The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

MPs hear fears Ukraine war disruption could cause higher deaths in East Africa

Humanitarian and aid organisations have warned parts of East Africa are on the brink of famine.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Asylum seekers win permission to challenge UK’s Rwanda policy

Ten people from conflict zones threatened with removal to Africa claim there has been a failure to consider risks of deportation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Tuesday briefing: How British-Somali citizens are disappearing to ‘culture rehabilitation centres’

A report published by the Observer tells the story of young people of Somali descent being held against their will to be ‘de-westernised’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Extreme poverty could be eradicated globally by 2050 – report

Higher growth should mean stable employment and wages, with low- and middle-income countries seeing biggest improvements

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

Children are hiding their hunger to avoid burdening their parents, as food insecurity rises in Australia

Children are increasingly going hungry, with research showing half a million Australians are struggling to afford food on any given day.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2023

At least 19 people killed in Congo by suspected extremists

Authorities say rebels in eastern Congo killed at least 19 people and set fire to a health fire and houses

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Cross-party MPs call on Jeremy Hunt to extend free school meals lifeline to families

A cross-party group of MPs has written to the Chancellor calling on the Government to provide the benefit for all primary school pupils in England, which the Mirror and National Education Union are fighting for, in line with promises in Wales and Scotland.

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023

Suspected Islamist militants kill 19 in another village raid in east Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 19 people and burned a medical facility in a raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Sunday morning, two regional officials and a resident said.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2023

British public likes plan to deport small boat migrants – but thinks it will make no difference

Just under half of those surveyed said the plan made them feel ‘proud to be British’

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Illegal migration bill is ‘cruelty without purpose’, says Archbishop of York

Jewish leaders join Stephen Cottrell in urging government not to penalise ‘world’s most vulnerable’ as charities and businesses voice horror in open letter

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023