A STAGGERING HUNGER CRISIS IS UNFOLDING IN NIGERIA, AND THE WORLD IS BARELY AWARE

In August, the United Nations sent two helicopters to Maiduguri, to fly humanitarian workers to reclaimed cities across Borno... READ MORE›

HUGE RISE IN HOSPITAL BEDS IN ENGLAND TAKEN UP BY PEOPLE WITH MALNUTRITION

Official figures reveal that people with malnutrition accounted for 184,528 hospital bed days last year, a huge rise on 65,048 in 2006-07... READ MORE›

WORLD FACES WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SINCE 1945, SAYS UN OFFICIAL

Twenty million people face starvation without an immediate injection of funds in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria, warns Stephen O'Brien... READ MORE›

NIGERIA: SUICIDE ATTACKS KILL DOZENS IN MADAGALI

Attack on a vegetable market near a Boko Haram stronghold kills at least 30 people and wounds more than 50... READ MORE›

MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AT RISK OF STARVING TO DEATH WILL THE WORLD STEP UP

The most harrowing reports come from Yemen, where the United Nations says a staggering 20 million people need humanitarian aid... READ MORE›

75,000 CHILDREN IN NIGERIA COULD DIE FROM HUNGER OVER THE NEXT YEAR

Some people see Nigeria, the second-wealthiest country in Africa, as capable of handling its own humanitarian assistance... READ MORE›

Boko Haram Appears to Be Using Abducted Girls as Suicide Bombers Experts... READ MORE›

ALLIES BEGIN PUSH AGAINST BOKO HARAM

Col Kukasheka called on Nigerians to be more security conscious because given the onslaught on Boko Haram definitely they are bound to spring surprises ... READ MORE›

UN SAYS WORLD FACES WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SINCE 1945 WITH TENS OF MILLIONS STARVING

More than 20 million people are facing famine and starvation in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria, with the UN warning an urgent aid injection is needed... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM FALLS VICTIM TO A FOOD CRISIS IT CREATED

Such attacks are becoming increasingly common in the areas bordering Boko Haram's base in northeastern Nigeria... READ MORE›

'DYING OF HUNGER': FAMINE DECLARED IN SOUTH SUDAN

Aid agencies said 100,000 people were affected by the famine, which threaten to affect a further one million people in the coming months... READ MORE›

SOUTH SUDAN FAMINE COULD SPREAD, REPORT SAYS

The report from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network says starvation is likely to occur in Koch county in the absence of humanitarian aid... READ MORE›

UN SAYS WORLD FACES LARGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SINCE 1945

Now, more than 20 million people across four countries face starvation and famine... READ MORE›

'50 CHILDREN WILL DIE'

But O'Brien underlined that humanitarian aid alone would not resolve Yemen's crisis... READ MORE›

SCORES OF REFUGEES STARVED TO DEATH

Nearly 200 people fleeing Boko Haram militants have died of starvation in the Nigerian city of Bama in the past month, medical charity MSF says... READ MORE›

LACK OF PAUSE IN YEMEN WAR DELAYS AID

Yemen, the region's poorest country, had one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world even before the recent conflict... READ MORE›

NIGER FEELS RIPPLE EFFECT OF BOKO HARAM AS FEARS OF FOOD SHORTAGE SPREAD

We have underestimated the scale and complexity of the crisis in northern Nigeria, said Peter Lundberg, the United Nations' deputy humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria... READ MORE›

UN CONFIRMS REPORTS OF STARVATION AS AID REACHES BESIEGED MADAYA

US ambassador Samantha Power also had strong words about Madaya, slamming the grotesque starve-or-surrender tactics the Syrian regime is using right now against its own people ... READ MORE›

UN SUSPENDS ALL SYRIA AID CONVOYS AFTER AIR STRIKE

The United Nations has suspended all aid convoy movements in Syria after an air strike hit a 31-truck convoy late on Monday... READ MORE›

NIGERIA FACES ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST HUMANITARIAN DISASTERS

In many cases across Borno, mothers are eating so little that they are unable to breastfeed -- a major cause of child malnutrition... READ MORE›

U.N. SUSPENDS AID TO SYRIA AFTER CONVOY ATTACKED

At least 12 people are reported dead, mostly humanitarian aid workers... READ MORE›

NEW U.N. CHIEF CONFRONTS THE 'NIGHTMARE' OF SOMALIA'S FOOD CRISIS

In 2011, famine consumed much of the Horn of Africa, killing nearly 260,000 people in Somalia alone, according to the United Nations... READ MORE›

ON WORLD FOOD DAY, 350,000 PEOPLE IN CHAD FACE STARVATION

Eight years ago, Boko Haram militants crossed the border from Nigeria and launched their first attacks in Chad, in the Lake Region... READ MORE›

UN RELIEF OFFICIAL CALLS FOR END TO BLOCKADES IN SYRIA

Mr. Hillo's comments came a day after he joined a carefully negotiated aid convoy into the besieged town of Madaya... READ MORE›

#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS: TWO YEARS AFTER NIGERIAN GIRLS KIDNAPPED, MAJORITY STILL MISSING

Two years on, the Chibok girls have come to symbolize all the civilians whose lives have been devastated by Boko Haram, he said... READ MORE›

RUSSIA OFFERS ACCESS TO ITS SYRIA BASES TO HELP DELIVER AID

MOSCOW Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday it was ready to give access to its military bases in Syria for humanitarian aid deliveries... READ MORE›

U.N. SAYS WORLD FACES LARGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SINCE 1945

Children's agency said almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen... READ MORE›

DROUGHT TRIGGERS FEARS OF HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

Cbc news visits ethiopia as a devastating drought leaves millions in need of emergency food aid... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM CARRIES OUT FIRST ATTACK IN CHAD

Boko Haram fighters crossed Lake Chad in motorised canoes to raid a Chadian village sheltering thousands of Nigerian refugees at dawn... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM CARRIES OUT FIRST ATTACK IN CHAD

Boko Haram fighters crossed Lake Chad in motorised canoes to raid a Chadian village sheltering thousands of Nigerian refugees at dawn... READ MORE›