Essential supplies running out as RSF paramilitary encircles Darfur’s largest city
The population of El Fasher, which includes thousands of displaced people, is in ‘dire need of food, medicine and water’ Water, food and fuel supplies...
Category : Hunger
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 Sudan had the world’s largest...
Dozens of civilians killed by Ethiopian state troops in Amhara region, say reports
Witnesses claim victims shot ‘execution style’ during house raids after clashes between government forces and Fano rebels Ethiopian government troops went door-to-door killing dozens of...
UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4bn in aid
Ten months of armed conflict in the country has displaced nearly 11 million people and left half the population facing hunger There is “epic suffering”...
Hunger crisis threatens Chad as funding for food aid falters
World Food Programme warns it will stop helping to feed 1.4 million people including refugees from Darfur as global demand for assistance increases The UN’s...
‘Dire crisis for children’ in Sudan, aid groups warn as millions more go hungry
Up to 17,000 more children a day lack food, Save the Children say, as global indifference to humanitarian crisis condemned as ‘racist’ The past four...
UN unable to feed 100,000 Haitians this month amid ‘catastrophic’ conditions
The World Food Programme’s Haiti response is only 16% funded with more than half of the country’s population regularly hungry The World Food Programme (WFP)...
Kenya to launch biggest school meals programme in Africa
Starting in Nairobi, the initiative aims to provide daily lunches for 4 million primary school children and to ‘eliminate the shame of hunger’ The largest...
Haiti faces ‘hunger emergency’ amid escalating gang violence and surging inflation
Acute hunger is affecting 4.9 million Haitians, according to a UN report, which outlines the increased need for humanitarian aid Haitians are increasingly desperate for...
South Sudan ‘failed’ by international aid system as food crisis intensifies
Catholic charity Cafod says local NGOs are best placed to respond on the frontline but are being cut out of the process South Sudan is...
