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 […]
Fighting hunger: How the halt in US aid is crippling global efforts to feed the hungry
JAIMI DOWDELL, LENA MASRI, RYAN MCNEILL, GIULIA PARAVICINI and NAFISA ELTAHIR, of Reuters, report on the impacts of the US aid freeze…
“Strong likelihood” famine imminent in north Gaza, say food security experts
London, UK/United Nations Reuters There is a “strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas” of the northern Gaza Strip, a committee of global food security experts warned on Friday, as Israel pursues a military offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas in the area. “Immediate action, within days not weeks, is required from all actors […]
Surge in Gaza violence increases famine risk, monitor says
Reuters The entire Gaza Strip remains at risk of famine and is experiencing emergency levels of hunger, with intense Israeli military operations adding to concerns and hampering humanitarian access, a global monitor said on Thursday. About 1.84 million people across the besieged Palestinian enclave are living through high levels of acute food insecurity, including nearly […]
Haiti conflict drives thousands toward famine
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters A gang-fuelled social and political crisis in Haiti has swollen the ranks of those suffering severe hunger in recent months, with an estimated 5.4 million Haitians having run out of food and gone a day or more without eating. Of those, at least 6,000 residents of the Caribbean island nation now suffer […]
UN appeals for Security Council help to combat famine in Sudan
United Nations Reuters Senior United Nations officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for help in getting humanitarian aid access in Sudan “across borders, across battle lines, by air, by land” to fight famine that has taken hold in at least one site in North Darfur. The United States last month suggested that the […]
Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp hit by devastating floods
Zamzam Camp, Sudan Reuters A famine-stricken camp in Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region is facing a significant new influx of displaced people while floods threaten to contaminate water and sanitation facilities, according to satellite imagery published on Friday. The findings from Yale Humanitarian Research Lab show that toilets and nine out of 13 water points have […]
Global food monitor says famine has taken hold in Sudan’s Darfur
Cairo, Egypt Reuters The war in Sudan and restrictions on aid deliveries have caused famine in at least one site in North Darfur, and have likely led to famine conditions in other parts of the conflict region, a committee of food security experts said in a report on Thursday. The finding, linked to an internationally […]
Sudan’s agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country
Cairo, Egypt/Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Sudan’s agriculture minister said there is no famine in the country and cast doubt on UN-backed data that 755,000 are experiencing catastrophic hunger, rejecting the idea of aid agencies overriding cross-border delivery restrictions. Sudan has become the world’s worst hunger crisis since the outbreak of a war between the […]
Essay: Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record
In an article first published on The Conversation, ROB VOS and KHALID SIDDIG, of the International Food Policy Research Institute, say the situation in Sudan is grim with a “high risk of famine in multiple regions” if immediate action is not taken…