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The “Four Famines,” Explained

Hunger will be the humanitarian disaster of 2017.  The UN already declared a full fledged famine in parts of South Sudan last month, and three other situations around the world are precariously close to crossing a threshold of food insecurity...

Famine, Explained (VIDEO)

What three conditions trigger the United Nations to declare a “famine?”  What causes a famine? And how do you stop a famine? These questions are acute right now as the world faces an unprecedented number of people living in famine...