Just days after the UN and government officials declared feminine to be present in parts of South Sudan, the aid agency has warned of further famine fears in Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated at a news conference on Wednesday at UN headquarters that more than 20 million […]
South Sudan is facing a famine so severe that $4.4 billion is required before the rainy season hits or 5.5 million people with go hungry by July. As of this week there are currently 1 million people on the edge of starvation. On top of the famine, there is also […]
Approximately 1,200 Yazidi refugees have been granted asylum in Canada as the Canadian government looks to resettle this vulnerable group by the end of 2017. Already victim to acts of genocide, the Yazidi people are considered to be one of the highest risk refugees on the move right now. As […]
Three United Nations (UN) agencies, in coordination with the South Sudan government, have declared an official state of famine in two of the country’s northern counties. In the midst of South Sudan’s ongoing civil war and economic crisis, many officials have identified the famine as being man-made. Although famine-like conditions […]
