Severe hunger or starvation; a condition in which people lack food, often used to describe famine or widespread food crises.
戦争のためにその地域では多くの人が飢餓に苦しんだ。
Because of the war many people in that region suffered from starvation.
国際機関は飢餓救済のために緊急支援を送った。
International organizations sent emergency aid to relieve famine.
飢餓を防ぐためには持続可能な食糧政策が必要だ。
Sustainable food policies are necessary to prevent hunger.