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
Heavy fighting as Iraqi forces set sights on Mosul's Grand Mosque
Prime minister says battle to drive Islamic State from its last urban stronghold in Iraq is reaching its final stages.
Horror of hangings, drownings and rape traumatise South Sudan's children
"I've seen children tied to their dead mother and thrown in the river – soldiers have been doing this a lot"
Aid workers in famine-hit South Sudan should not pay $10,000 to help, says U.N.
"If applied to humanitarian organisations, (it) could mean that generously donated taxpayer money is diverted from the delivery of aid to people in dire need at a particularly critical time"
Slashing aid puts America's present - and future - interests at risk
Cutting support for family planning, poverty reduction and food aid can push more young people into the hands of extremists
Angelina Jolie urges greater efforts to prosecute rape in conflict
Jolie teamed up with former British Foreign Secretary William Hague to launch a global initiative aimed at ending sexual violence in conflict, tackling impunity and improving support for survivors