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Putin’s war fuelling ‘catastrophic’ crisis putting 50 million people ‘one step from famine’

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has “put more people at risk of death” in dozens of developing countries where nearly 50 million people are now just “one step away from famine,” a minister warned on Friday.

Evening Standard

Analysis-Years of political crises in Peru are finally hitting its economy

Since 2011, Peruvians have lived under seven presidents and seen four ex-leaders detained or wanted on corruption allegations. Yet, in the same period Peru has held onto the unlikely title of the fastest growing major economy in Latin America.

Reuters

Ethiopia calls WHO chief's comments on Tigray "unethical"

Ethiopia’s government is criticizing as “unethical” the statement by the World Health Organization’s director-general that the crisis in the country’s Tigray region is “the worst disaster on Earth” and his assertion that the lack of global attention is due to Tigrayans’ “color of the skin.”

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Editorial: After a year under Taliban rule, Afghans feel the price of peace.

Afghanistan today under Taliban rule virtually mirrors what the country was like before the American invasion in October 2001. Girls cannot attend secondary school. Once again, women no longer work as lawyers, judges or police officers. Men must wear beards and traditional Afghan garb.

Chicago Tribune

Ethiopia government proposes plan for peace in war-torn Tigray

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front dismisses the move and says the gov’t is engaged in ‘obfuscation’.

Al Jazeera

WHO chief: Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin color

The head of the World Health Organization has described the persistent crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as “the worst disaster on Earth” and asked if the reason global leaders haven't responded is due to “the color of the skin" of the people who live there

The Independent UK

Scientists reveal two best places to survive nuclear apocalypse 'when 5billion would die'

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has brought the threat of nuclear war closer and computer simulations have been created over what would happen in the event of nukes being used

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What can households do to cope with soaring inflation?

Food, fuel and energy costs have rocketed in recent months – and are continuing to increase.

The Independent UK

First shipment of Ukrainian grain sets sail for Africa

A UN-chartered shipment of grain has set off from Ukraine for Africa following a deal to relieve a global food crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Fallout Famine From US-Russia Nuclear War Would Kill Two-Thirds Of Humanity

More than five billion people would die of hunger following a full-scale conflict, say scientists.

Zenger

Inflation in Sudan Declines despite Stagnation, Economic Concerns

The Central Bureau of Statistics in Sudan said on Tuesday that the annual inflation rate fell for the second month in a row to 125.41 percent in July, compared to 148.88 percent the previous month, after registering 192 percent in May. The country is facing record inflation rates, amid a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Food subsidies perpetuate hunger

If you want an image of subsidised food in the world, you might think of Egypt, where the price of flatbread is fixed and more than half the population lives on loaves costing just 0.05 Egyptian pounds (8 baht) thanks to heavy government support.

Bangkok Post

Indonesian leader calls for unity, braces for global crises

Indonesia’s president has called on all citizens to remain united, vigilant and alert as they face crises caused by the war in Ukraine and coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

First food aid shipment bound for Africa leaves Ukrainian port

UN-chartered vessel departed Pivdennyi port for Djibouti, carrying the first cargo of wheat to Africa since war began.

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UN Facing 'Unprecedented' Aid Funding Shortages in Yemen

The United Nations said its humanitarian agencies are facing the “biggest funding gap ever” in Yemen, warning of the risk of a sharp rise in humanitarian needs across the war-torn country - including the risk of famine in some areas - unless additional funding is secured. The latest report by…

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Black Sea deal also helps Russian farmers, economy

Agreements to unblock Ukrainian grain stuck at Black Sea ports for nearly six months of war also gave a boost to Russia's food and fertilizer

The Conversation

One year into Taliban control, Afghans face poverty and repression. Australia cannot turn a blind eye

One year after the fall of Kabul, life is difficult and precarious for almost everyone in Afghanistan. More than half of the 40 million people of this troubled country are facing severe malnutrition and grinding poverty, and 90% struggle with food insecurity. In a land of widows and orphans, disaster…

The Guardian - UK

Rich pickings to beat food shortages

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Nuclear war between Russia and US would cause a global famine - killing five billion

A nuclear war between Russia and the US would have devastating global impacts including famine and the deaths of an estimated five billion people according to new research looking into possibilities of this type of conflict

Tribune News Service

Taliban’s rule batters Afghanistan year after US departure

A year after the Taliban swept across Afghanistan, sparking a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces, the country’s dire economic and human rights outlook has only worsened.

Daily Mirror

Taliban leaving 24million Afghans hungry with fears more will die than 20 years of war

Since the 20 year Afghanistan conflict ended last year, the country could suffer more deaths - as one of the largest humanitarian groups report 24 million could go hungry, with women suffering the most

France 24

Afghanistan suffering ‘one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises’ under Taliban

Afghanistan has been suffering through a grave humanitarian crisis since the Taliban took control on August 15, 2021. According to the UN, 95 percent of Afghans are going hungry. It’s a catastrophe that worsened after the fall of Kabul one year ago, exacerbated by the US decision to freeze the…

The Independent UK

‘Overwhelmed’ food banks forced to turn people away after running out of food

Exclusive: Demand for help now fast outstripping supply, say charities hit by empty shelves

Al Jazeera

UN ship carrying Ukraine grain to Africa stuck in port

The Brave Commander was due to bring food aid to Ethiopia as part of efforts to help countries at risk of famine.

Reuters

Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, pope says in Somalia appeal

Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world hunger and called for urgent food aid to stave off looming famine in Somalia.

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