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 · Oct 16, 2024
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. International Business Times · Oct 16, 2024
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 · Oct 16, 2024
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 · Oct 16, 2024
'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 · Oct 15, 2024
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 · Oct 15, 2024
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 · Oct 15, 2024
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 · Oct 15, 2024
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. AAP · Oct 15, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024
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. AAP · Oct 14, 2024
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. Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024
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. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2024 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 · Oct 13, 2024 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 · Oct 13, 2024 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 · Oct 13, 2024 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 · Oct 13, 2024 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 · Oct 12, 2024 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
Salon · Oct 12, 2024 More families go in debt to pay for food The spike in the cost of groceries can cause low-income, food-insecure folks to get into a debt cycle
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2024 Heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza as UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again Palestinians in northern Gaza are describing heavy Israeli bombardment in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people
Dynamite News · Oct 12, 2024 RG Kar Horror: Junior doctors hunger strike in Kolkata enters 8th day The fast-unto-death agitation by the Junior doctors of Bengal demanding fulfillment of their ten-point charter of demands entered the eighth day on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024 The UN says that aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months U.N. humanitarian officials say aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months and warn that critical lifelines in the territory’s north have been cut off
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024 Sudan is the world’s gravest humanitarian disaster – but almost nobody cares The war is killing tens of thousands, but not getting the attention it deserves. The reasons why are as complex as the conflict itself, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland