Wounds of War

One in Three Children Under Two in Northern Gaza Acutely Malnourished

Olivia Rosane / Common Dreams Mar 18, 2024 Malnutrition among children is “reaching devastating and unprecedented levels in the Gaza Strip due to the war and restrictions on aid delivery," UNICEF said. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

US Airdrops Aid

Adam Zyglis Mar 7, 2024 Dig deeper

Africa

Millions in Sudan at Risk for Starvation as Civil War Rages

Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples Dispatch Feb 26, 2024 With over half the population hungry and starvation deaths increasing by the hour, Sudanese brace for worse as the country enters the lean season on the heels of a harvest season lost to war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Africa

War Comes for Harvest in Sudan As People Starve

Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples Dispatch Jan 2, 2024 After capturing Gezira, a State in central Sudan that was producing 40% of its wheat, the RSF is set to battle the Sudanese Armed Forces to consolidate control over the country’s agricultural heartland. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

World

An Epidemic of Child Starvation in Kenya

Georgina Gustin / Undark Jan 10, 2023 As climate change worsens draughts, starvation is on the rise in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Kenya. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Doctors Are Failing Women With Eating Disorders

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Feb 2, 2020 It's not just about food, says author Rebecca Lester, but shame and self-negation. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Not Everyone Should Stop Eating Meat to Fight Climate Change

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Sep 18, 2019 The practice can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but for malnourished populations, there's a caveat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

California Parents of 13 Plead Guilty to Torture and Abuse

AMY TAXIN / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2019 David and Louise Turpin will spend at least 25 years in prison each. The children had described being beaten, starved and put in cages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Khashoggi Case Puts Light on Yemen’s Plight

Afrah Nasser / Truthdig Dec 20, 2018 The worst humanitarian crisis in today’s world has largely been ignored by the media. Now that may be changing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

We Can Feed the World and Halve Emissions—but There’s a Catch

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Oct 14, 2018 Scientists say “rapid and far-reaching changes in all aspects of society” will have to be made and that what we eat is high on the list. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Economic Inequality Fuels Starvation Throughout the World

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Sep 5, 2018 Our fixation on efficiency and markets is destroying whole swaths of the planet. Only a genuine people's movement can offer a remedy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will Donald Trump Escalate the Devastating War—and Worsen the Resulting Food Shortage—in Yemen?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2017 Without an urgent effort to find a political solution and get massive food aid into the country, almost 7 million people may face starvation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )