04

May

Northern Gaza in full-blown famine – WFP

A further 54 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces between Wednesday and Friday afternoon in the Gaza Strip and more than 100 were injured, according to the latest UN flash assessment, which…

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25

Sep

Countries step up to try and avert famine in Horn of Africa

UNITED NATIONS  (Reuters) - Countries this week pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in additional aid for the Horn of Africa as they sounded the alarm on a drought in…

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12

Jul

World hunger, malnutrition soared last year mostly due to COVID-19 – U.N. agencies

World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multi-agency United Nations (U.N.) report published on…

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22

Jun

U.N. agency says 41 million on verge of famine

 Some 41 million people worldwide are at at imminent risk of famine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, saying soaring prices for basic foods were compounding…

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21

Apr

People facing food shortages set to double in 2020

The number of people facing acute food insecurity and shortage stands to rise to 265 million in 2020, up by 130 million from the 135 million in 2019, as a…

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24

Dec

Do They Know It’s Christmas widely criticised for perpetuating damaging stereotypes about Africa

Spotify’s song trivia feature has called out the controversial Band Aid track “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for worsening the famine in Ethiopia. The 1984 charity single, written by Bob…

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17

Jun

UN warns South Sudan on the brink of famine

  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned that record numbers in South Sudan – some seven million people – face acute food shortages, while more than 20,000 are…

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