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‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who warned of starvation in Gaza last year

Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, who sounded the alarm in early 2024, says: ‘Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide’

The Guardian - US

Number of aid seekers killed by Israel in Gaza tops 1,000: UN

Starvation, malnutrition kill 101 Palestinians during Gaza war, including 80 children, according to hospitals.

Al Jazeera

Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert

UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and Sudan

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UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers

Gaza’s entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a ‘drip-feed’ amid dire crisis.

Al Jazeera

Israel's Ban On UN Agency In Gaza A 'Death Sentence'

Israel's ban on UNRWA in Gaza sparks outrage and concern among humanitarian workers, impacting the vulnerable population already facing extreme hunger.

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Hunger in Lebanon could soar amid Israeli onslaught, UN expert warns

Michael Fakhri, special rapporteur on right to food, warns Israeli military attack risks repeat of starvation seen in Gaza

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UN investigator accuses Israel of a 'starvation campaign' in Gaza that Netanyahu denies

The U.N. independent investigator on the right to food accused Israel of carrying out a “starvation campaign” against Palestinians in Gaza

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Rice with worms and flour with spider webs: Venezuelans continue years-long criticism of subsidized food

Products included in the CLAP program for years have been questioned both for their quality and the delay in delivery.

Latin Times

Australia must stop arms supply to Israel: UN expert

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Michael Fakhri says Australia should immediately end its military support to Israel for its six-month Gaza assault.

AAP

Biden to announce plan for US military to set up temporary Gaza aid port

Announcement to be made at State of the Union address as Biden faces outrage over steadfast support for Israel.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: Israel ‘intentionally starving’ Palestinians, UN rights expert says

UN special rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, says denial of food is war crime and constitutes ‘a situation of genocide’. Plus, Eric Clapton letters detailing George Harrison love triangle to be auctioned

The Guardian - UK

Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says

Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri says denial of food is war crime and constitutes ‘a situation of genocide’

The Guardian - US

UN Employees Expelled from Venezuela by the Maduro Government Arrive in Panama

Venezuela made the decision after the UN Office voiced concerns over the detention of a human rights advocate.

Latin Times

Famine in Gaza is being made ‘inevitable’, says UN rapporteur

Countries defunding UNRWA, the main aid distributer in Gaza, accused of collectively punishing more than 2.2 million Palestinians

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UN hunger expert: US must recognize ‘right to food’ to fix broken system

Some states have implemented free school meals, and Maine has a constitutional amendment to guarantee the ‘unalienable right to food’

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White House hunger summit failed to expand ‘right to food’, UN expert says

UN special rapporteur praises step in right direction but says ‘structural inequality is underlying cause of hunger’

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Covid exposed the cracks in the US food system – meet the people trying to fix them

Food banks were inundated, restaurants folded, farmers had to dump produce – but the pandemic also created space for fresh thinking

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