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Heavier Rains In East Africa Due To Human Activity: Study

Climate change caused by human activity made torrential rains that have lashed East Africa since October and killed more than 300 people up to twice as intense, a scientific study said Thursday.

International Business Times

World Food Programme to end general assistance in northwest Syria

The UN agency’s decision comes amid a funding shortage as northwest Syria faces increasing food insecurity.

Al Jazeera

WFP suspends food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

UN agency pauses general food distribution in north Yemen due to limited funding and disagreements with the group.

Al Jazeera

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The World Food Program will end its main assistance program in Syria in January, affecting millions

The U.N. World Food Program says it will end in January its main assistance program across war-torn Syria, where over 12 million people lack regular access to sufficient food

The Independent UK

Qatar mediator says latest prisoner release would comprise 16 children and 14 women – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Hunger Crisis Looms Over Chad as Funding for Food Aid Wavers

Without immediate and substantial financial support, vital food distributions to Chad will be halted, exacerbating the suffering of vulnerable communities.

International Business Times UK

Hunger crisis threatens Chad as funding for food aid falters

World Food Programme warns it will stop helping to feed 1.4 million people including refugees from Darfur as global demand for assistance increases

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine may fail to meet future grain demands amid non-stop Russian attacks, says UN

There have been 31 documented attacks on country’s facilities since mid-July this year

The Independent UK

UN warns food aid for 1.4 million refugees in Chad could end over limited funding

The United Nations food agency has warned that it might end food assistance to 1.4 million refugees in Chad who fled the conflict in parts of the Sahel because of limited funding

The Independent UK

Food aid for 1.4 million people in Chad to ‘grind to a halt’ soon, WFP says

Food aid is due to stop in January in a country taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan’s war.

Al Jazeera

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.

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UN warns of Gaza starvation as concerns rise about safety in the south

Warning that supplies of food and water are practically nonexistent as fears grow for people crowded into the south

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Optus CEO faces Senate grilling; WFP warns of starvation in Gaza; and Apple agrees to improve texting with Androids

Details from Optus chief’s Senate appearance include that 228 customers were unable to connect to triple zero services

Evening Standard

Gaza population lacks food and faces malnutrition, says UN

World Food Programme says they need regular entry into Palestinian enclave

Al Jazeera

More than a month without water, food, healthcare in Gaza amid Israel war

The United Nations says the enclave’s health, sanitation, water and food services are nearing the ‘breaking point’.

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: UN security council fails to agree resolution – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 31

Over 10,000 Palestinians reported killed in Gaza since 7 October; Israel’s military says it has encircled Gaza City and divided Gaza Strip into two

The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

What does Gaza’s food shortage look like amid Israeli siege?

Since October 21, only 84 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into Gaza.

Radio France Internationale

Niger faces multiple crises three months after military coup

Three months after a military junta seized power in Niger, overthrowing democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the country remains increasingly isolated. Rights groups warn Niger's population of 27 million now face a multitude of crises including insecurity, poverty and loss of personal freedoms.

Al Jazeera

How Israeli bombing turned Gaza’s desperate situation into a ‘catastrophe’

Israeli attacks worsen the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which already was suffering under a 16-year blockade.

The Guardian - UK

Israel intensifies attacks on north Gaza as WFP says more aid urgently needed

Israel says anyone in northern Gaza will be considered ‘an accomplice in a terrorist organisation’

Radio France Internationale

Chad, WFP warn of 'catastrophic' food insecurity amid influx of Sudan refugees

Chad has called for the world to step up and help feed the country and its increasing refugee population, including 460,000 fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Sudan.

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