As Gaza’s hunger crisis worsens, emaciated children seen at hospitals
Rafah, Gaza Strip Reuters Two Palestinian toddlers with sunken eyes and emaciated faces, one in a yellow cardigan and the other in a stripy top, were lying side by side on a bed in a Gaza clinic, their thin, bony legs protruding from diapers that looked too big for them. This was the scene on […]
Haiti gang wars block aid routes for most vulnerable, UN agency says
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters A recent spike of violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is preventing the World Food Programme from reaching hundreds of thousands of people in urgent need of supplies, as conflicts between armed gangs worsen an escalating humanitarian crisis. The United Nations’ food agency on Thursday said the latest violence, which broke out in […]
Ethiopian official: at least 372 deaths due to hunger in two regions in last six months
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters At least 372 people have died in two northern Ethiopian regions from drought-induced hunger in the last six months, a senior government official said on Wednesday, adding to the regions’ challenges arising from conflict. Endale Haile, head of the Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman, which receives complaints from the public against […]
Cuban soup kitchen sees soaring demand as economic crisis deepens
Havana, Cuba Reuters Cuban Elda William, a 60-year old former psychologist, had been making ends meet selling cellphone plans – until a sewage pipe at her home office burst, putting off prospective clients. No-one has come to fix it and her income dried up, leaving her with little choice but to turn to Quisicuaba, a […]
Gaza fishermen brave shells for tiny catches in struggle to feed families
Rafah, Gaza Reuters Gaza fisherman Abdul Rahim al-Najjar risks his life every day rowing a dinghy into the waves under Israeli military surveillance to net an occasional crab or fish – tiny morsels of food on which his hungry family has come to rely. The fishermen of the tiny Palestinian enclave have long been subject […]
War pushes Sudan towards “catastrophic” famine-like conditions
Cairo, EgyptReuters Families in Sudan’s conflict zones could experience famine-like hunger by next summer, the United Nations has warned, while some in the war-ravaged capital are surviving on a single, meagre daily meal. Some 30 million people, almost two thirds of the population, are in need of assistance in Sudan according to the UN, double […]
Nearly 50 million facing hunger in West, Central Africa as conflict spreads
Dakar, SenegalReuters A record 49.5 million people are expected to go hungry in West and Central Africa next year due to a combination of conflict, climate change and high food prices, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The figure is four per cent higher than in 2023. In coastal countries, the number of people facing […]
Essay: We need to hear from the presidential candidates about poverty
In an article first published on Religion News, DAVID BECKMANN, coordinator of advocacy coalition, the Circle of Protection, urges all US presidential candidates to talk about how they would reduce hunger and poverty..
“We don’t eat”: In a warming world, hunger stalks Guatemala’s Mayan highlands
CASSANDRA GARRISON, of Reuters, reports on the hunger crisis in the Central American nation…
High inflation means children go hungry around the world – survey
Reuters High levels of inflation and increased costs of living are contributing to worldwide hunger, according to a survey of 16 countries commissioned by the humanitarian group World Vision International. Acao da Cidadania NGO workers load a truck with food donations, as part of “Natal sem Fome” (Christmas Without Hunger), a solidarity fundraising campaign that […]