Reporting from South Sudan
60 Minutes producers describe "one of the worst places on the planet" after a trip to South Sudan to report on famine and food aid
Famine & Drought
Fighting Famine
In South Sudan, 5M people don't know where their next meal is coming from and, of them, 100,000 are starving and face death. If not for humanitarian efforts, millions could die. Scott Pelley reports.
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Famine in Africa
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South Sudan starvation
As South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, is roiled by civil war and famine, more than 100,000 people face starvation. Debora Patta reports from a childrens' hospital in Juba, the nation's capital, which is struggling to treat the most vulnerable.
Famine crisis in South Sudan
South Sudan, the world's youngest country established less than six years ago, is one of the planet's least-developed countries. Violence has displaced more than two million people since 2013, leading to famine. CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley, who traveled to the east African country with "60 Minutes," joins "CBS This Morning" to share what he witnessed.
Famine in South Sudan
Civil war, poverty and drought have more than 20 million people on the brink of starvation in Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. President Trump's proposed cuts in foreign aid could hit them hard. Reporting from South Sudan in a 60 Minutes report airing Sunday, Scott Pelly shows us how the U.N.'s "World Food Program" is struggling to meet the dire need for food there.
Massive famine crisis
In search of relief, the hungry walk for miles, but without enough food to go around, vast stretches of Africa and the Middle East are now on the brink of famine. While the causes vary by country, war and poverty have been haunting these nations for years. The United Nations says it has just 2 percent of the $5.6 billion needed to avoid disaster. Tony Dokoupil reports.
Famine In South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan after years of civil war and economic turmoil. CBSN's Meg Oliver and Jamie Yuccas have more.
Airdrops providing desperately needed food in South Sudan
As Debora Patta reports, not everyone at the drop zone can get their hands on needed food
Watch as family separated by war reunites after years
“We have to learn about each other again. It's been bad, but now I can be with them always,” mother says
Climate change-driven famine poses global security threat
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"We are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the United Nations," U.N. humanitarian chief says
1 million kids in peril as starvation wielded as a weapon of war
One million children in South Sudan are in desperate need of food, yet violence prevents aid from delivery
Starving in South Sudan
This week on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports from South Sudan on the famine emergency that has been declared and sees firsthand the urgent need for relief
Fighting Famine
In South Sudan, 5M people don't know where their next meal is coming from and, of them, 100,000 are starving and face death. If not for humanitarian efforts, millions could die
Reporting from South Sudan
60 Minutes producers describe "one of the worst places on the planet" after a trip to South Sudan to report on famine and food aid
Millions urgently need food in South Sudan's famine
A civil war has created a massive humanitarian crisis compounded by a famine in the world's youngest nation. Scott Pelley reports this Sunday
20 million people in 4 countries on the brink of famine
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The face of famine
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Sebastian Rich has documented the worst the world has to offer, so watching Nyajima-Guet come back to life was a welcome change
South Sudan survival story
A 4-year-old girl's will to live and efforts to help her do it thaw the heart of war-weary photographer Sebastian Rich
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