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Malnutrition in Nigeria killed 652 children in past six months, MSF says

The charity says the deaths were caused due to funding cuts by international donors amid insecurity in northern Nigeria.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise across west and central Africa, UN says

The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking

The Independent UK

Eleven-minute race for food: how aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’ – a visual story

Hundreds of people have died while seeking food since delivery was taken over by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in May. But Palestinians facing extreme hunger have no choice but to take the risk

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Push to sanction Israel as 'inhumane killing' decried

Australia has been urged to sanction Israel after the government signed a statement condemning the denial of aid for starving Palestinian civilians.

AAP

‘Skeletons marching to death’: Palestinians face hunger and gunfire as Israel pushes into central Gaza

ANALYSIS: Israel and Hamas continue to discuss a ceasefire in Qatar, but a new offensive and the continued killing of Palestinians seeking aid threatens to shatter attempts to end the violence, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

The Independent UK

'Horrendous': Kevin Bridges condemns Israeli attack at Gaza aid distribution site

Scottish stand-up comedian Kevin Bridges has condemned an Israeli attack on Palestinians at an aid distribution site in Gaza ...

The National (Scotland)

UN food agency says Israeli tanks and snipers opened fire on a crowd seeking aid in Gaza

The U.N. food agency says Israeli forces fired on Palestinians seeking food aid in northern Gaza on Sunday

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John Swinney condemns 'unbearable' attack on Palestinians waiting for aid trucks

John Swinney has condemned an "unbearable" attack which saw at least 79 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks to arrive

The National (Scotland)

More than 90 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces while seeking food, Gaza officials say

UN officials say Israeli forces opened fire on starving civilians at an aid convoy

The Independent UK

Israeli forces kill 115 Palestinians in Gaza as 19 people starve to death

Victims include 79 aid seekers who were gunned down in the north and 13 others killed in the south, medics say.

Al Jazeera

Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food

Israeli forces open fire on hungry Palestinians near Gaza City in one of bloodiest incidents involving aid seekers

The Guardian - UK

At least 73 Palestinians killed whilst seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza

AT least 73 Palestinians have been killed while trying to reach desperately needed aid in Gaza, according to the territory’s health ministry..

The National (Scotland)

At least 67 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid in Gaza, medics say

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had ‘fired warning shots’ to remove what it said was ‘an immediate threat’

Evening Standard

Israel turning Gaza into ‘graveyard of children and starving’: UNRWA chief

Since May, some 800 Palestinians killed at aid sites, most run by controversial US- and Israel-backed GHF, UN says.

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The Independent UK

UN's food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts

The U.N.'s World Food Programme says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across West and Central Africa as a result of U.S. aid cuts that have left the agency struggling

The Guardian - UK

‘We live on bread and tea. I’ve wished for death’: Yemen’s forgotten refugees

War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely surviving

The Guardian - UK

The UN is our best defence against a third world war. As Trump wields the axe, who will fight to save it?

If the US cuts off the cash it will have world-changing effects, but it’s not the only country falling short in its obligations

The Independent UK

Aid cuts leave a million facing starvation in Nigeria – as food supplies run out

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity has warned that supplies of food are set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

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The Independent UK

Somalia has relied on aid for decades – can it survive without it?

Somalia is struggling with hunger, security and the impact of the climate crisis, despite decades of aid money worth billions of dollars, writes Nick Ferris. As aid money gets cut, is this the time for countries to wean themselves off aid dependency – and can they do it?

International Business Times

UN Air Service Slashes Fleet By Nearly A Quarter

The UN's air service which flies humanitarian workers and cargo to hard-to-reach corners of the world has been forced to slash its global fleet by almost a quarter due to funding cuts, the World Food Programme (WFP) told AFP. WFP, which manages the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), received…

The Guardian - UK

Gaza slides into lethal chaos as desperate Palestinians fight to survive

Witnesses and NGO records show hundreds have been killed since Israel-backed organisation began distributing food but it says its model is working

The Independent UK

As the UN turns 80, its crucial humanitarian aid work faces a clouded future

As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, its humanitarian operations are increasingly in doubt as its top donor — the United States — has cut funding under the Trump administration and some other top Western countries have followed suit

Latin Times

Violence Against Children In Haiti Increases By Almost 500% With Government Unable To Face Gangs

The U.N.'s Children in Armed Conflict report noted that violence against children in Haiti has increased by almost 500% over the past year

The Independent UK

Food rations are halved in one of Africa's largest refugee camps after US aid cuts

More than 300,000 refugees in the Kakuma camp in remote Kenya have had their food rations cut in half

The Independent UK

Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups

In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones

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