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The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Aid cuts forcing people in 70 countries to miss out on much-needed medical care, WHO warns

Health facilities have closed and health workers are losing their jobs, WHO director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says

The Independent UK

First trickle of aid in 3 months after Israel allows limited food into Gaza

UN says decision to allow of handful of trucks in ‘a drop in the ocean’.

Al Jazeera

Live updates: A UN official says 20 aid trucks with food are waiting to enter Gaza

Israel says it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza even as its "extensive” new ground operations are underway

The Independent UK

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Israel Strikes Gaza After 'Basic' Food Aid Pledge

Israeli strikes killed at least 22 people in Gaza on Monday, rescuers said, after Israel pledged to let a "basic amount" of food into the territory to avert a hunger crisis.

International Business Times

France pressures Israel to resume full humanitarian aid to Gaza

Amid escalating tensions and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, France is calling for immediate and unhindered aid access. With Israel agreeing only to a limited reopening of supply routes, international concern is mounting over the risk of famine and the fate of civilians caught in the conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Aid workers feel helpless as Israel's blockade pushes Gaza towards famine

Humanitarian workers in Gaza have overflowed with anger, frustration and horror as Israel’s blockade pushed the territory into famine

The Independent UK

Kenyan Politician, Lawyer For Tanzania Opposition Leader Arrested

Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua, a presidential candidate who also represents opposition figures on trial in neighbouring countries, was arrested in Tanzania on Sunday, a spokesperson told AFP. Karua has been representing Tanzanian opposition leader Tindu Lissu, who is on trial for treason and faces a possible death penalty.

International Business Times

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Kenyan politician, lawyer for Tanzania opposition leader arrested

Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua, a presidential candidate who also represents opposition figures on trial in neighbouring countries, was arrested in Tanzania on Sunday, a spokesperson told AFP.

Radio France Internationale

Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Rwandans who fled to Congo after the 1994 genocide return in UN repatriation

Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who have been living in eastern Congo since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have been repatriated

The Independent UK

Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours

Israel says intensified bombings are part of campaign expansion to ‘achieve all of the war goals in Gaza’

The Guardian - UK

Israel-backed food aid group admits it won’t be able to reach most vulnerable in Gaza

The UN and other organisations say working with Gaza Humanitarian Foundation would compromise neutrality

The Guardian - UK

They once lived the 'gangster life.' Now they tackle food insecurity in Kenya's slums

Young men who once lived the “gangster life” in Kenya's capital have become farmers with a social mission

The Independent UK

The crisis is Gaza is only growing. Here's what to know

The crisis in Gaza has reached one of its darkest periods, as Israel blocks all food and supplies from entering the territory and continues an intensifying bombardment campaign

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UN Rights Chief Warns Of 'Ethnic Cleansing' In Gaza

The UN's rights chief on Friday denounced Israel's sharp escalation of attacks in Gaza -- and an apparent push to permanently displace the population -- as amounting to "ethnic cleansing".

The Independent UK

UK aid cuts will decimate the fight against malnutrition – leaving millions at risk across Africa

IN FOCUS: Support to developing countries is to be slashed by nearly 90 per cent, Save the Children tell Nick Ferris, just as climate change is putting food systems under ever greater strain

International Business Times

Chad's Ex-prime Minister Arrested For 'Inciting Hatred'

Chad's former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra was arrested early Friday accused of inciting hatred in connection with deadly clashes in the southwest, the public prosecutor said.

Al Jazeera

Global hunger hits new high amid conflict, extreme weather: UN

More than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024, with the outlook ‘bleak’ due to funding cuts for aid efforts.

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Global Acute Hunger Hits New High, 2025 Outlook 'Bleak': UN-backed Report

More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises -- and the outlook is "bleak" for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a UN-backed report said Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Trump acknowledges starvation in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes kill more than 100

President says US will ‘take care of’ situation in Gaza on final day of Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi

The Guardian - UK

Almost 300m people at risk of death through starvation – report

Aid cuts, conflict, climate and economic shocks contribute to sixth consecutive rise in numbers facing ‘high levels of food insecurity’

International Business Times

Trump Says Many In Gaza Are 'Starving'

US President Donald Trump said Friday "a lot of people are starving" in the besieged Gaza Strip, where rescuers reported more than 50 deaths in Israeli air strikes since midnight.

The Guardian - UK

‘They came for us, to take our shelters and kill us’: how violence returned to a shattered South Sudan

Terrified civilians are watching a fragile peace crumble as politicians are arrested and deadly bombings increase

Al Jazeera

What is famine, and why is Gaza at risk of reaching it soon?

One in five in Gaza face famine as Israel’s blockade continues. What does starvation do to the human body?

The Independent UK

Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished

Infant twins suffered from malnutrition in Nigeria

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