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'We don't have the budget to feed all the inmates': A rise in deaths in DR Congo prisons

Overcrowding, lack of food, disease ... In September alone, 14 inmates died in the main prison in Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Images of inmates crammed into tents and photos of bodies being removed leaked onto social networks in mid-October. Our Observers told…

France 24

Fast unto death across Maharashtra, says pro-Maratha quota activist

Despite his declining health, pro-Maratha quota campaigner Manoj Jarange Patil escalated his protest by urging community members to initiate a fast unto death

The Hindu

‘The releases gave us hope’: relatives of Hamas hostages pray more can be freed

When Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October it took 220 people captive, leaving family and friends clinging agonisingly to the hope others will be released

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Airstrikes on Gaza bakeries add to ‘catastrophic’ food shortages

UN refugee agency says 10 of 50 bakeries it helps have been hit and fuel is running out to transport flour to those that remain

The Guardian - UK

The world is coming apart at the seams

The initial rip in the fabric of civilization starts right now

Salon

What does Gaza’s food shortage look like amid Israeli siege?

Since October 21, only 84 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Norway to help plug 'funding hole' in aid to troubled Sahel region

Norway is to give an extra 3.3 million in aid to countries in West Africa's troubled Sahel region, where a string of successive coups has set off a vast humanitarian crisis. The Nordic nation has already donated 20 million euros so far this year.

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Displaced cook volunteers to feed 50 Gaza families amidst Israeli bombing

In one of the areas set up for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, volunteer cooks aim to feed 500 people daily.

Al Jazeera

Millions of American families struggle to get food on the table, report finds

17 million U.S. households were food insecure in 2022. That's 3.5 million more than the prior year. Families with children and people of color experienced higher than average rates of food insecurity.

WEKU

Sudanese army and paramilitary RSF return to negotiations

Sudan's army and the country's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to return to negotiations to end a six-month war that has taken a toll on both sides and created a massive humanitarian crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Labour councillor roasted for 'Union of equals' claim in BBC documentary

A LABOUR councillor has been criticised online for claiming the UK was a “partnership of equals” from the beginning in a BBC documentary.

The National (Scotland)

Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege review – daily horror of Damascus refugee camp holds warning

This harrowing documentary follows life among starving Palestinians in the Yarmouk camp as Syria’s civil war raged about them

The Guardian - UK

Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice

Families in Niger say they are struggling after economic sanctions imposed in response to a military coup three months ago

The Independent UK

Record 114 million people displaced globally, says UN

As wars rage from Ukraine to Gaza, the number of displaced people is at a record high, the UN estimates.

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The Independent UK

Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says

An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food last year

Al Jazeera

Starvation used as a ‘weapon of war’ in Gaza amid Israeli siege: Oxfam

Oxfam says about 104 trucks a day would be needed to deliver food to Gaza to overcome the crisis.

The Hindu

Maratha quota activist Jarange-Patil goes on indefinite hunger strike again

The Maratha reservation issue continued to vex Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s government as quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Wednesday hardened his stance

Radio France Internationale

Senegal's main opposition leader Sonko slips into coma during hunger strike

Ousmane Sonko has slipped into a coma, his lawyers said on Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

'I wanted to scream': Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been displaced over the past year in eastern Congo amid fighting by more than 130 armed groups

The Guardian - UK

Sudanese evacuees in the UK fear limbo as six-month visas begin to expire

Some of the people evacuated by British after civil war broke out say they have received no information from Home Office about their future

Al Jazeera

How Israeli bombing turned Gaza’s desperate situation into a ‘catastrophe’

Israeli attacks worsen the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which already was suffering under a 16-year blockade.

Al Jazeera

‘Beautiful solidarity’: Cooking for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza

The Abu Assi family is feeding thousands of Palestinians displaced since Israel’s bombing campaign began on October 7.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Israel intensifies attack on Gaza; Anthony Albanese lands in US for crucial talks; and millions of Australians experiencing food insecurity

Second convoy of 14 aid trucks enters strip, while Palestinian media reports airstrikes in southern cities

AAP

Australians resorting to theft amid high cost-of-living

As cost-of-living pressures put household budgets under stress, millions of people are resorting to stealing to get the basic necessities of life.

The Guardian - AU

Australia in ‘the midst of a food security crisis’ as 3.7m households struggle to buy enough to eat

Almost 350,000 additional households experienced food insecurity in the past year, according to latest Foodbank survey

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