For Many in Yemen, Bread and Tea Are the Day’s Sole Meal

MAGGIE MICHAEL / The Associated Press May 3, 2018 Aid agencies warn that parts of Yemen could soon start to see widespread death from famine as a three-year war drags on. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Red Cross Forced Exec Out for Harassment, Then Helped Him Get New Job

Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin / ProPublica Jan 29, 2018 A senior official with the organization harassed a subordinate and was accused of raping another. Yet he was given glowing references and got hired by Save the Children. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Saudi War on Yemen Is Killing 130 Children a Day

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 19, 2017 At least 50,000 are expected to die as indirect casualties this year, and nearly 400,000 will need treatment for acute malnutrition. Meanwhile, aid groups are being actively interfered with. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N., Aid Groups Warn of Starvation in Yemen

Ahmed Al-Haj / AP Nov 9, 2017 Unless the Saudi-led coalition lifts its blockade, the country will face "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades," agency warns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Is a Sorry 36th Among Nations in Quality-of-Childhood Ranking

By April M. Short / AlterNet Jun 19, 2017 For 700 million kids around the world, childhood ends too soon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Do We Need to Westernize Suffering in Order to Care?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 12, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Group Calls for ‘Vaccination Cease-Fire’ in Syria

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2013 Due to a polio outbreak in eastern Syria, the organization Save the Children pleaded Tuesday with both the government and rebels to instate a cease-fire and allow access to hundreds of thousands of young ones threatened by the pernicious disease. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Donations to Burma, China Tighten Up

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 Americans apparently have a track record of opening their wallets to assist those in need after natural disasters at home and abroad. That was the case, at least, after the 2004 tsunami in Asia and Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. in 2005. But the picture looks different in the wake of the recent cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China, leaving international trend-watchers asking: What gives? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )