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In North Korea, clandestine footage by Ahn Chol and journalists reveals the harsh realities faced by street children and orphans in a repressive regime.
Each year, thousands of North Koreans attempt to escape, risking their lives to avoid being sent back to prison camps if caught.
A mother polar bear must travel over 50 meters with her cubs to reach the nearest seal kill, facing significant challenges in their harsh environment.
Over one million civilians died during the 872-day siege of Leningrad, primarily from starvation and exposure to freezing temperatures.
Two cousins face severe dehydration and starvation after being stranded on a barren island just 12 miles from safety in the Sea of Cortez.
Three hunters become trapped at 10,000 feet in Kyrgyzstan, facing frostbite and starvation after a blizzard and a helicopter crash.
On June 22, 1611, Henry Hudson's crew, stranded in the Canadian Arctic, mutinies after enduring months of starvation and harsh conditions.
Yemen faces a devastating humanitarian crisis exacerbated by COVID-19, with a significantly higher death toll than reported and dire shortages in medical resources.
Malawi faces a catastrophic famine in 2003 due to a combination of adverse weather, poor governance, and profiteering, leading to widespread starvation.
Malawi faces a dire humanitarian crisis as bad weather, poor governance, and profiteering lead to widespread starvation and suffering among its people.
Ethiopia faces a paradox where extensive foreign aid has not alleviated poverty, leaving 14 million people at risk of starvation in 2003.
Political rivalry in Madagascar led to widespread chaos, starvation, and economic collapse as power struggles escalated into near civil war.
Ethiopia faces a critical food crisis, with 14 million people at risk of starvation despite substantial foreign aid and reliance on agricultural production.
At the age of 16, Gena Turgel witnessed the German invasion of Poland and the subsequent confiscation of her family's belongings.
Bisan Owda documents her escape from al-Shifa Hospital to southern Gaza amid ongoing conflict, highlighting the dire humanitarian crisis reported by the UN.
A 5-year-old from Gaza dies of starvation, prompting outrage and calls for justice.
A 75-year-old man in Gaza suffers starvation under the Israeli siege, prompting global outrage.
Three Australians survive 46 days adrift in shark-infested waters after a storm pushes them off course near Kiribati.
Families in Gaza bake with limited resources amid severe starvation and conflict.
Animals in a Gaza zoo are starving as caretakers prioritize their care amid conflict.
The Biafra separatist rebellion still fuels calls for independence in Nigeria today.
Children in Gaza suffer from starvation due to blocked aid amid ongoing conflict.
Chukotka's people face starvation without whale meat due to IWC hunting restrictions.
Sudan faces a humanitarian crisis with 3 million people at risk of starvation and extreme heat.
Over 100 South Sudanese refugees arrive daily at the border crossing into Kenya, where Manuela and her sisters seek safety from war and famine.
Three government garrison towns in South Sudan fell to the Sudanese People's Liberation Army in January 2014, intensifying the region's humanitarian crisis.
Sudan faces starvation as people eat animal feed amid a humanitarian crisis.
Parents in Gaza feed children boiled water amid severe shortages and starvation.
Over a thousand families in southern Somalia have volunteered to return home, believing conditions will improve despite the ongoing famine crisis.
In Zimbabwe's prisons, severe overcrowding, rampant disease, and starvation lead to dire human rights violations, as highlighted by politician Rory Bennett's accounts.
Two million Zimbabweans have fled to South Africa to escape the destruction of their homes and livelihoods under Robert Mugabe's controversial cleanup campaign.
200 children aged between 10 months and six years are expected to die every day in the Lake Chad region due to malnutrition and starvation.
An older man in Gaza, grieving the loss of his son, is rushed to receive food after enduring days of starvation amid the ongoing conflict.
After five days in Colombia, Keenan loses 10 pounds and decides to leave the survival challenge due to starvation and extreme conditions.
A place near Herat reveals the harsh aftermath of Taliban defeat and personal loss.
Nearly 200 million migrant labourers in India face starvation and homelessness after a sudden lockdown leaves them stranded in cities like Mumbai.
Kuito, Angola suffers hugely as starvation and medical crises plague its citizens.
Emaciated children seek help at a Nutritional Centre in Angola after the civil war.
Supplies brought from England to the British penal colony were rotting as convicts and their jailers faced imminent starvation.
