Some experts want the IPC to lower its threshold for determining famine in conflict-ridden areas and expand the types of data ...

Forty years ago, the song “Do they Know It’s Christmas?” was released. In the time since, it seems that there has been some collective learning about the promises and perils of this effort to “do ...

When Queen performed at Live Aid, they gave the show of a lifetime. Often called Queen's best live show, the 20-minute performance changed music forever. In 1985, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organized ...

The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s ...

When I hear it, it brings me back to the time of the song’s origins. Wealth was touted as a moral virtue, and AIDS was ...

In response to the 1984 Ethiopia famine, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure collaborated in writing “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” as a ...

It's been 40 years since Band Aid wrote and recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and to celebrate the song's anniversary, ...

What began as a response to the Ethiopian famine became a global movement that raised over $125 million and brought worldwide ...

Authorities in Mayotte were racing on Tuesday to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas territory after the weekend’s devastating cyclone, while Mozambique ...

a song he co-wrote after seeing BBC reports of widespread famine in Ethiopia. The lyrics are a pop-song paean to colonialism. It is reminiscent of Hegel’s 19th century thinking when he dismissed ...

Top on the list of tourist attractions for many Americans visiting Dublin is the Famine Memorial near the Custom House, a heartbreaking and poignant work that reflects the most tragic period in ...