The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley has announced he will step down from his role as executive director of the U.N. World Food Program

Private Rooney of the Irish Defence Forces was killed during a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon this week

Defence Forces member Private Sean Rooney was killed on active service in Lebanon earlier this week.

A member of the Irish Defence Forces, Private Rooney, was killed on active service when his convoy came under attack in Lebanon this week.

The United States condemned in the strongest terms the violent attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers on Wednesday that left one Irish service member dead and three wounded. It called upon the Lebanese government to urgently investigate the attack, hold those responsible accountable, and prevent…

More than $10 million in additional funding has been allocated by the federal government to Emergency and Food Relief providers in response to recent floods.

Baidoa, surrounded by Al-Shabab militants, is at the heart of Somalia's worst drought in 40 years. Aid groups warn of impending famine. "The needs are overwhelming," says a UNICEF specialist.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld its 25-year jail term against former Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen. In a decision delivered on 15 December, the ICC Appeals Chamber confirmed, by majority, the punishment imposed in May last year.

Two UN peacekeepers from Nigeria were killed and four others wounded in an attack Friday on a peace patrol in the town of Timbuktu in northern Mali, the United Nations said. The UN Security Council said a member of Mali's security forces was also killed in the attack. UN spokesman…

Associated Press photographers talk about their 2022 assignments, and share some of the stories behind the images.

A United Nations official has warned that more than 25,000 people could face starvation in conflict-plagued parts of West Africa next year