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Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit

Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Gaza food production ‘decimated’ with 70% of farmland hit, UN finds

Israeli attacks have destroyed huge areas of land used for crops, with 90% of cattle killed, analysis shows

The Guardian - UK

Sudan had largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report shows

The African country accounted for two-thirds of the additional 13.5m people needing urgent help as displacement drove food insecurity globally

The Guardian - UK

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US warns Gaza facing 'acute food insecurity' as UN declares famine 'imminent'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the entire population of Gaza is experiencing 'severe levels of acute food insecurity', as the UN food agency has declared famine is imminent in the enclave, underscoring the urgency for increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid to people starving in the territory.

Radio France Internationale

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022

A report says more than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year

The Independent UK

UN: 258 Million People Faced Acute Food Insecurity in 2022

More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year due to conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The Global Report on Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian organizations founded by the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

More than 250m people faced acute food insecurity in 2022, UN report says

Fourth year in a row in which number of people facing food crises increased substantially

The Guardian - UK

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Growing risk of famine as climate emergency worsens in Somalia

In tonight's edition: Millions of people in Somalia are on the brink of starvation. We speak to Rein Paulsen from the FAO, who is in Somalia meeting with drought-affected communities. Meanwhile, campaigning for Kenya's presidential elections picked up again on Wednesday after a deeply underwhelming presidential debate. And Senegal heads…

France 24

UN Says Horn of Africa Drought Kills over 1.5 Million Livestock, Warns of Catastrophe

Drought in the Horn of Africa has killed more than 1.5 million livestock and drastically cut cereal production, “and we are most definitely now sitting on the brink of catastrophe,” a senior official for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said Monday. Rein Paulsen, FAO’s director of emergencies and resilience…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Horn of Africa drought kills+ over 1.5 million livestock

A senior U.N. official says drought in the Horn of Africa has killed more than 1.5 million livestock and drastically cut cereal production

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