World Food Programme halves food rations for Rohingya in Bangladesh
Decision made after attempts to raise more funds had been unsuccessful, agency tells authorities Food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been slashed in...
Category : Poverty
‘I have lost everything’: southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought
Crops have failed in several countries, with 27m people at risk of hunger according to World Food Programme Emmanuel Himoonga paced his dry field, picking...
Poverty in Argentina soars to over 50% as Milei’s austerity measures hit hard
Far-right president has been battling inflation by imposing steep cuts in spending, resulting in widespread poverty Argentina’s poverty rate has soared to almost 53% in...
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...
Covid pandemic made poorest countries even worse off, World Bank warns
Poverty reduction drive all but halted across many nations as Bank calls for more money to tackle a ‘great reversal’ Larry Elliott: At last G20...
Mexican president’s popularity soars even as country faces persistent turmoil
Amlo’s pension program helped boost his approval rating, but critics point to his various shortcomings as his term nears its end Life isn’t easy for...
‘The children screamed for hours’: horrors of Hurricane Otis leave devastation for Acapulco’s poorest
Mexico’s Pacific coast was battered by 165mph winds and torrential rain on 25 October. Thousands lost their homes and many now have too little food...
Lone renter in ‘David and Goliath’ row with Montreal developers
Carla White’s battle has shone a light on city’s lack of affordable new housing for those on low incomes A single tenant in a Montreal...
Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school
Floods, militia raids and hunger mean a third of children are not in school at all, while the rest have too few teachers, aid groups...
Gang warfare traps thousands in Haiti slum as fuel crisis add to desperation
Calls for aid to be let into Port-au-Prince district after ‘battlefield’ violence leaves dozens dead and cuts supplies of food and water Haiti’s capital has...
