The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Thousands of refugees in danger as Sudan fighting spreads from Khartoum

Fighting intensifies in South Kordofan state and also threatens Gezira state, to where hundreds of thousands of people have fled

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

Case against cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli

The VV Puram police have registered a case against cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli for allegedly trying to create a law and order problem

The Hindu · Oct 19, 2023

An alleged Darfur militia leader was merely 'a pharmacist,' defense lawyers tell a war crimes court

Defense lawyers have told the International Criminal Court that their client is not a Sudanese militia leader who participated in war crimes, but rather “a no one” who was not involved in the ongoing conflict in the nation

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

World Food Program says Afghanistan needs $19m to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan

The United Nations’ World Food Program is appealing for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that has rocked western Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

British tourist shot dead in Uganda safari ‘ambush’

Police said trio killed in ‘cowardly’ attack on Tuesday while touring Queen Elizabeth National Park

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Paris court overturns police ban on food handouts for migrants, homeless

A Paris court has overturned a police order that banned charities from distributing meals to migrants and homeless people in the north of the French capital. The police prefect had argued that the handouts draw homeless people to the area, threatening public order, but associations say banning food aid does…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 17, 2023

U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies

The United Nations says its peacekeepers have started departing from two bases in northern Mali as part of a forced withdrawal from the country and amid increasing insecurity

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

Gaza conflict: how children’s lives are affected on every level

Children living in Gaza have never known anything but overcrowding, shortages, conflict and danger.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023

Food supplies brought aboard Bibby Stockholm

All necessary tests on the vessel have been completed, the Home Office said.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

UN begins shipping aid for Gaza to Egypt amid uncertainty

The UN says it needs guarantees and security before it can stockpile significant amounts of aid at the Rafah crossing.

Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2023