The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

‘They don’t care about the optics’: in Navalny’s funeral, echoes of dissidents past

The official response to the deaths of opposition figures is a sure guide to the state of repression and freedom in Russia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024

Criteria UN Will Use To Declare Expected 'Famine' In Gaza

The UN, which has warned of "almost inevitable" widespread starvation in northern Gaza, uses strict criteria to declare a famine.

International Business Times · Feb 29, 2024

'Pity Us': Deadly Scenes As Desperate Gazans Rush Aid Trucks

Thousands of Palestinians flocked to an aid distribution point early Thursday, desperate for food amid Gaza's looming famine, only to be met with lethal chaos including live fire by Israeli troops.

International Business Times · Feb 29, 2024

More than 100 killed as they queued for aid, Gaza health ministry says

At least 112 people were killed as Palestinians gathered at an aid distribution point in northern Gaza on Thursday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said. The Israeli military said it was looking into the incident. The news came hours after the health ministry said the death toll in…

France 24 · Feb 29, 2024

One in five pregnant women in Gaza clinic are malnourished, doctors warn

Women and children suffering acute malnutrition as territory faces ‘catastrophic conditions’, according to UN

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

UN launches emergency appeal for Haiti as Benin mulls joining multinational security mission

The United Nations has launched an urgent appeal for $674 million for humanitarian aid to Haiti, as violence in the country has lead to a severe food crisis and the deployment of a multinational security force has yet to be agreed.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 28, 2024

WFP Stops Delivering Food Parcels To Gaza Despite Famine Warning

The World Food Programme said that it was forced to pause deliveries after its aid convoys had endured "complete chaos and violence due to the collapse of civil order".

International Business Times UK · Feb 28, 2024

Israel-Hamas War Caused Around 14% Jump in Acute Malnutrition in Gaza Children: WHO Report

Gaza children and pregnant and breastfeeding women are surviving on less than two meals a day of the lowest nutritional value because of the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in acute malnutrition.

International Business Times UK · Feb 28, 2024

UN Peacekeepers Begin Pullout From War-torn East DR Congo

The United Nations on Wednesday kicked off the withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to national police, an AFP team saw.

International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024

Troops deployed, internet shut down in Chad’s capital amid deadly violence

Security forces surround main opposition party’s headquarters following clashes near Chad’s internal security agency.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2024