Doctors Without Borders said it identified its first cases of child malnutrition in January 2024, three months into war.
![Hawa Moalim, 33, fled Wajid in the Bakool region after the drought destroyed her livelihood. She began the journey to Baidoa with her six children and the few goats that had survived, determined to give her family a chance. One by one, the animals died on the road. By the time the family arrived at Wayamo displacement camp two weeks ago, they had nothing left. "We arrived here hoping for help," she says. "But since we came, we have received nothing. There is no food, no water, and no proper shelter." Wayamo displacement camp, Baidoa, Southwest State, Somalia. [Abdulkadir Mohamed/NRC]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RS34781_DSC09322-1777276775.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
UN aid chief Tom Fletcher says that South Sudan is at risk of slipping into ‘full-scale famine and collapse’.
The weaponisation of logistics has caused severe shortage of fuel, food and medicines piling misery on Palestinians.
Displaced families from southern Lebanon have taken refuge in a school in Sidon after fleeing Israeli attacks.
Fouad George is one of many helping their fellow Lebanese citizens, forcibly displaced by Israel’s military campaign.
Crossing closures following US-Israel war with Iran spark panic buying in Gaza, where residents fear food shortages.
Women in Sudan’s Al-Sarraf camp face hunger and disease during a desperate holy month.
The UN is warning 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing extreme hunger, triggered by a prolonged drought.
Families in Somalia pushed to the brink amid severe hunger; urgent food aid needed to avert worsening conditions.
Heads of state are arriving in Addis Ababa for the 2026 African Union Summit, with a water-focused theme centred on clim
The UN Development Programme has begun clearing a massive wartime waste dump in Gaza City.
![Hani Abu Issa went to the market to stockpile some goods upon hearing the news of Iran’s war [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/873A4781-1772397999.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Mawaheb Ibrahim, a diabetic survivor who lost her mother and sister to shelling in El Fasher, struggles to care for orphaned children without food or medication at the Al-Sarraf camp in Al-Gedaref. [Al-Jazeera/screengrab]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-25-172735-1772029691.png?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
