‘Climate smart’ policies could increase southern Africa’s crops by up to 500%
Researchers outline urgent steps to improve food security in the face of increasing natural disasters caused by the climate crisis The climate crisis is threatening...
Category : Global development
Number of people facing extreme hunger in Sudan predicted to double
UN warns up to 18 million could be in need of aid by September as food prices soar due to conflict, poor harvests and economic...
Female opposition MP among dozens killed in Somalia bombings
Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for attacks, including that which killed Amina Mohamed Abdi in run-up to elections this week A “fearless” Somali female MP was among...
War in Ukraine could lead to food riots in poor countries, warns WTO boss
Exclusive: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says impact of conflict on food prices and hunger could be substantial Ukraine-Russia war – latest updates Rocketing global food prices as...
Millions of children to be vaccinated for polio in Africa after Malawi detects case
First case of wild polio detected in Malawi for 30 years prompts emergency rollout of vaccinations in five African countries More than 23 million young...
Sumaya Sadurni: photojournalist and ‘rock’n’roll Mother Teresa’ dies at 32
Described as ‘outstanding and fearless’ by Bobi Wine, tributes have been paid to Sadurni, whose work featured in the Guardian and New York Times Sumaya...
‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma
Agencies forced to cut back aid in Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia despite growing need as funds go to Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
‘Nowhere on earth are people more at risk than Tigray,’ says WHO chief
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says even with war in Ukraine, the world must not forget the crisis unfolding ‘out of sight’ in Ethiopia’s northern region...
Protests in Sudan after alleged gang-rape of young woman by security forces
Women fear use of sexual violence as a ‘tactic’ against those protesting the coup, after attack on 18-year-old in Khartoum Demonstrations took place across Sudan...
Looting and attacks on aid workers rise as hunger adds to unrest in South Sudan
UN says 70% of the population will struggle through the coming season as humanitarian workers are killed and supplies raided Looting of emergency food supplies...
