Qatar says Israel and Hamas agree to a cease-fire deal to free some hostages Qatar's foreign ministry announced a "humanitarian pause" in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow release of some hostages. WEKU · Nov 21, 2023
A Canadian security forum announces it will award the people of Israel for public service leadership A Canadian security forum will present an award Saturday to the people of Israel following the Hamas incursion into the country that left some 1,200 dead and 240 abducted The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023
Gaza residents face imminent risk of starvation, UN warns Supplies of food and water ‘practically non-existent’ as Gaza plunged into blackouts thanks to fuel shortages. Israel says it has now agreed to let two fuel trucks a day into the territory The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023
Loving grandmother among bodies of two hostages Israel says it has recovered from near Gaza hospital Yehudit Weiss was recovering from breast cancer when she was taken. It comes as funeral for the second hostage, Corporal Noa Marciano, 19, takes place in central Israel The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023
‘Starvation and disease’ stalk Gaza as fuel shortages block aid: Agencies UN aid deliveries to Gaza are suspended again due to shortages of fuel and a communications shutdown. Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2023
Israeli forces ‘determined to advance’, says military – as it happened Daniel Hagari’s comments come amid mounting concerns about Israeli plans to expand military operations where people have sought refuge from fighting The Guardian - US · Nov 17, 2023
Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 30 Blinken makes surprise visit to meet Abbas in Ramallah; Israel claims to have struck ‘over 2,500 terror targets’ during campaign against Hamas The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2023
Airstrikes on Gaza bakeries add to ‘catastrophic’ food shortages UN refugee agency says 10 of 50 bakeries it helps have been hit and fuel is running out to transport flour to those that remain The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023
Israel incursion into Gaza targeted Hamas leaders to prepare for 'next stages of war' The Israeli military said the overnight raid involved tanks and troops and killed Hamas leaders. Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 7,000 as fuel supplies reach a crisis point. WEKU · Oct 26, 2023
The humanitarian crises being ignored When was the last time you heard or read or saw anything about the devastating war still ongoing in Sudan? Salon · Oct 13, 2023
Trump and ‘MAGA Republican extremists’ threaten US democracy, Biden says President Joe Biden underscores risk to democracy in a speech dedicated to late Republican Senator John McCain. Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2023
Biden offers dire warnings about Trump, accuses mainstream GOP of 'deafening' silence President Joe Biden has issued one of his most dire warnings yet that Donald Trump and his allies are a menace to American democracy The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023
Biden pushes bipartisanship ahead of potential shutdown - Roll Call As a government shutdown looms, President Joe Biden is stressing bipartisanship in a campaign ad and a trip to Arizona’s McCain institute. Roll Call · Sep 28, 2023
Chelsea Clinton hopes new donations and ideas can help women and girls face increasing challenges The Clinton Global Initiative added gender equity as a pillar of the nonprofit’s work to sound the alarm about the increasing challenges women and girls currently face, Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023 More than 700 million people don't know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says The head of the United Nations food agency says a global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again
WEKU · Sep 12, 2023 The U.N.'s food program has a funding problem. Now millions are going hungry Cindy McCain, the U.N. World Food Programme's executive director, has been tasked with closing the giant hole in the budget.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023 UN says Somalia faces a `dire hunger emergency' but aid has been cut over lack of funding Somalia’s “dire hunger emergency” is spiraling upward with one-third of the population expected to face crisis or worse levels of food needs
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 UN agencies decry humanitarian crisis in Haiti and seek help for hungry families fleeing violence The executive directors of two U.N. agencies are warning that Haiti’s humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented levels amid reports of widespread hunger and gang violence
The Independent UK · May 29, 2023 UN agencies warn of starvation risk in Sudan, Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali, call for urgent aid Two U.N. agencies are warning of rising food emergencies including starvation in Sudan due to the outbreak of war and in Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali due to restricted movements of people and goods
The Independent UK · May 3, 2023 UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022 A report says more than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2023 World Food Program Lifts Suspension of Operations in Sudan The United Nations' World Food Program said on Monday it will immediately lift the suspension of its operations in Sudan that was put in place after the tragic deaths of its team member. "WFP is rapidly resuming our programs to provide the life-saving assistance that many so desperately need right…
The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023 Sudan death toll nears 100 as satellite images show scale of Khartoum clashes WHO-run hospitals treating injured civilians out of critical supplies
Reuters · Apr 16, 2023 World Food Programme halts operations in Sudan after 3 employees killed The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday it had temporarily halted all operations in Sudan after three of its employees were killed in clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a day earlier.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023 UN World Food Programme halts Sudan operations as fighting continues Three of agency’s workers killed amid two days of violent clashes between army and paramilitary group
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2023 Sudan’s Army Agrees Safe Passage for Urgent Humanitarian Cases The Sudanese army approved a proposal from the United Nations to open a safe passage for urgent humanitarian cases for three hours every day starting from 1600 local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday, the army said in a statement. The army confirmed however that it will reserve the right to…