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Jason Burke | The Guardian
- Jul 23, 2017
'I buried my smallest child under a bush': starvation and sorrow in South Sudan
The news spreads fast during the day. The raiders are coming. Two columns of fighters, each thousands strong, armed with assault rifles....
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Caleb Quinley | Asian Correspondent
- Jul 9, 2017
Starvation hits Burma’s Rakhine state as food supplies dwindle
A girl wears thanakha powder on her face in a Rohingya refugee camp outside Kyaukpyu in Rakhine state, Burma, May 17, 2017. Source:...
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Associated Press
- Jun 23, 2017
South Sudan no longer has 'famine,' UN says, but 2 million remain near starvation
The UN warns that South Sudan's crisis is worsening and that removing the label of famine doesn't mean the situation has actually...
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International Crisis Group 1
- May 9, 2017
Instruments of Pain (III): Conflict and Famine in Somalia
I.Overview History is at risk of tragically repeating itself. Once again, conflict-wracked Somalia is faced with mass hunger, just six...
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International Crisis Group 1
- Apr 13, 2017
Instruments of Pain: Conflict and Famine
The last time the UN declared a famine was in 2011, in Somalia. The last time it faced more than one major famine simultaneously was more...