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U.S. Aid Cuts Make Famine More Likely and Easier to Hide

Global UpfrontFeb 28, 2025February 28, 20250

For decades, the United States has been a driving force of global efforts to battle food insecurity and famine, but now the second Donald Trump administration

FAO, WFP Warns Of Famine In Gaza, Starvation In Nigeria, Sudan, Haiti, 14 Other Nations

Global UpfrontJun 5, 2024June 5, 20240

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have jointly issued a statement warning that acute food insecurity is set to

UN Accuses Israel Of Denying Aid Access Amid ‘Full-blown Famine’ In North Gaza

Global UpfrontMay 6, 2024May 6, 20240

A top UN official on Sunday accused Israel of continuing to deny the United Nations humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip, where the UN food

‘Famine Is Setting In’: Israel Agrees To Fresh Truce Talks Amid ‘Catastrophic’ Gaza Food Crisis

Global UpfrontMar 30, 2024March 30, 20240

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given the go-ahead for a new round of talks on a Gaza ceasefire, a day after the world’s top

Peter Obi Raises Fresh Alarm On Nigeria’s Food Crisis, Says Terrorism, Banditry Worsening Hunger, Threat Of Famine

Global UpfrontMar 27, 2024March 27, 20240

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, again cried out that hunger and famine may await Nigeria if farmers are denied

Why Airdropping (Food) Aid Into Gaza Is Unlikely To Stop An ‘Almost Inevitable’ Famine

Global UpfrontMar 3, 2024March 3, 20240

With the humanitarian situation in Gaza increasingly desperate, the United States (U.S.) has joined some of its Arab and European allies in delivering emergency relief

WFP: 4.3 Million Risk Catastrophic Hunger And Famine In Northeast Nigeria, Requires US$190 Million For Next 6 Months Humanitarian Assistance

Global UpfrontApr 29, 2023April 29, 20230

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday that it is scaling up to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to 2.1 million

Famine looms in Northeast Nigeria, UN warns

Global UpfrontAug 5, 2021August 5, 20210

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Edward Kallon, has warned of an impending food crisis in the North East region of Nigeria, lamenting that