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In Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, a young child's arm measurement shows malnutrition.

Explainer: What Is Famine?

Famine is the most severe form of acute food insecurity. How, and when, is famine declared? Your questions answered.
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On July 29, 2024, a severely malnourished child is fed ready-to-use therapeutic food at the UNICEF-supported Payuer Nutrition Center in Renk county, South Sudan.

Foreign Aid Funding Cuts Harm the World's Children

At least 14 million children are expected to face disruptions to essential nutrition support and services in 2025 because of global funding cuts.
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A student takes a drink as she washes her hands at the UNICEF-supported Qansaxleey Primary and Secondary school playground in Dolow, Somalia.

4 Things You Should Know About Water and Famine

Millions of children are facing the deadly effects of drought, including acute hunger, malnutrition and thirst.
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Women and children queue for health and nutrition services from UNICEF and partners at the Higlo site for displaced families in Ethiopia.

Dangers Deepening for Children Caught in Horn of Africa Drought Crisis

The number of lives threatened by catastrophic conditions has doubled in the last five months. A look at UNICEF's action plan for 2023.
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Ten-year-old Hibo carries water in a jerrycan to her temporary home at the UNICEF-supported Kaharey IDP camp in Dollow, Somalia.

Struggling to Survive Severe Drought

In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the number of people without access to safe water has risen from 9.5 million to 16.2 million in just five months.
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Severe drought in Ethiopia is destroying livelihoods, displacing families and contributing to soaring rates of child malnutrition.

Impacts of Conflict and Climate Change Fueling Crisis in Ethiopia

UNICEF's Manuel Fontaine stresses the need for a scaled-up response to Ethiopia's 'double emergency' to tackle a child malnutrition crisis.
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In Ethiopia's Somali region, Hafsa Bedel, mother of six, fears that she will lose more livestock in the coming months because of the long drought.

Years of Drought Pushing Families to the Brink in Ethiopia

UNICEF is working closely with local authorities to provide lifesaving assistance to families desperately in need.
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Yer, 11, accesses safe water from a new UNICEF-installed system at the Sirmeret camp for internally displaced families in the SNNP region of Ethiopia.

UNICEF in Eastern and Southern Africa

How UNICEF is working with partners to meet children's urgent needs in a region suffering from severe drought and other crises.
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Oleksandr plays with his 3-year-old son, Leonard, in Kmelnytskyi oblast, Ukraine on April 30, 2022. The family fled their apartment in Irpin soon after fighting began.

A Father's Day Thank-You

Around the world, nurturing dads are working hard — sometimes in desperate circumstances — to help their children get a good start in life.
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