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World news
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1 week ago

A declaration of famine is rare. It's now happened twice in 2025, this time in Sudan

Formal famine declarations are rare because rigorous, internationally agreed systems and evidence requirements make documenting widespread starvation, illness, and mortality difficult and time-consuming.
World news
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2 months ago

Famine is declared in Gaza: What does it take to make this pronouncement?

Famine is underway in northern Gaza, over half a million people are on the brink of starvation and the crisis could spread to central and southern Gaza by late September.
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