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UN seeks $4.3bn in aid for war-torn Yemen

The appeal comes before a donors conference to raise funds to support millions in need of aid after eight years of war.

Al Jazeera

UN Appeals for $4.3 Bn to Help Millions in War-torn Yemen

The United Nations said it needed $4.3 billion this year to help millions of people in war-ravaged Yemen, ahead of a donors' conference on Monday. Aid agencies need the money to help more than 17 million people in the country, which has been devastated by an eight-year civil war, said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Fleeing drought, Somalis face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya

When her three-month-old baby fell sick from malnutrition, Dool Abdirahman Ismael left her village in Somalia and walked for three days through swirling dust and scorching heat to the Dadaab Refugee Camp just across the border in Kenya.

Reuters

Doctors in 'Hunger Games' fight for resources

Urgent action is needed to address a workforce collapse in NSW, as doctors say they are competing for resources in a "healthcare Hunger Games".

Newcastle Herald

UK benefits fall short of minimum living cost by £140 a month, charities say

Exclusive: research shows universal credit allowance far below cost of food, energy and essentials

The Guardian - UK

Jill Biden sees East Africa drought up close, seeks more aid

U.S. first lady Jill Biden has gotten an up-close look at the historic East Africa drought

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20 years since war began in Sudan’s Darfur, suffering continues

Two decades since a devastating genocide began, Darfur is still plagued by violence and displacement.

Al Jazeera

Hunger Still Blights the Lives of Sudan's Children

In Sudan's sprawling Kalma camp for the displaced, Ansaf Omar lives with the gut-wrenching guilt of losing her toddler to a food crisis that has hit millions of people nationwide. "I am severely malnourished so I couldn't breastfeed him," said Omar, 34, a month after her one-and-half-year-old child died in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Niger is Africa's fastest growing country – how to feed 25 million more people in 30 years

Niger, a landlocked country in the dry Sahel region of Africa, struggles to feed its 25 million people. It currently ranks 115th out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index, and the number of people not getting enough to eat has increased from about 13% of the population in…

The Conversation

UN food agency chief tells of 'apocalyptic' scenes in quake-hit Turkey

The head of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday he was confronted with "apocalyptic" scenes as he visited earthquake-stricken areas in southern Turkey.

Reuters

Warning fruit and vegetable shortages could be 'tip of the iceberg'

NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw said the country's reliance on imported produce has left the UK vulnerable

Manchester Evening News

Crime In UP: Food grain stolen from ration shop in Mainpuri; four held

Uttar Pradesh Police arrested four people in Mainpuri for stealing food grains from a government ration shop in Bhogaon. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Jill Biden visits Kenya to shine light on worst drought in decades

US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades.

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The Independent UK

N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet

Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy

Evening Standard

Supermarkets run out of turnips online after Tory minister tells Brits to eat them to avoid shortages

Turnips are now reportedly out of stock on the Waitrose and Tesco websites

Reuters

Ahead of Nigeria elections, residents stock-up on food, essentials

At a market in Nigeria's northern Kano state customers stocked up on Friday on food and essentials, uncertain of the outcome of Saturday's election to choose a new president and lawmakers, in a country where voting has sometimes been followed by violence.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: End to extra COVID food aid affects millions

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France 24

‘There’s not a drop left’: Petrol shortage has ground Burundi to a halt

People across French-speaking Burundi have been regularly queueing for hours at petrol stations (gas stations) across the country – hoping, but with no guarantee -- that there will be some petrol when they finally reach the pump. The country has been experiencing a petrol shortage since February 11 and it’s…

Evening Standard

Fruit and vegetable shortages could last up to a month

‘Significant volumes’ of tomatoes aren’t expected back on supermarket shelves until the end of March

Evening Standard

Therese Coffey criticised for saying people could work more hours to buy food

The Environment Secretary has been accused of having ‘shifted blame for food poverty on to people because they are on low wages and are poor’.

The National (Scotland)

'That's appalling!': Tory minister heckled for unbelievable food bank claim

THE UK Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has said that people struggling to afford food should consider working more hours and getting a higher…

The Independent UK

Watch: Therese Coffey faces urgent question on food shortages

Therese Coffey, the minister for environment, food and rural affairs, faced urgent question on food shortages in the House of Commons on Thursday (22 February).

The Independent UK

Supermarket rationing could last for weeks, retail experts warn

Production of tomatoes and cucumbers expected to drop to ‘lowest levels since records began,’ National Farming Union warns

Reuters

Nigerian states sue over withdrawal of old banknotes before elections

Sixteen states in Nigeria on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to force the central bank to extend by six months the use of old banknotes, whose withdrawal from circulation has caused cash shortages and angered citizens ahead of weekend elections.

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