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Under COVID lockdown, Xinjiang residents complain of hunger

Residents of a city in China’s far west Xinjiang region say they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a virus lockdown

The Independent UK

Bill Gates: Technological innovation needed to help solve hunger

The Microsoft founder is urging world leaders not to give up on the goals they set to reduce hunger and poverty despite huge recent setbacks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pakistan floods: 'Extreme weather events are significantly more likely'

More than 1,300 people dead, massive food shortages, 3.6 million acres of land destroyed and more than 660,000 people living in relief camps and makeshift homes. These are the latest estimates from Pakistan after the floods that have left the impoverished country's agriculture belt underwater. The authorities are now scaling…

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Half a million Somali children face hunger in world's worst famine this century

More than 500,000 Somali children under five are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and risk death from famine this year, a number unseen in any country this century, the U.N. children's agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters

WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is planning a food relief programme targeting 700,000 people in Zimbabwe from October as the effects of a poor harvest and the Ukraine war continue to show, an official has said.

Reuters

Pakistani PM says his flooded country faces food shortages

Pakistan's prime minister says his government is grappling with food shortages following months of floods which have killed nearly 1,400 people in the impoverished nation since June

The Independent UK

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels ready to accept ceasefire and AU-led peace process

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said on Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the Addis Ababa government to end almost two years of fighting.

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Afghan humanitarian crisis widens

One year after the appalling collapse of Afghanistan in August last year into the hands of the Taliban insurgents, the humanitarian crisis in that beleaguered South Asian country has gone from bad to worse.

Bangkok Post

FAO: Severe Food Insecurity In 8 Houthi-Controlled Yemeni Governorates

Eight Houthi-controlled governorates in Yemen suffer from severe food insecurity, according to a household survey released this week by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the Data in Emergencies Monitoring System. “Nearly 54 percent of the households experienced hardships due to food shortages and adopted…

Asharq Al-Awsat

KTR blames Centre’s ‘irrational’ policy decisions for looming food crisis

Demands uniform procurement policy for country

The Hindu

US announces $40 million agricultural aid to Sri Lanka

The United States has announced $40 million in aid to buy fertilizer and other key agricultural inputs in time for the next cultivation season in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The Independent UK

World Bank: Truce Agreement, Transfer of Power are 'Glimmers of Hope' for Yemen

The World Bank commended the recent developments in Yemen, describing them as "glimmers of hope" provided by the UN-sponsored truce agreement, the transfer of power, and the $3.3 billion Saudi and Emirati financing package. However, the World Bank said in a recent study that despite these encouraging developments, achieving a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Famine at Somalia's door

What is a famine and why are they so rarely declared?

Axios

Indian rice export curbs to push up prices

SINGAPORE: India’s decision to curb rice exports is expected to lift world prices and trigger a rally in wheat and corn markets, deepening concerns over food inflation.

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Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Food shortages are worsening in Tunisia with empty shelves in supermarkets and bakeries, adding to popular discontent at high prices and risking unrest as the government tries to stave off a crisis in public finances.

Dynamite News

Impact of Ukraine conflict is not limited to Europe: India

India highlighted that the impact of the Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe, adding that it has exacerbated concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security, especially in the developing countries. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the global food crisis: this is just the beginning

Editorial: Prices are soaring as climate shocks and the effects of war in Ukraine exacerbate structural problems

The Guardian - US

One in 10 US households struggles to afford enough food, study finds

More than 5m families missing meals and cutting portions because of poverty, according to government research

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Britain’s charities have done all they can to help desperate people. What will Truss do?

The new PM must realise that only the government has the resources to end the suffering caused by the cost of living crisis, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

Daily Mirror

Over 35 North Korean female prisoners left to starve to death in labour camps

Reports from North Korea reveal a grim tale from the widely condemned labour camps in the country. A total of 35 women in the camps are believed to have starved to death in recent months

The Independent UK

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical

Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk

The Independent UK

UN: At least $1 billion needed to avert famine in Somalia

The U.N. humanitarian chief predicts at least a billion dollars will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia

The Guardian - UK

‘I will reach Europe or die’: three stories of Afghan refugees in Turkey

Having paid smugglers to organise a dangerous escape, those fleeing the Taliban face persistent hostility

Bristol Post

Bristol Sweet Mart: the shop which has become ‘as iconic as the Clifton Suspension Bridge.’

This November the Majothi family will celebrate 50 years since their exile from Uganda

France 24

UN says at least $1 billion needed to prevent famine in Somalia

The UN humanitarian chief predicted Tuesday that at least $1 billion will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia in the coming months and early next year when two more dry seasons are expected to compound the historic drought that has hit the Horn of Africa nation.

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