Multiple UN agencies call for urgent renewal of ceasefire in Gaza while Trump, hosting Netanyahu, thinks end not “too distant”
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The heads of six UN agencies called on Monday for an urgent renewal of the ceasefire in Gaza, warning of aid shortages and hunger since Israel resumed its all-out assault with the deadliest week for Gaza’s children of the past year. No new humanitarian supplies have entered the Palestinian enclave since Israel […]
Record 28 million people face acute hunger in conflict-ravaged Congo
Reuters Twenty-eight million people face acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a record for the country, driven by an escalating conflict between the government and Rwandan-backed rebels in the east, the United Nations said on Thursday. A longstanding humanitarian crisis in Congo has been aggravated by the conflict, with 2.5 million more people […]
Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, World Food Programme warns
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Programs to help prevent malnourishment in children in Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria could be suspended within months if urgent funding is not found, the UN’s World Food Programme warned on Wednesday. “If we fail to act, we are condemning millions of children to a lifetime of suffering”, said WFP Executive Director Cindy […]
Israel’s halt to food and aid deliveries worsens Gaza conditions
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel’s suspension of goods entering Gaza is taking a toll on the Palestinian enclave, with some bakeries closing and food prices rising, while a cut in the electricity supply could deprive people of clean water, Palestinian officials said. The suspension, which Israel said was aimed at pressuring militant group Hamas in ceasefire […]
Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses, UN humanitarian chief says
Cairo, Egypt AP Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat could return quickly if the truce collapses. Tom Fletcher spoke to The Associated Press after a two-day visit to Gaza, where hundreds of trucks carrying […]
The Long Read: For millions of children in food crises, a heightened risk of lifelong damage
JENNIFER RIGBY, of Reuters, reports on how acute food crises around the world are impacting children – and their life beyond childhood…
Extreme weather raises hunger risk in Latin America, UN says
Santiago, Chile Reuters Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a multi-agency United Nations study published on Monday. The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are heavily dependent on farming, ranching, forestry and fishing, agricultural […]
Essay: Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?
RACHEL NORMAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, says that decades after the release of the hit song, there are many regions of the world where people are still suffering from acute food insecurity…
Churches call for action on growing hunger crisis in Malawi
Nairobi, Kenya Church leaders in Malawi have raised concerns about the escalating hunger crisis in the south-eastern African nation, urging collective efforts to address the situation which has resulted in millions of people facing acute food insecurity. The landlocked country, home to over 21.7 million people, is grappling with a deepening food crisis as a […]
Debt burden threatens poor countries’ development goals, UN official says
Hamburg, Germany Reuters The world’s poorest countries are having to prioritise debt service over investments, United Nations Development Programme administrator Achim Steiner said on Monday, scuppering progress towards their Sustainable Development Goals. Speaking at an event in Hamburg, Steiner said the financial crunch meant countries worldwide were struggling to meet the goals – a set […]