EXPLAINER: A look at famine and its toll as Somalia at risk Within weeks, a famine could be declared in Somalia, affecting hundreds of thousands of people The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022
Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school Floods, militia raids and hunger mean a third of children are not in school at all, while the rest have too few teachers, aid groups warn The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022
Asia-Pacific facing a food crisis We live in a world full of competing interests and disagreements. Yet despite this, there is one underlying interest that we all share. It is in all our interests to have access to safe, affordable and nutritious food at all times. The question is will there be enough food for… Bangkok Post · Oct 4, 2022
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pledges to Export Grain to Africa Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba promised that his embattled country will do all it can to send more grain to Africa as he began his tour this week of the continent in Senegal. Ukraine will be sending “boats full of seeds for Africa,” Kuleba said after meeting with Senegal's president… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022
IMF: 141 Million People Across Arab World Are Exposed to Food Insecurity The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that up to 20 countries, many in Africa, could need emergency assistance to cope with the global food crisis. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, speaking at a conference in Saudi Arabia, also said that 141 million people across the Arab world are exposed… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022
Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup? As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country's latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore, emerged from the turret of an armoured personnel carrier. Reuters · Oct 3, 2022
Global food crisis: Famine in Somalia 'on the horizon', ONE Campaign warns The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, runaway inflation and climate change are all fuelling a global food security crisis. Gayle E. Smith is the chief executive officer of the ONE Campaign, an NGO co-founded by the singer Bono. She spoke to FRANCE 24 about fighting extreme poverty in the… France 24 · Oct 3, 2022
As food prices in Sudan soar, malnutrition worsens At least three million children under five are malnourished after a series of humanitarian crises. Al Jazeera · Oct 3, 2022
When British schools ignore Irish history, is it any wonder Brexit is such a mess? Lack of knowledge about the Anglo-Irish relationship has deep personal and political consequences, says teacher and author Jennifer Horgan The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022
Food bank near Truss and Kwarteng’s homes says locals need ‘torrent’ of help Greenwich charity in south-east London admits it will struggle to meet demand without surge in donations The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022
We must support immigrant children in Chicago schools These newcomers are a blessing and an opportunity for a district struggling with declining enrollment. CPS, the mayor, school administrators and teachers should make this moment count. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2022
Five ways Indonesia is tackling under-nutrition in children Stunting is a major problem in Indonesia, but one municipality is hoping to eliminate it in 2024. 360info · Oct 2, 2022
U.N. ship to deliver Ukrainian wheat to Somalia -ministry A fifth vessel chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), NEW ISLAND, has arrived at Ukraine's Black Sea port of Chornomorsk and will deliver Ukrainian wheat to Somalia, Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said on Sunday. Reuters · Oct 2, 2022
Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar Humanitarian workers say hunger is now soaring in eastern Congo after months of fighting between M23 rebels and the army The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022
Miami Herald · Sep 30, 2022 Hurricanes risk aggravating migration, hunger crises in Latin America and Caribbean, UN fears Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, which displaced thousands of people across the Caribbean as they battered several islands, risked plunging an already struggling region into a deeper food crisis and could trigger further migration, the regional director for the United Nations World Food Program for Latin America and the Caribbean said…
Reuters · Sep 30, 2022 IMF board approves new food shock financing window to ease war shortages The International Monetary Fund said its executive board approved a new mechanism for low-condition emergency loans to help vulnerable countries cope with food shortages and rising costs stemming from Russia's war in Ukraine.
Liverpool Echo · Sep 30, 2022 Liverpool says 'enough is enough' as hundreds plan to march through city streets Rallies will take place in 50 towns and cities across the country tomorrow
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 30, 2022 IMF Says Ukraine War Prompts Worst Global Food Crisis Since at Least 2008 The Ukraine war's disruptions to grain and fertilizer flows have prompted the worst food security crisis since at least the one following the 2007-2008 global financial meltdown, with some 345 million people now facing life-threatening shortages, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday. A new IMF research paper estimates that…
Reuters · Sep 30, 2022 IMF says Ukraine war prompts worst global food crisis since at least 2008 The Ukraine war's disruptions to grain and fertilizer flows have prompted the worst food security crisis since at least the one following the 2007-2008 global financial meltdown, with some 345 million people now facing life-threatening shortages, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday.
Reuters · Sep 30, 2022 Al Shabaab fighters kill crew drilling well in southern Somalia Islamist militants from al Shabaab on Friday killed 12 people drilling a well in drought-ravaged southern Somalia, a local resident and official said.
Reuters · Sep 29, 2022 At least 12 Haiti prisoners dead for lack of food, medicine, official says At least 12 prisoners in Haiti died for lack of food or medicine in the month ending in mid-September, a Haitian official said on Thursday, adding the figure had likely risen since then due to a gang blockade that has created crippling fuel shortages.
Reuters · Sep 29, 2022 Northern Kenya faces hunger crisis as drought wipes out livestock (This Sept. 29 story has been corrected to show rains have failed in the last four rainy seasons, not the last four years in second paragraph)
The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022 India is a rich country with poor population facing issues like starvation, unemployment: Gadkari Gadkari emphasised the need to work in the fields of education, health and services to bridge the rich-poor gap
Reuters · Sep 29, 2022 Widerimage: As grocery bills soar, hungry Brazilians may seal Bolsonaro’s fate The specter of hunger hangs over Brazil's presidential race this year like few before it.
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 Climate Migration: Blind and homeless amid Somalia's drought Issack is 80, Hassan 75