The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

UN special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide

Report also refers to Israel ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’ and running ‘apartheid system’ in West Bank

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

Israel ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’.

Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2024

Band Aid at 40: how the problematic Christmas hit changed the charity sector

In November 1984, BBC journalist Michael Buerk presented a series of dispatches from the small town of Korem in northern Ethiopia. He described the scenes he encountered as a famine of “biblical proportions” and that aid workers in the region had told him it was “the closest thing to hell…

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2024

Sudan keeps key aid crossing from Chad open for hard-hit Darfur region as famine grows

Sudan’s military-controlled government says a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep much-needed humanitarian aid flowing into the western Darfur region which has been a center of fighting in the country's ongoing war

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Why post-election violence in Mozambique is a concern for Southern Africa

Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of Mozambique disputed Oct. 9 elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo’s candidate Daniel Chapo declared the winner

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Unrwa shutdown by Israel would add to Gaza suffering, says top official

Sam Rose warns of severe consequences amid weakened US stance and points to ICJ demand that aid efforts be protected

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024

No End In Sight To Sudan War As Both Sides Seek 'Decisive' Win

Sudan has seen a surge in extreme violence in recent weeks as the warring military and paramilitary push for a decisive victory, with no political solution in sight.

International Business Times · Nov 13, 2024

Middle East latest: 3 young siblings among 6 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, medics say

Palestinian medics say an Israeli strike on a home in northern Gaza killed three siblings aged 6 and under, among at least six people killed in airstrikes in the war-ravaged territory

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row

Small Somaliland is positioned in the middle of a regional spat that some experts fear could escalate further.

Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2024

Allies providing Sudan's warring parties with weapons are 'enabling the slaughter,' UN official says

The U.N. political chief has accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024