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UN report says 1.1 billion people living in acute poverty

Index shows that 83.2 percent of the world’s poorest people live in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Al Jazeera

Egypt-Ethiopia hostilities are playing out in the Horn – the risk of new proxy wars is high

Egypt recently deepened its involvement in the war-weary Horn of Africa by arming Somalia and deploying its troops in the embattled country. To Ethiopia’s growing alarm, Egypt is also set to join the multinational force supporting the Somali army against the jihadist threat by al-Shabaab. Egypt’s potentially destabilising presence in…

The Conversation

UN report warns 1.1 billion people are living in acute poverty

More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected.

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US demands proof that Israel does not have starvation policy in northern Gaza

Pressure grows on Israel to allow in more aid, as UN ambassador says US ‘will be watching’ its actions on the ground

The Guardian - UK

Global conflicts driving up to 21,000 deaths daily from hunger: Oxfam

Most food crises are ‘largely manufactured’, charity says in new report published on World Food Day.

Al Jazeera

How much does food cost in Gaza?

From $180/kg tomatoes to $60/kg sugar, Al Jazeera examines the cost of basic food items amid Israel’s assault on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Spiralling Sudan Bloodshed Sparks Refugee Surge Into Chad

Nearly three million people have fled Sudan after 18 months of war in a still-growing exodus, the UN warned, with 25,000 fleeing to neighbouring Chad in the first week of October alone.

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Australia admonishes Israeli, backs US Gaza aid call

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned the number of civilian deaths in Gaza and backed an American ultimatum to Israel to force an rise in the flow of aid.

AAP

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis

The Independent UK

'Tragedy In Jabalia' As Israel Army Tightens Siege In North Gaza

Standing in the ruins of his home, Nidal al-Arabeed took stock after more than 10 of his family members were killed by Israeli air strikes on the city of Jabalia, as the army tightened its seige on northern Gaza.

International Business Times

Wars, debt, climate crisis and Covid have halted anti-poverty fight – World Bank

Setbacks mean UN goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is impossible to hit, report finds

The Guardian - UK

Southern Africa endures its worst hunger crisis in decades. Drought from El Nino to blame, UN says

The United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades

The Independent UK

Chandigarh: PGMI doctors 12-hour strike in support of RG Kar murder

The doctors of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education here have sat on a 12-hour hunger strike which started at 9 AM on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Australia 'appalled' at Gaza deaths, aid blockade

Australia IS "appalled by the unacceptable deaths of innocent civilians" following Israel's operations in Gaza, as food shortages spark outrage.

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The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s humanitarian crisis won’t be sidelined

Letters: It is on the frontline of climate change as well as bloody conflict, writes Sarah Roberts of Practical Action; plus letters from Erica Carter and Pat Brandwood

AAP

Humanitarian aid to Myanmar people amid junta brutality

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed Australia's support for the people of Myanmar who continue to suffer under the oppressive rule of the military junta.

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe reports first two mpox cases, after Zambia week before

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, days after Zambia reported its first case. The cases, whose variants have not been identified, were detected in people who were from or had travelled to Tanzania and South Africa.

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of islanders locked up as grim history continues for Annobón

People who wrote protest letter to Equatorial Guinea authorities latest to feel wrath of draconian regime

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Al Jazeera

Sudan military’s strike on market in capital kills at least 23: Rescuers

Market is near one of the main camps in the Sudanese capital where the paramilitary RSF has been fighting the military.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government to send aid to drought-hit communities in Africa

The Scottish Government is to provide £350,000 of support to thousands of households in southern Africa at “crisis point” after suffering the…

Dynamite News

RG Kar Horror: Jr doctors hunger strike enters 9th day; 3 hospitalised

The hunger strike by junior doctors of West Bengal to press for their demands following the RG Kar hospital incident entered the ninth day on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Latin Times

Children are Being Increasingly Recruited by Haitian Gangs As Country's Violent Crisis Deepens

It is believed that a third of gang members in Haiti are currently minors

The Guardian - UK

Hunger in Lebanon could soar amid Israeli onslaught, UN expert warns

Michael Fakhri, special rapporteur on right to food, warns Israeli military attack risks repeat of starvation seen in Gaza

The Independent UK

They fled their homes to escape Boko Haram. Now Nigeria is resettling them back despite their fears

For over a year now, authorities in Nigeria have been resettling people displaced by the fighting between government forces and Boko Haram, Islamic militants who launched an insurgency in 2009 with northeastern Borno state as the epicenter of the fighting

The Independent UK

UN official appeals for Lebanon's ports and airport to be spared as Israel presses its offensive

A top United Nations official says that he is concerned that Lebanon’s ports and airport might be taken out of service, with serious implications for getting food supplies into the county

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