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Gaza and Sudan show why detecting famine cannot just be left to AI

IN FOCUS: As aid cuts threaten humanitarian monitoring, experts at Fews Net – seen as the gold standard tool in famine detection – tell Nick Ferris why AI-based models should not replace hunger monitoring systems

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Kenya relies on USAid famine warning system – what happens now that it’s gone?

Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), a web-based platform for predicting famine, went offline on 30 January 2025. The system had provided up-to-date data to predict and track food insecurity in nearly 30 countries in Africa, central America and Asia for 40 years. It was funded by the US…

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2025

Trump’s aid freeze shuts down ‘gold standard’ famine-monitoring system

Without Fews Net, recognised as ‘a vital life-saving tool’ for preventing food crises, people will die, experts warn

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

Famine conditions in Sudan's North Darfur are likely to continue through October, IPC warns

A global authority on food security has warned that famine conditions in Sudan have spread in the North Darfur region and are likely to continue through October due to the ongoing conflict that has torn the country for over 15 months

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

Starvation already causing many deaths and lasting harm in Gaza, agencies say

Extreme hunger taking huge toll, say food security reports, regardless of delays to possible declaration of famine

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

Famine ‘likely’ already stalking northern Gaza, new report warns

Formal declaration of famine is impeded by hostilities that make data collection impossible, says study.

Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2024