He received a national news Emmy Award for his coverage of the 1988 Sudan famine.
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Michael cared deeply and used that talent to help bring attention to famine and poverty in Africa.
Nearly five million people could be on the cusp of famine, the U.N. says.
Some 29, 000 Somali children have died from the famine in the past three months alone.
The big story out of Africa this week is not about war, politics or famine.
In 1321, some 20% of English people are reckoned to have died of famine.
For all the challenges of isolation, drought and famine, the country is peaceful and socially cohesive.
The WFP is the only organisation with the logistical muscle to end the famine quickly.
Other horrors caused by global warming would decrease, such as tropical diseases, violent weather and famine.
Worse, when the feast is over the car industry is likely to lurch towards famine.
For all the challenges of isolation, drought and famine, Mali is peaceful and socially cohesive.
Famine, international debt, underdevelopment, war and pandemics all make the right to healthcare difficult to provide.
Along with our international partners, we've saved countless lives from the famine in the Horn of Africa.
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Effective warning systems had been put in place following the 1984-85 famine in Ethiopia, said Mr Gormley.
Famine and food riots are already a reality in countries throughout Africa and in India as well.
The UN first declared a famine in July 2011 in Somalia's Southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions.
Farmers already struggling to make a living therefore cannot feed themselves, continuing the cycle of famine.
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But with north Somalia recovering somewhat, while the south is mired in famine, one conclusion is inescapable.
Several women confirmed the group were making it very difficult for people to leave the famine zones.
People will prefer to smooth out their spending over time, rather than swing between famine and feast.
Tony Blair expressed regret for the Irish potato famine and for Britain's role in the slave trade.
Indeed, Vietnam's culinary renaissance is helping to revive traditions lost during the years of war, famine and repression.
The charity says the international community waited too long to respond to famine in East Africa last year.
Yesterday the United Nations issued a warning that the famine is spreading and the situation is getting worse.
Women whose mothers were exposed to the famine early in their pregnancies were especially prone to later obesity.
When Patrick Lyons arrived in America he was fleeing famine compounded by centuries of oppression and misrule.
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What the Sahel really needs is to make itself able to cope with the recurrent threat of famine.
Al-Shabab denied there was a famine and banned several Western aid agencies from operating on territory under its control.
This is true in failed states like Somalia, where terrorism and piracy is joined by famine and human suffering.
In the 1970s most experts were convinced the Earth faced imminent mass famine.
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