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DR Congo grappling with food insecurity as impact of reduced foreign aid is laid bare

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The Independent UK

Warning of severe hunger crisis in DR Congo’s megacity

Climate change and conflict are driving severe food insecurity across the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, while cuts to foreign aid are impacting the ability of UN agencies to respond

The Independent UK

UN warns of famine in South Sudan: ‘We are witnessing a deadly downward spiral’

A doctors also tells The Independent that there is no electricity at the hospital they work at because there is no fuel – and surgeons have performed caesarean sections with almost no medicines

The Independent UK

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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs

The Guardian - UK

People in food crisis around globe doubles as foreign aid plummets to 10-year low

Some 266 million people in 47 territories were in a state of food crisis or worse last year, with experts warning that ongoing conflicts, climate variability and global economic uncertainty risk worsening the situation in 2026

The Independent UK

Sudan refugees face temperatures rising to 50C and little food and water as they struggle to survive

IN FOCUS: Rachel Hagan speaks to victims of Sudan’s brutal conflict, who have survived rape, kidnap and extreme violence to make it to Chad. But there, water and food are starting to run low for a number of the hundreds of thousands who need help

The Independent UK

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face food aid cuts

Nearly 1.2 million Rohingya are trapped in Bangladesh’s squalid camps

The Independent UK

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The US-Israel war on Iran is wreaking havoc on food aid, with a new report exposing a crisis beyond belief

The United Nations is sounding the alarm, warning that the ongoing US–Israel war on Iran could push global hunger levels to an unthinkable new record. We’re talking about a potential staggering increase of 45 million more people facing acute hunger if the conflict continues through June.

The Mary Sue

Iran war could push global food insecurity to record levels, leaving 363 million people hungry

Analysis from the United Nations World Food Programme suggests that if the war in Iran continues until June, an additional 45 million people will be without enough food.

LiveScience

Britain issued warning over aid cuts as funding drops by a third

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The Independent UK

UN agency says UK push to ‘modernise’ aid spending risks ignoring ‘immediate crises’

The World Food Programme warns significant cuts risk worsening humanitarian crises and destabilising fragile regions

The Independent UK

Crisis-level hunger in Somalia nearly doubles to 6.5 million people, UN experts warn

The number of people in Somalia experiencing crisis-levels of food insecurity has nearly doubled in the past year to 6.5 million people, UN-backed experts have warned.

Radio France Internationale

‘Faces are missing, homes no longer stand’: Palestinians on the struggles of observing Ramadan in the ruins of Gaza

IN FOCUS: Two years of war have left much of the territory in ruins. As the holy month begins, the UN warns that conditions on the ground are ‘the worst they’ve seen’. Maira Butt reports

The Independent UK

Afghanistan faces catastrophic hunger crisis as aid cuts force the WFP to turn away 3 in 4 children

Afghanistan is facing a surging child malnutrition crisis as aid cuts leave most families without food or treatment

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Keir Starmer accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over aid cut to World Food Programme

‘This will cost lives’ says former international development minister Michael Bates

The Guardian - UK

Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme

UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost lives

Radio France Internationale

Relentless rains and floods leave Africa reeling as UN seeks help

Severe flooding has intensified across northern and southern Africa since last October. Extreme rainfall has affected many regions, intensifying sharply in January and leading to widespread emergencies. As the situation continues to unfold, the United Nations is appealing for international assistance.

Euronews

World Food Programme terminates all staff contracts in rebel-held Yemen, UN says

An estimated 4.8 million people remain internally displaced across Yemen, the WFP says, in what the UN says is one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

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The Independent UK

US says aid will resume while Somali officials deny causing disruption leading to suspension

The United States say it is lifting a suspension of aid to Somalia

The Independent UK

55m people to endure hunger crisis this year in central and west Africa, UN warns

Climate-vulnerable, impoverished communities are unable to get the help that they need as pressure on aid budgets shows no sign of abating

The Independent UK

UN warns of 'catastrophic' hunger crisis in Nigeria as food aid funding runs out

The U.N. World Food Program warns that over a million people in northeast Nigeria could lose emergency food aid soon without new funding

The Independent UK

How the climate crisis is changing an ancient way of life in Ethiopia

ON THE GROUND: Families have been raising livestock in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia for centuries, but Nick Ferris finds that these traditions are changing thanks to the impact of the climate crisis

The Independent UK

Young Africans find hope in farming as urban life becomes too expensive

Farming has long been seen as low-status work across much of Africa, pushing young people to cities in search of office jobs

The Independent UK

If you loved Physical: Asia, you might like the World Fitness Project – here’s all you need to know

Hyrox, Physical: Asia and other fitness competitions are likely dominating your Instagram feed, but a new contender has entered the ring.

The Independent UK

Hunger and makeshift shelters persist in north Caribbean nearly 2 months after Hurricane Melissa

The Atlantic hurricane season may be over

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