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The Latest Breaking News on Food Insecurity

IMF, South Sudan sign agreement for $112.7m in emergency funds

In early November, UN agencies said up to two-thirds of South Sudan’s population may face severe food shortages in 2023.

Al Jazeera

Mali bans French NGOs as diplomatic row deepens

Mali's junta announced on Monday a ban on the activities of NGOs funded or supported by France, including humanitarian groups, amid a worsening row between Paris and Bamako.

Radio France Internationale

IsDB Tackles Growth Challenges of Members with Seven-Item Plan

International financial institutions stand out in times of crises, such as recession and inflation the global economy is now facing. These problems emerged from disruptions in global supply chains as production declined after the coronavirus pandemic. Disruption in global supply chains and lowered production rates have caused international borrowing rates…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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IMF, South Sudan in Pact for Emergency Funds of $112.7 Mln

The International Monetary Fund and South Sudan have reached a staff-level agreement for the release of about $112.7 million in emergency financing, the fund said on Tuesday. "This emergency financing under the new Food Shock Window will help South Sudan address food insecurity, support social spending, and boost international reserves,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF, South Sudan in pact for emergency funds of $112.7 million

The International Monetary Fund and South Sudan have reached a staff-level agreement for the release of about $112.7 million in emergency financing, the fund said on Tuesday.

Reuters

UN resolution proposing Haiti rapid reaction force loses steam

WASHINGTON — A U.S. plan for an international force to intercede in Haiti’s war on heavily armed criminal gangs is losing momentum over a month after the Biden administration proposed a rapid action deployment at the United Nations.

Miami Herald

Dominican Republic rejects criticism of Haitian deportations

The Dominican Republic said it “profusely rejects” the denunciation of its crackdowns on Haitian migrants by a growing number of countries and human rights agencies

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WFP to Allocate $5.4 Bln for Lebanon over 3 Years, Caretaker PM Says

The World Food Program has agreed to allocate $5.4 billion for aid to Lebanon over the next three years, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday, following a meeting with the agency's country director. Mikati said the aid would be split, with half going to Lebanese and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WFP to allocate $5.4 billion for Lebanon over 3 years, caretaker PM says

The World Food Programme has agreed to allocate $5.4 billion in aid for Lebanon over the next three years, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said, as the country's economic crisis keeps millions in poverty.

Reuters

Saudi-Funded Health Center Opens at Palestinian Refugee Camp in Jordan

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairy and Commissioner-General of the United Nation Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini co-opened a Saudi Development Fund-financed health center designed to serve some Jordan-based 300,000 Palestinians in the Al-Zarqa refugee camp. In a speech…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan experiences worst dengue fever outbreak for more than a decade

Floods caused by warming temperatures and a lack of preventive care are driving the spread of the disease in a country racked with political and economic upheaval

The Guardian - UK

Foodbank WA shares tips on how to slash your food bill ahead of the holidays

As the cost of living rises and the holiday season approaches, many people are worried about how they will be able to afford to buy food and make nutritious meals.

ABC News

Enniskillen Food Bank thanks community for efforts as demand surges ahead of winter

The Enniskillen Food Bank says it has given out food to 77% more people this year so far

Belfast Live

Faye Flam: Even a small nuclear war would mean mass famine

This century’s worst-case climate scenario isn’t global warming of 4 or even 5 degrees Celsius. It’s a nuclear winter that would trigger global cooling up to 12 or 13 degrees C.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank Officials: Cooperation in the Region Targets Development, Climate Protection

World Bank officials stressed that climate challenges in the Middle East included water scarcity, food shortage, and energy security, noting that the Saudi Green Initiative was an example to follow in order to address these threats. Asharq Al-Awsat interviewed Paul Noumba Um, the Regional Director of the World Bank’s Infrastructure…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 268 of the invasion

Swedish prosecutor declares Nord Stream incident as sabotage; 10 million without power after Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system, Zelenskiy says, as first winter snow falls on Kyiv

Radio France Internationale

Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah 'weak and vulnerable' after hunger strike

Egyptian-British pro-democracy blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah ended his seven-month hunger strike from jail earlier this week and was finally allowed a family visit. His sister said it was “unsettling” to see him in such a poor state of health.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Calls to Investigate Hunger Strike of 70 Libyan Inmates

Several human rights groups and families of inmates said that around 70 inmates at Mitiga Central Prison in Tripoli have been on a hunger strike for around a month in objection to the ill-treatment. Some family members told Asharq Al-Awsat that they have been banned from visiting their relatives at…

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Reuters

Volunteers bring porridge and laughter to east Congo displaced children

Cups in hand, dozens of children stood patiently in line for porridge and a slice of bread distributed at a camp for people fleeing the latest M23 rebel offensive in east Democratic Republic of Congo.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Warns Against Return of War in Ethiopia

UNHCR Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mohammed Abdi Affey has warned the Ethiopian parties against a return to fighting between the government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), saying any such move could cause a humanitarian catastrophe. Affey announced there were 103 million displaced persons and refugees,…

Financial Times

Struck by the power of the simple invention

Dr Dilip Mahalanabis changed the world. So why did we not hear more about it?

The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah exhausted and weak, family say after visit

The activist’s mother was allowed to visit her son for the first time in nearly a month on Thursday

Evening Standard

Campaigners criticise Jeremy Hunt’s failure to widen access to free school meals in Autumn Statement

Charities say Chancellor’s decision not to widen access to the scheme to all children living in poverty is ‘shameful’

Reuters

Egyptian-British activist was close to death when he broke hunger strike - family

The family of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Thursday that he had broken his hunger strike after collapsing in prison in a "near-death experience" and having a cannula inserted into his body to revive him.

Daily Mirror

Brit stuck in jail in Egypt has 'deteriorated' since he started hunger strike

Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt's rulers, went on hunger strike earlier this month as the UN climate conference came to Sharm el-Sheikh

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