A $5 trillion economy, but for whom? While India is set to become the third largest economy in the world in 2028, 80 crore Indians will still be receiving free foodgrains to stave off hunger The Hindu · Nov 23, 2023
Gaza: what aid agencies can hope to achieve under the strict limits of the four-day humanitarian pause The four-day humanitarian pause in Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip will be vital to allow humanitarian agencies into the stricken Palestinian enclave with much-needed supplies of food, water, fuel and medicine. But four days is a very short window to meet the vast humanitarian needs, given the damage wrought… The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023
Outpouring of support for street vendor targeted in Islamophobic encounter Food cart worker saw huge lines of supportive customers after news of the verbal attacks by ex-state department official The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2023
Ethiopia’s education system is in crisis – now’s the time to fix it In October 2023, Ethiopia’s minister of education, Berhanu Nega, disclosed several shocking figures on the outcomes of the 12th-grade national examination. Of the 3,106 schools that administered the 12th grade (secondary school leaving) examination for the 2022/23 academic year, 43% reported that none of their students had passed. The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: The launch of our Winter Survival Appeal Rishi Sunak may have met his pledge to halve inflation, but across the capital food banks report queues doubling. As the cost of necessities such as food, energy and rent continues to rise, people in London and around the country are going to bed hungry, cold and in cramped conditions. Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023
Cuba's Food, Energy Shortage Worsens As Economy Deteriorates Senior officials said in televised prime-time appearances that the economy of Cuba continued to fall due to food and fuel shortages. Latin Times · Nov 23, 2023
Jeremy Hunt rejects Lee Anderson’s call to send migrants to Orkney Islands if Rwanda deal fails Rishi Sunak has vowed to revive the Rwanda deal with emergency legislation to deem it a ‘safe’ country Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023
Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga review – crisis in colonial Rwanda The insidious legacy of Christianisation is explored in this miniature masterpiece set in a Rwandan village The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
Gaza World's 'Most Dangerous Place' For Children: UNICEF The head of the United Nations children's agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip "the most dangerous place in the world to be a child," and said that the hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas was not enough to save their lives. Latin Times · Nov 23, 2023
Rebels claim to capture more ground in Congo's east, raising further concerns about election safety A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda claims to have seized a key town in Congo’s conflict-hit eastern region amid intense fighting The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023
Fears of all-out ethnic war rise in Sudan’s Darfur Residents, aid workers and observers fear ethnic strife among the various armed groups. Al Jazeera · Nov 22, 2023
Lee Anderson suggests 'remote Scottish island' as Rwanda back-up option LEE Anderson has suggested that asylum seekers should be sent to “some remote Scottish island” if the UK Government’s Rwanda deportation plan… The National (Scotland) · Nov 22, 2023
Hunger crisis threatens Chad as funding for food aid falters World Food Programme warns it will stop helping to feed 1.4 million people including refugees from Darfur as global demand for assistance increases The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
Tackling the grim reality of food poverty in Britain Letters: Sabine Goodwin and Maria Marshall, Naomi Duncan and Ron Brewer respond to Gordon Brown’s article calling for companies to work with charities to ease the cost of living crisis for struggling families The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023 UN warns food aid for 1.4 million refugees in Chad could end over limited funding The United Nations food agency has warned that it might end food assistance to 1.4 million refugees in Chad who fled the conflict in parts of the Sahel because of limited funding
Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2023 Food aid for 1.4 million people in Chad to ‘grind to a halt’ soon, WFP says Food aid is due to stop in January in a country taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan’s war.
Radio France Internationale · Nov 21, 2023 French charity forced to cut number of beneficiaries as winter food drive begins French charity Restos du Coeur on Tuesday launched its 39th food distribution campaign. The organisation says it has been forced to reduce the number of its beneficiaries due to financial difficulties caused by inflation.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023 Sudan’s cycle of violence: ‘There is a genocide going on in west Darfur’ The UN, independent researchers and charities all highlight the brutality of a conflict that has left 9,000 people dead and 5.6 million displaced in the past seven months
Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2023 Bangladesh battles record dengue deaths as disease pattern changes Densely populated country faces worst-ever outbreak in history, with over 1,500 dead and hospitals packed to the brim.
The Conversation · Nov 20, 2023 How culturally appropriate diets can be a pathway to food security in the Canadian Arctic As food prices soar it is clear that food security is becoming an ever-growing concern for Canadians. However, not everyone faces these rising costs equally.
Marie Claire · Nov 20, 2023 How to Help Victims of the Sudanese Civil War Millions of innocent men, women, and children urgently need help.
France 24 · Nov 20, 2023 First photos of Wagner Group operating in Mali hit social media The Malian army took back the town of Kidal from a coalition of Tuareg separatists known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP) on November 14, with help from mercenaries with the Russian military contractor, the Wagner Group. The Wagner mercenaries allowed local people to take…
Radio France Internationale · Nov 20, 2023 DRC opposition leader Moïse Katumbi officially launches presidential campaign The former governor of Katanga and leading opposition figure, Moïse Katumbi, has officially launched his campaign to become the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 ‘Always something taking my children away’: The anguish of parents battling a global hunger crisis As the UK hosts a food security summit, Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to mothers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan about the constant struggle for meals – with Save the Children saying that one child will be born into hunger every two seconds this year
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023 Nearly 4OO people take part in Santa-themed stair climb at Canary Wharf to raise money for charity The charity said it hopes the event will raise thousands