Family: Egypt activist deteriorated since hunger strike The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says that they have seen him and that his condition has “deteriorated severely.” The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Aid convoys arrive in Ethiopia's Tigray region following truce In tonight's edition: The UN food agency says that 15 trucks carrying food aid have entered Ethiopia's Tigray region. It comes as humanitarian groups gain access to the area for the first time since a ceasefire deal was signed two weeks ago. We speak to David Miliband, president of the… France 24 · Nov 17, 2022
Activist Abd el-Fattah was near death after Egypt prison hunger strike, says family Prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was close to death when he broke his hunger strike, and needed to be revived after collapsing in a prison in Egypt, his family said after visiting him for the first time in weeks on Thursday. Reuters · Nov 17, 2022
Once again, wealthy nations are letting down poor nations at the Egypt climate talks Short of a miracle, it seems unlikely the COP27 climate change negotiations in Egypt will deliver any concrete action on loss and damage. The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022
‘Excessive’: North Korea’s COVID curbs blamed for food crisis Pyongyang has substantially ramped up border security since January 2020, according to satellite images. Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022
It's the energy system, stupid Ordinary people around the world are suffering from two massive, overlapping problems: surging living costs and the fallout from a rapidly warming climate. In the Horn of Africa, 22 million people are at risk of starvation, owing to the failure of four consecutive rainy seasons and soaring global grain prices. Bangkok Post · Nov 16, 2022
Majority of food banks helping new people in cost of living crisis Benefits are often ‘not enough for people to get through the month’, food bank manager from London says The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
Just Stop Oil Swansea protester arrested from M25 gantry is now on hunger strike, says campaign group The group released a statement with quotes from prison from Tez Burnes saying they were prepared to do "whatever it takes" to get the UK government to change course Wales Online · Nov 16, 2022
Food aid convoys enter Tigray for first time since ceasefire Doctors and aid workers describe race against time to keep patients alive in northern Ethiopian region The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022
Ukraine grain deal dominates food security debate at G20 G20 countries backed efforts to maintain a grain export corridor from Ukraine to alleviate food insecurity but faced criticism for a lack of further action to tackle hunger in the world. Reuters · Nov 16, 2022
More aid reaches Ethiopia's Tigray region following truce More aid arrived in Ethiopia’s Tigray Wednesday following the signing of a truce earlier this month calling for unhindered humanitarian access into the northern region The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
First U.N. aid convoy since ceasefire enters Ethiopia's Tigray Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, the United Nations's food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago. Reuters · Nov 16, 2022
First ever video of ICE using controversial method to force feed hunger striker US uses force-feeding at multiple facilities The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
Russia spreading its food security misinformation among the G-20, officials say On the back foot at the Group of 20 summit and appearing increasingly isolated, Russian diplomats are fanning out in Bali to again push unsubstantiated claims that nations including the U.S. are to blame for high global food prices, rather than their own invasion of Ukraine. Tribune News Service · Nov 16, 2022
Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022 World population surges past eight billion as 'questions raised about our impact on the world' The population growth comes as 37 million people face starvation in the Horn of Africa, including in Ethiopia, after persistent droughts which were all likely linked to climate change
Reuters · Nov 15, 2022 Donors must act now to save East Africa from famine, IRC says Donors need to provide cash now to save lives and not wait for famine to be declared in parts of East Africa where tens of millions of people are going hungry, the head of the International Rescue Committee said on Tuesday.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022 Can the world feed 8bn people sustainably? Food production is a major factor in the climate crisis and still millions of people go hungry. Here are some potential solutions
Reuters · Nov 15, 2022 Ukraine sets out plan to export more grain to poor countries Ukraine wants to feed at least 5 million more people facing acute food shortages by the end of next spring under proposals set out by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the Group of 20 nations on Tuesday, a senior aide said.
Glasgow Live · Nov 15, 2022 Lidl introduces rationing measure on popular product as Tesco, Aldi and Sainsbury's to follow The supermarket giant has been forced to limit the number of eggs each customer can buy in a number of stores as the concern over shortages continues throughout the UK.
AAP · Nov 14, 2022 PM urged to lead world on ending hunger The Australian prime minister is being urged to advocate for developing nations struggling with food shortages as he attends the G20 leaders' meeting in Bali.
Chronicle Live · Nov 14, 2022 Cost of living map reveals hundreds of real life stories of suffering in North East Campaign group 38 Degrees has compiled hundreds of stories of people suffering from rising food, energy and housing costs
Reuters · Nov 13, 2022 Climate disasters put plight of displaced in COP27 focus Issack Hassan lives in a migrant camp in Baidoa city in Somalia - one of more than a million people displaced since January after five successive failed rainy seasons.
Al Jazeera · Nov 12, 2022 Ukraine minister urges ASEAN bloc to stop Russia’s ‘hunger games’ Ukraine Foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba tells Southeast Asian leaders ‘the worst thing that a country can do is nothing’.
The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022 Droughts, floods and storms: The people hit hardest by the climate crisis As world leaders converge on Sharm el-Sheikh for UN climate conference Cop27, World Food Programme staff highlight some of the countries hit hardest
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022 Hungry children miss out on free meals – and struggling schools cannot help Families from ‘working poor’ omitted from scheme, and costs crisis leaves schools powerless to subsidise them