Fear, hunger and destruction in Mosul Old City as IS under pressure
"If we hadn't got out this morning, they'd have killed us"
Actor George Clooney blames South Sudan famine on nation's elite
"Even while the world responds to the famine, it's time also to address root causes"
Gunmen attack aid convoy in South Sudan, killing two: IOM
Aid workers had been treating a cholera outbreak
Iraqi forces try to encircle Mosul's IS-held Old City
Predicament of civilians a concern
Angelina Jolie appeals for commitment to "imperfect" UN
Says fear of refugees, of foreigners, is produced by ignorance
Act now to address and prevent famine in four countries
Allowing famine to unfold is a choice; we must make the choice to stop it
At wrecked Mosul airport, home is still distant for Iraq's displaced
As the Islamic State caliphate shrinks, it is the number killed or displaced that grows
No famine in Yemen but over half on the brink -U.N.-backed report
Yemen is one of four current famine or near-famine situations, along with South Sudan, northeast Nigeria and Somalia, with more than 20 million people at risk of starvation in the next six months
FACTBOX - Why are millions starving in East Africa?
More than 16 million people do not know where their next meal will come from and children risk dying from starvation.
British Olympian Mo Farah fronts appeal for starvation in East Africa
"I can't imagine how awful it would be to watch my children not having food to eat or water to drink, but this is a reality being faced by so many parents in East Africa" - Mo Farah