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U.N. humanitarian agencies face record funding gap this year

U.N. humanitarian projects face a record funding gap this year, with only a third of the required $48.7 billion secured so far as global needs outpace pledges, a spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday.

Reuters

Grain ship to dock in Ukraine, leave for Africa

Russia's war in Ukraine is throwing the world between a rare glimmer hope and sustained despair

The Independent UK

Nowhere to run: the plight of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has hosted large numbers of Eritrean refugees for years. Before the recent conflict, about 100,000 Eritrean refugees lived in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

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Canada seeks to boost foreign aid for food security - minister

An international food crisis exacerbated by the Ukraine war has spurred Canada to boost an over $6 billion annual foreign aid budget to help the most hard-hit countries in Africa and the Middle East, Canada's aid minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

CalMac faces blame for food shortages on island amid ferry row

A HAULAGE firm which transports food to the Hebrides has blamed ferry failures for food shortages on the islands and rubbished CalMac’s…

The National (Scotland)

Smuggling from Lebanon to Syria Grows

Smuggling between Lebanon and neighboring Syria has intensified in recent weeks. Smugglers have expanded their operations to include not only fuel, but livestock, vegetables and cosmetic surgery instruments and supplies. The smugglers are active along the porous 375-km border between Lebanon and Syria. The smugglers are taking advantage of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kim Jong-un dodges public for 12 days relaxing on mega-yacht amid North Korean famine

Nuke-mad dictator Kim Jong-un's 180ft-long luxury yacht has been spotted in satellite images over Hodo Peninsula, a secluded bay just north of his family home at Wonsan

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Queensland's biggest food charity hit with rising costs and rising demand

Foodbank Queensland is being hit hard by the rising cost of food and transport, with demand for help escalating as people grapple with cost-of-living pressures.

ABC News

Cost of living crisis 'will lead to child deaths' as families struggle to heat their homes

'I don't understand why we are not more angry as a society and why hundreds of thousands of us are not marching the street for these children'

Belfast Live

Islanders need urgent action on ferries amid reports of food shortages, Tories say

REPORTS of food shortages on the islands must be addressed urgently, the Scottish Tories have demanded.

The National (Scotland)

No energy to study, play or work: Taliban has ‘shattered’ lives of Afghan girls

‘Some days my father cannot bring food. I don’t eat, and I save my food for my brothers and sisters,’ says teenage girl

The Independent UK

Explainer-Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?

Russia said on Wednesday it would resume participation in a deal to free up vital grain exports from war-torn Ukraine after suspending its involvement over the weekend in a move that had threatened to exacerbate hunger across the world.

Reuters

How not to respond to drought: lessons from Angola

Three years after a severe drought in southwestern Angola, people in the area continue to suffer. Hunger remains pervasive and they are still losing livestock.

The Conversation

Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons and Asda shoppers issued olive oil prices warning

Olive oil costs could soar by around 25% due to a fierce heatwave in Spain that is halting production of the cupboard staple

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Two More Grain Ships Sail from Ukraine, Turkey Says

Two more grain-carrying ships sailed from Ukraine's Chornomorsk port on Tuesday, Turkey's defense ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the agreement last month after warnings that the halt in grain shipments caused by the conflict could lead to…

Daily Record

Staff at Morrisons store are set to help tackle holiday hunger

The branch in Erskine will be providing food to those who need it most to help support families

Radio France Internationale

Food insecurity hits hard in Kenya's urban and rural centres

Failed rains over two years, climate change, locust infestation, the Ukraine war and inflation are at the core of food insecurity in both the urban and rural centres of Kenya. The high cost of staple foods has made it difficult for Kenyans to eat their usual three meals a day,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, World Bank Discuss Activating Food Security Agreement

Cairo is discussing with the World Bank a $500 million development funding deal, which is meant to boost Egypt’s efforts to help achieve food security and to strengthen the Egyptian economy to confront the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine war. Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and Minister of Supply Ali…

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Confronting the growing drought risk

Drought may be an ancient scourge, but it is getting worse. No region or country today is immune to its effects. Southern Europe is in the grip of a severe drought -- the worst in 70 years for Italy. In the western United States, the past two decades have been…

Reuters

Pope hails departure of Ukrainian grain ships as 'sign of hope'

Pope Francis on Sunday welcomed the departure from Ukrainian Black Sea ports of the first ships carrying grain previously blockaded by Russia, saying the breakthrough could be a model for dialogue to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

ABC News

More women facing hunger than men as gender gap widens for food insecurity, report says

A CARE International report finds 150 million more women than men were food insecure in 2021 — that's eight times higher than in 2018 — as the pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine affect global food supply chains.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Says Nearly 12 Million Facing Acute Hunger in Sudan

The United Nations painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation, saying Wednesday that almost a quarter of the country’s population was inching toward starvation amid a dire shortage of funding. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that 11.7 million people were facing acute hunger between…

The Independent UK

UN says nearly 12 million facing acute hunger in Sudan

The United Nations has painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation

Financial Times

Why famine in Madagascar is an alarm bell for the planet

The UN says it is the first famine caused by climate change. Those caught up in it describe a desperate fight to survive

ABC News

Cost of living pressures lead to food insecurity and fears of chronic health conditions

More Australians are now experiencing mild to moderate food insecurity due to the cost and unavailability of fresh produce, placing pressure on charities and the health system.

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