A “myopic, short-term” effort focused on emergency food aid has dominated the international response to famine in Africa, while innovative solutions and massive long-term support are needed, according ...

The announcement was an admission of failure. On July 26th the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that it would parachute food into Gaza and implement daily “humanitarian pauses” in parts of the still ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia African leaders pledged nearly $380 million to help famine-hit families in the Horn of Africa during a donor conference held Thursday. The African Development Bank announced in a ...

Many experts suggest the global aid community – including the largest donor, the United States – responded too late to the famine in the Horn of Africa. After being forced to flee their homeland, ...

Famine – the extreme scarcity of food – devastated Ethiopia’s Tigray region during and after a two-year war that began in November 2020. Yet, the famine’s impact is one of the least documented crises ...