and Gaza, but also in countries such as South Sudan and Mali.
1993 Sudan famine, during civil war and political unrest; 1998 Sudan famine, caused mainly by human rights abuses and drought; 2017 South Sudan famine, following years of food supply instability caused by war and drought; 2024 famine in Sudan, during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) -A key supply route into Sudan's Darfur region, deemed at risk of famine by experts, has been cut off due to heavy rains, a World Food Programme official said on Thursday ...