Tag: famine

Sindh labour minister not to abandon drought victims of Tharparkar   Opposition parties have submitted a joint requisition for convening Sindh Assembly session over the drought...

Hundreds of cattle die owing to scarcity of water and fodder as drought extends to Khairpur dessert Rescue teams fail to reach Kitaar, Jitrad, Kesrad...

Another two children died in the famine-hit Tharparkar district of Thar desert in Sindh on Tuesday, officials said. According to medics, two infants died on...

The country may face a famine in the next 10 to 15 years if appropriate measures are not taken, Minister for Water and Power...

Over 2.5 million people in war-torn Somalia remain in crisis despite huge global aid efforts and the situation may worsen, the UN warned Tuesday,...

ore than a billion people around the world would face starvation if India and Pakistan unleash nuclear weapons — even if that war is...

Famine is over in war-torn Somalia but the problems are not: Haweyo Ibrahim survives on meagre food aid handouts rather than return to her...

Famine has spread to six out of eight regions in southern Somalia, with 750,000 people facing imminent starvation, the United Nations said on Monday,...

Famine-hit areas of southern Somalia will likely spread in coming days, with the situation continuing to worsen despite massive international aid efforts, the United...

Famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought, the top UN humanitarian aid...

The UN officially declared famine in two parts of southern Somalia Wednesday as the world slowly mobilised to save the 12 million people battling...