The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Desperate shortages in Khartoum as Sudan battles intensify

Residents struggle under Sudan’s warring military factions as clashes intensify.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023

Ethiopia rejects ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusation in western Tigray

Human Rights Watch accuses government-backed militias, officials of committing ‘war crimes and crimes against humanity’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023

Bid to end foodbank use by 2030 reaches Commons amid growing calls for action

Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens will outline plans to make them redundant by the end of the decade, after the Trussell Trust reported record demand

Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2023

Even prisons serve regular meals – yet in our camp, Rohingyas go hungry

Prevented by Bangladeshi authorities from working, refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camp are dependent on food aid, which is being cut again and again. We cannot carry on like this, says the founder of Rohingya Women Development Forum

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

Census data in West Africa is badly out of date: 5 reasons fresh population statistics are crucial

West Africa, an area composed of 16 countries, is one of the fastest growing regions in the world. The region has a population of over 350 million, a five-fold increase since 1950 when 73 million people lived there.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

Too Many Critics: Action Against Hunger fundraiser raises record-breaking £121,000 for charity

Critics cooking include Giles Coren, Grace Dent, Tom Parker Bowles and the Standard’s own David Ellis

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2023

Sudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African American economist and banker Andrew Brimmer

The war in Sudan between two rival generals for control of the country is devastating in so many ways. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, thousands injured and more than 1 million people are now homeless. The fighting is even wreaking havoc on the country’s central bank.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

Scotland 'set precedent for UK to follow', top charity says of food bank plans

SCOTLAND has set “a precedent for other governments around the UK to follow”, a leading charity has said ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2023

Shelling, looting in Sudan's capital as military factions battle for eighth week

Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan's capital on Monday, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

Sudan officials fear for historical artefacts threatened by fighting

Warring factions urged to preserve heritage after video clip appears to show fighters raiding Khartoum museum

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023