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UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for drought-hit Somalia

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for “massive international support” for Somalia on Tuesday during his visit to the East African country, which is facing the worst drought in decades.

France 24

UN limits operations in Afghanistan amid the humanitarian crisis as the Taliban ban UN's female staff

In a major setback to the relief efforts in Afghanistan, the UN limits its operations in the war-ravaged country facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the wake of the Taliban's ban on its female staff.

ABC News

Glasgow woman who scammed needy families out of vital food and fuel vouchers avoids jail

Susan Paterson and David McSherry made over 100 calls to the 'neediest in society' in a bid to steal food, gas, or electricity vouchers for groceries or cash them in for money.

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'People are going to be fighting over the last loaves of bread at Lidl' Just Stop Oil activist tells Jacob Rees-Mogg

Phoebe Plummer clashed with Jacob Rees-Mogg during a discussion on GB News

Belfast Live

UN chief Guterres in Somalia to highlight catastrophic drought, Islamist insurgency

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Mogadishu at the start of a brief visit to Somalia, which has been afflicted by protracted armed conflict, climate disasters and famine.

Radio France Internationale

UN Chief Guterres Makes Second Visit to Somalia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday to kick off a brief visit to Somalia, a country scarred by protracted armed conflict and climate disasters. Guterres was given a red-carpet welcome at the capital's airport by Somalia's Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse who posted pictures of the event…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Agency Investigating Humanitarian Food Theft in Ethiopia

The United Nations food relief agency is investigating the theft of food aid from lifesaving humanitarian operations in Ethiopia, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The World Food Program’s Ethiopia director, Claude Jibidar, says in the letter that “WFP is very concerned about the large-scale sale of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Eduardo Porter: Joe Biden should worry about more dead migrants

7,697 dead or missing.

Tribune News Service

Dubai Number Plate Sells for Record $14.9 Million at Auction

A Dubai charity auction dedicated to support the inauguration of a Ramadan sustainable food aid endowment fund raised Dh97.9 million ($26.6 million). The auction hit a record by selling the ‘P 7’ plate, the most expensive license plate in the world for Dh55 million ($14.9 million), breaking the former record…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brazil's Lula struggling to move forward after 100 days

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president on Monday and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and undo his predecessor’s legacy

The Independent UK

Aid group says two employees killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region

Two Catholic Relief Services (CRS) workers were shot and killed on Sunday in Ethiopia's Amhara region, the charity said, amid violent anti-government protests triggered by a federal government decision to disband regional special forces units.

Reuters

UN Food Agency: $800M Urgently Needed for Afghanistan

The UN food agency said Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. Aid agencies have been providing food, education and health care support to Afghans in the wake of…

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UN food agency says $800 million urgently needed for Afghanistan, warns of ‘catastrophic hunger’

The U.N. food agency said Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century.

France 24

UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for Afghanistan

The U.N. food agency says it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghans, with the country at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century

The Independent UK

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Khartoum, Juba Discuss Dispute Over Oil-Rich Border Region

Deputy chief of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Gen.

The Conversation

Security in Nigeria: Bola Tinubu will increase tension in some parts of the country and reduce it in others

Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be sworn in as president of the country on 29 May 2023. That’s if the courts uphold his election victory.

Reuters

Gunfire, protests in Ethiopia's Amhara over plan to disband regional force

Gunfire was heard in at least two towns in Ethiopia's Amhara region on Sunday as thousands protested against a federal government order to integrate regional special forces into the police or national army, residents said.

Evening Standard

Church a ‘force of life and hope’, says Archbishop of Canterbury

The Most Rev Justin Welby has hailed the Church of England’s work in facilitating peace in his Easter Sunday sermon

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Houthis Accused of Looting Humanitarian Aid in Sanaa, Mahwit

Yemeni sources accused the Houthi militia of seizing humanitarian aid intended for the displaced and the most vulnerable groups in Sanaa and al-Mahwit, and selling it in the markets. The sources pointed out that Houthi leaders prevented hundreds of poor and displaced Yemeni families from obtaining their food aid. The…

The Independent UK

Public demands more help for Afghan heroes as mass rejections under discredited schemes revealed

Exclusive: Five times as many people rejected for Afghan resettlement scheme as are accepted

Tribune News Service

Amanda Little: Ukraine has given the world a blueprint to fight hunger

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year triggered tumult across global grain markets. As the cost of corn and wheat surged, panic spread about instability in countries from Yemen to Bangladesh that depend on the warring region for low-cost grains. Would famine worsen? Would civil unrest ensue?

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Stresses Need to Transfer Power in Sudan to Civilians

The US on Friday reiterated its support for the ongoing political process in Sudan and expressed its readiness to support consultations with all Sudanese parties to overcome the challenges facing the final political agreement, accelerate its signing, and establish a credible transitional civilian government. Washington made the announcement following a…

Radio France Internationale

France to erect Paris memorial to Rwanda genocide victims

France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter.

Radio France Internationale

Remembering Rwanda's darkest hundred days and the thousands who died

Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by Hutu militia.

Zenger

Areas Liberated From Al Shabab In Somalia Face New Humanitarian Challenges

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