The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Senior UN officer on Gaza hunger strike claims assault by guards at New York HQ

Bruno Donat, head of UN Mine Action Service in Geneva who is fasting over child victims of war, in ‘intense pain’ after incident

The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2024

‘Man-made famine’ charge against Israel is backed by mounting body of evidence

Prospect of Israel facing war crimes charges has moved closer after UN condemnation of Gaza aid restrictions

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024

Blinken Heads To Mideast As Israel-Hamas War Threatens Famine

US top diplomat Antony Blinken was set to return to the Middle East Wednesday in a new bid to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war as the threat of famine looms in besieged Gaza.

International Business Times · Mar 20, 2024

The Guardian view on famine in Gaza: a human-made catastrophe

Editorial: Palestinians are dying from hunger. The US must do more than express frustration with Israel

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024

Famine Crisis Looms In Gaza As Hunger Levels Soar

UN report warns of imminent famine in northern Gaza due to dire hunger crisis and lack of aid access. Urgent action needed to prevent further deaths.

Top News · Mar 19, 2024

UN says Israeli restrictions on Gaza food aid may constitute a war crime

High commissioner for human rights describes crisis as human-made as hunger levels worsen

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024

UN reports 35 percent increase in people affected by South Sudan violence

New report says civilians are bearing the brunt of a surge in intercommunal conflict in pockets of South Sudan.

Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2024

Rwanda bill could become law without independent scrutiny, says ex-watchdog

David Neal says government failed to publish his report on conditions for asylum seekers in east Africa country

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024

US warns Gaza facing 'acute food insecurity' as UN declares famine 'imminent'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the entire population of Gaza is experiencing 'severe levels of acute food insecurity', as the UN food agency has declared famine is imminent in the enclave, underscoring the urgency for increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid to people starving in the territory.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 19, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: The public needs evidence that Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan will work

The Rwanda Bill returned to the House of Commons, to little fanfare. The Government used its still solid majority to quash 10 amendments from peers in the upper house, and so the legislation looks set to finally become law.

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2024