Is the World Misclassifying Famine? Researchers Say the Current Threshold Is Failing Millions
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Is the World Misclassifying Famine? Researchers Say the Current Threshold Is Failing Millions

Standard famine mortality thresholds may miss early warning signs of starvation, prompting calls for more context-sensitive measures. Recent humanitarian emergencies have highlighted weaknesses in the single mortality benchmark used worldwide to declare famine. Critics say relying on one universal death rate can mask how starvation develops in different populations. In a paper published in The [...]