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U.N. food agency to suspend food aid for 750,000 people in Somalia next month

The U.N. food agency has announced cuts to food assistance for hundreds of thousands in Somalia, where millions face the devastating effects of climate change and severe hunger

The Independent UK

Afghanistan has its 'sharpest surge' ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says

The World Food Program says Afghanistan is having its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition

The Independent UK

World Food Program and other UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts, officials say

The World Food Program and the United Nations refugee agency will slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly from the United States

The Independent UK

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UN food agency says its foods stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade

The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory

The Independent UK

A British billionaire funded therapeutic food production amid USAID 'craziness.' It won't be enough

America's nutritional peanut paste manufacturers are having a “yo-yo” of a year

The Independent UK

Trump Administration Reinstates Some Foreign Aid Programs After WFP Warns Of Deadly Consequences: Report

Sources with knowledge of the matter said Jeremy Lewin, the acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), instructed the staff Tuesday to reverse the termination of multiple foreign aid programs.

International Business Times

Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid, officials say

The Trump administration has notified the World Food Program and other partners that it’s terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs across the Middle East, a U.S. and U.N. official told The Associated Press

The Independent UK

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Middle East latest: Palestinians struggle to find food in Gaza; Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills 4

The Israeli military has hit a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs in a airstrike

The Independent UK

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh welcome $73 million in new U.S. financial aid

The U.S. government has confirmed it would provide $73 million in new financial aid for Rohingya refugees through the United Nations’ food agency, easing worries among more than 1 million refugees that essential food rations would be cut

The Independent UK

UN Halts Aid In Sudan's Zamzam Camp Amid Intensifying Conflict

Conflict in Sudan's Zamzam camp disrupts aid distribution, risking a humanitarian crisis. International efforts underway to address the situation.

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Aid is surging into Gaza under the ceasefire. Is it helping?

Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?

The threatened U.S. deadline for Israel to allow more aid for people into the Gaza Strip or see fewer weapons shipments for its war with Hamas has expired but the Biden administration says it will not limit arms transfers

The Independent UK

Southern Africa Faces Worst Hunger Crisis In Decades

Severe drought in southern Africa, exacerbated by El Nino, leaves millions hungry and in need of urgent aid. Climate change worsens situation.

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UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations

The World Food Program's director is appealing for more money and access to feed 2.5 million people at risk of famine in Sudan

The Independent UK

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UN food agency intensifies calls for Gaza cease-fire after staff come under fire

The World Food Program director has intensified her calls for a cease-fire in Gaza after staff came under fire in two incidents last month, one previously undisclosed

The Independent UK

UN agencies say over 1 million in Gaza could experience highest level of starvation by mid-July

United Nations agencies are warning that over 1 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip could experience the highest level of starvation by the middle of next month if hostilities continue

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U.S. military says aid is now being delivered into Gaza over a floating pier

The shipment is the first in an operation that U.S. military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah.

The Independent UK

US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time

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Gaza floating pier project for aid deliveries is complete, says US military

The Pentagon said Thursday that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach overnight and will begin reaching those in need almost immediately.

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Heavy Rains Cause Devastating Floods In Eastern Congo

Heavy rains in eastern Congo caused floods affecting over 470,000 people, leading to crop destruction and health risks. Climate change attributed to the he...

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UN Warns Of Starvation Risk In Sudan's Conflict Zones

UN warns of impending starvation in Sudan's conflict zones due to hindered aid delivery, calling for urgent international action.

International Business Times

Jihadist Attacks Displace Tens Of Thousands In Mozambique

Mozambique's government confirmed Tuesday that tens of thousands have been driven from their homes by a wave of jihadist attacks in the restive north, but rejected calls for a state of emergency.

France 24

Deadly Israeli strike hits Doctors Without Borders shelter in Gaza

Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday condemned in the “strongest possible terms” the killing of two family members of its staff in an Israeli strike on Gaza. The Israeli army said it was targeting “terror activity” and “regrets any harm to civilians”. Israel’s parliament on Wednesday voted to back Prime Minister…

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Israel Imposes Financial Restrictions on Gaza Aid Agency Amidst Crisis

Israel's financial restrictions on the main UN aid agency in Gaza have prevented food shipments from reaching 1.1 million Palestinians, deepening a crisis ...

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Hunger crisis grips Gaza as war nears 100th day

Learn about the dire situation in Gaza, where famine and food insecurity have reached catastrophic levels. Find out what the World Food Program is doing to...

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