South Sudan Famine
-
4 African countries at risk of famine, widespread food insecurity: United NationsU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Congo, Yemen, northeast Nigeria and South Sudan rank ``among the largest food crises in the world.''WorldSep 5, 2020
-
Ottawa to match donations to new famine relief fundThe federal government's new famine relief fund will support organizations working to provide assistance in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen and neighbouring regions.CanadaMay 29, 2017
-
-
Advertisement
-
Justin Trudeau says Canada looking to do more to help South Sudan famineEarlier this week, senior clerics from three of Canada's largest denominations issued an open letter asking the federal Liberal government to increase aid to the country and encourage other countries to do more.PoliticsMay 5, 2017
-
-
Advertisement
-
Ravaged by war and famine, South Sudanese hide in swampland and eat weeds to surviveAround 20,000 people emerged from the swamps when they heard that the UN was registering people for emergency rations.WorldFeb 26, 2017
-
$4.4 billion needed within a month to stop catastrophic famine in African nations: UNWith over 20 million people at risk of starvation over the next six months and famine already declared in parts of South Sudan, "we are facing a tragedy," UN officials said.WorldFeb 22, 2017
-
-
1.4 million children face ‘imminent death’ due to famine: UNThe United Nations children's agency is warning that almost 1.4 million children are at "imminent risk of death" as famine threatens parts of South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen.WorldFeb 21, 2017
-
-
South Sudan government, UN declare famine due to prolonged civil warThe calamity is the result of prolonged civil war and an entrenched economic crisis that has devastated the war-torn East African nation.WorldFeb 20, 2017
Trending
-
Anne Heche’s estate cannot pay over $8M in debts, son says29,814 Read
-
Canadian man dies during Texas Ironman event. His widow wants answers as to why18,668 Read
-
B.C. teen’s killer says new TV show about Reena Virk’s murder ‘disrespectful’18,095 Read
-
What is a halal mortgage? How interest-free home financing works in Canada9,681 Read
-
Canada refused to repatriate woman from ISIS camp because she can’t be arrested: internal memo9,429 Read
-
Honda’s $15B Ontario EV plant marks ‘historic day,’ Trudeau says6,640 Read
-