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A Gazan child made cooking videos. Now, famine is spreading.

Renad Attallah, a young girl in Gaza, caught the world's attention with her cooking videos last year. Now, famine is ...

Famine in Gaza City is 'failure of humanity', UN chief says

A UN-backed body confirms famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas, and says half a million are facing "catastrophic" ...

What is a famine and who declares one?

Famine is now occurring in Gaza City, according to the world’s leading authority on food crises. The Integrated Food Security ...

Part of Gaza Is Suffering From Famine, Monitors Say. What Does That Mean?

For an area to be experiencing famine, at least 30 percent of children under 5 must be considered acutely malnourished by ...

'Children are paying the highest price,' says aid worker as famine confirmed in Gaza City

Israel says "there is no famine in Gaza" after the IPC reports more than 500,000 people in the Strip are facing "starvation, ...

Who determines famine and how do they confirm it?

A global hunger monitor determined on Friday that famine is taking place in Gaza, nearly two years after Israel launched a ...

UNICEF Explainer: What Is Famine?

Famine is the most severe form of acute food insecurity. How, and when, is famine declared? And what happens next? Your ...