Somalia declares drought emergency as millions face hunger after failed rains
On 10 November, the Federal Government of Somalia formally declared a drought emergency and appealed for urgent international…
Hunger
Global alliance meets in Doha to confront hunger crisis
Addressing heads of state, ministers and international partners, President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock said today’s…
‘Wars, disasters, displacement, hunger’ continue to burden Myanmar
Four years after the military coup which deposed the democratically elected government, Myanmar’s civil conflict grinds on, leaving…
Attacks across Gaza intensify amid fear and hunger: ‘Leave me here,’ injured girl told fleeing family
A 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who depends on a wheelchair was among crowds fleeing Israeli military aircraft…
Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO
In an online alert, the UN agency said that disease and hunger will only increase, unless all Israeli…
Driven by hunger in Gaza, amputees are part of the collateral damage
“I was going to buy falafel,” says Mohammed Hassan. “On the way home, I looked up and saw…
Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip
Recently, Israel has denied fewer humanitarian movements but approved missions “still take hours to complete and teams have…
‘Only hunger and bombs’ for besieged civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher
At least 57 civilians were killed in the attack, which included the Abu Shouk displacement camp on the…
Hunger in Gaza: Women and children face death in search of food
“I used to easily receive aid distributed by the UN,” Abir Safi, a displaced person from the Zeitoun…
Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’
Earning a living has become a daily struggle, and hundreds of men, women and children stand in endless…
World News in Brief: Hunger in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, climate and displacement crisis in Somalia, World Breastfeeding Week
Across the region, nations face food-related challenges notably due to geographical remoteness, lack of local available resources and…
Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify
In El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur that has been under siege for 15 months, the catastrophic…
Slight decrease in global hunger as inequalities widen, says UN interagency report
The report estimates 8.2 per cent of the global population (673 million individuals) experienced hunger in 2024, down…
Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war’
The development comes as UN Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned that conflict-driven hunger is spreading “from Gaza to Sudan…
UN warns of ‘catastrophic hunger’ in Gaza as Israel announces humanitarian pauses
But as starvation tightens its grip and “children are dying before our eyes,” UN officials and aid workers…
Nigeria: Amid record hunger and surging insecurity, emergency food assistance to stall entirely
While WFP has been able to hold hunger at bay across northern Nigeria in the first half of…
Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained
“Doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them UNRWA staff, are hungry…fainting due to hunger and exhaustion while performing their…
UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate
The situation is particularly dire in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province, which has witnessed some…
Gaza: UN warns of ‘weaponised hunger’ and growing death toll amid food chaos
Speaking to journalists in Deir al Balah on Saturday, Jonathan Whittall, who heads the UN humanitarian coordination office…
World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and hunger in South Sudan
Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction…