Actor Prakash Raj meets Sonam Wangchuck in Leh to support his hunger strike

have: Actor Prakash Raj on Tuesday visited climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike here for nearly three weeks demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Raj, an outspoken critic of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, expressed support for the protests led by Wangchuk … Read more

Democratic Republic of the Congo faces alarming levels of violence, hunger, poverty and disease

Geneva- The World Health Organization has warned that hunger, poverty, malnutrition and disease have reached alarming levels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the east, where resurgent fighting between armed groups and government forces has driven millions from their homes. Dr. Boureima Hama Sambo, WHO Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, … Read more

US considers aid cuts as severe hunger reaches ‘record levels’

Faced with possible budget cuts this year, the world’s leading humanitarian donor, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said it may need to reduce its response to global crises. President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for this fiscal year calls for $10.6 billion in humanitarian aid as part of his overall foreign aid spending, … Read more

UN: Sudan could become world’s biggest hunger crisis

United Nations – Nearly a year into Sudan’s civil war, nearly 18 million people face a food insecurity crisis and tens of thousands of children are particularly at risk of dying from malnutrition, United Nations humanitarian officials said on Wednesday. “The highest levels of food insecurity are found in areas where conflict is active,” Maurizio … Read more

‘Catastrophic’: UN says 5 million people in Sudan at risk of hunger

The United Nations on Friday called for more financial support for aid operations in Sudan. United Nations, United States: The United Nations on Friday called on Sudan’s warring parties to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to combat looming “catastrophic” hunger. Some five million Sudanese may face catastrophic food insecurity in the coming months as … Read more

UN says 5 million people in Sudan are at risk of hunger

United Nations – The United Nations on Friday called on Sudan’s warring parties to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to combat looming catastrophic hunger. Some 5 million Sudanese may face catastrophic food insecurity in the coming months as a nearly year-long war between rival generals continues to divide the country, a United Nations document … Read more

Palestinian officials say Israeli air strikes killed at least 29 Gazans waiting for aid

At least 29 people were killed in two Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday while waiting for aid, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Eight people were killed in an airstrike on an aid distribution center in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said. Later that day, … Read more

Aid groups say neglect is escalating hunger crisis in northwest Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria—— Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders said this week that Nigeria’s northwestern region is experiencing “catastrophic” outbreaks of malnutrition and disease as it copes with reduced humanitarian support. The aid group, known by its French acronym MSF, said that while severe conflict continues to affect Nigeria’s northeastern and northwest regions, the national response … Read more

Malawi tests GM corn to fight hunger, agricultural pests

Malawi has begun trials of genetically modified corn in a bid to curb recurring hunger and pests such as fall armyworm and caterpillars. The trials come against a backdrop of concerns about the possible health and environmental impacts of genetically modified organisms. Ramek Masina reported from Lilongwe. Follow us on Google news ,Twitter , and … Read more

Ethiopia’s Tigray region now at peace, but children suffer from extreme hunger

Nebarhadnet, Ethiopia— The harsh realities of war and drought seem to have merged for Tinsu Shiluf, a widow living deep in Ethiopia’s Tigray region where she is raising four children after her sister recently gave birth to a child. Two years of war between federal and regional troops killed one of her own sons, and … Read more