The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Ethnic attacks kill 60 in Ethiopia's Oromiya, says human rights body

Gunmen killed more than 60 people and displaced 20,000 during three days of ethnically motivated violence in late August in Ethiopia's most populous region, Oromiya, the country's human rights commission said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 6, 2022

Kids rushed to hospital with scurvy as parents can't afford fruit and vegetables

Parents using a north London foodbank are rushing their young children to A&E with scurvy symptoms after last year's data shows a tripling of hospital admissions for malnutrition since 2010

Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022

Kim Johnson to challenge Liz Truss over free school meals

The Liverpool Riverside MP will be submitting an amendment to the Schools Bill to introduce universal free school meals

Liverpool Echo · Sep 6, 2022

Vegetable costs up 500%, threaten to fuel Pakistan inflation

Skyrocketing prices of tomatoes, potatoes and onions are putting food out of reach in flood-ravaged Pakistan and raising the specter of inflation hitting 30%, which may spur more monetary tightening.

The Times of India · Sep 5, 2022

UN humanitarian chief says ‘famine at the door’ in Somalia

At least 1 million people in Somalia have been displaced by the worst drought in decades, driven by climate change.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2022

Drought likely to push parts of Somalia into famine by end of year, warns UN

World is ‘in last minute of the 11th hour to save lives’, says aid chief, amid fears that crisis is worse than 2010 famine, when 250,000 died

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

Cost of living crisis: what governments around the world are doing to help

From cancelling student loan debt to raising minimum wage, different strategies aim to reduce effects of soaring prices

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

UN: Part of Somalia will Reach Famine Later This Year

The United Nations said “famine is at the door” in Somalia with “concrete indications” famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region. This falls just short of a formal famine declaration in Somalia as thousands are dying in a historic drought made worse by the effects of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 5, 2022

UN says part of Somalia will reach famine later this year

The United Nations says “famine is at the door” in Somalia with “concrete indications” famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Famine in parts of Somalia 'at the door', says UN humanitarian chief

Famine will occur in parts of Somalia between October and December, the United Nations warned on Monday, as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs.

Reuters · Sep 5, 2022