by Eileen Huang | August 22, 2025
Recent famines in Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Somalia, underscore that these severe hunger crises remain a persistent global threat. Two new papers published by Feinstein Director Paul Howe offer insights that could improve famine prevention and response....
by Eileen Huang | April 29, 2025
Sound data on famines is vital at a time when mass starvation is increasing, but humanitarian programs are being cut and humanitarian data is under political threat. We need to know where, when and why people are at risk of mass starvation. For this, data matters....
by Eileen Huang | April 1, 2025
Sound data on famines is vital at a time when mass starvation is increasing, but humanitarian programs are being cut and humanitarian data is under political threat. We need to know where, when and why people are at risk of mass starvation. For this, data matters....
by Eileen Huang | March 26, 2025
In January, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) closed after nearly 40 years of providing data used to forecast famines and other humanitarian disasters. FEWS NET was funded by USAID and shut down after cuts by the Trump administration. An article in...
by Eileen Huang | November 12, 2024
Over the past 15 years, the re-emergence of famine and near-famine events has challenged the notion that famine could soon be eradicated. Factors such as conflict, climate change, and economic instability contribute to the rising frequency and severity of crises,...
