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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/12/2024 7:02:49 PM
As the Israeli military continues to intensify its deadly military assaults in northern Gaza, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday the offensive is having a disastrous impact on food security for thousands of Palestinian families.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/8/2024 6:10:42 PM
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is beyond catastrophic, according to the UN, writes Siham Shamalakh.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/11/2024 10:51:00 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stated on Wednesday that Israel’s "use of hunger as a weapon against Palestinians" in Gaza is a "blatant violation of human rights.”
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World
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War in Sudan
8/23/2024 6:51:59 PM
The warring parties in Sudan have both agreed to provide safe humanitarian access into the conflict-ravaged nation along two key routes, countries staging talks in Switzerland said Friday.
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World
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Region
8/18/2024 3:03:16 PM
Famine is looming in four Yemeni districts after instances of hunger have rapidly surged among children in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government, a report by international experts said.
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World
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Region
8/16/2024 7:01:09 PM
Yemen’s rival parties are making military preparations and threatening to return to war as hunger and cholera are increasing in the Arab world’s poorest nation, UN officials said Thursday.
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World
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International
7/24/2024 7:37:35 PM
Conflict, economic turbulence and extreme weather scuppered efforts to curb hunger last year, with around nine per cent of the world's population affected, UN agencies said on Wednesday.
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World
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International
7/16/2024 1:10:10 PM
Although smoking marijuana is usually associated with "the munchies", a pair of Thai activists vowed Tuesday to stay on hunger strike until the government rethinks plans to decriminalise the narcotic.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
7/11/2024 4:58:23 PM
As bombs thunder in Gaza, just across the border in southern Israel, truck driver Itzik waits in a barbed-wire protected parking lot for his delivery to clear inspection into the hunger-stricken territory.
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World
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Africa
7/10/2024 6:28:50 PM
Parts of South Sudan are on the "brink of famine" as the nation braces for a "horror scenario" ahead of the worst floods in decades, a British charity warned Wednesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/25/2024 3:02:26 PM
Almost half a million people are still experiencing "catastrophic" hunger in Gaza, with famine still a high risk, a United Nations-backed assessment found Tuesday.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
6/21/2024 6:09:13 PM
Donald Sutherland, the enigmatic Canadian actor whose lengthy career encompassed films including "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Hunger Games," has died, his son said Thursday. He was 88.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/16/2024 6:04:05 PM
The UN on Sunday welcomed an Israeli decision to "pause" fighting around a south Gaza route daily for aid deliveries but urged more "concrete measures" to unblock the humanitarian response.
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Sports
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Omni sports
6/5/2024 11:37:12 PM
A historic championship legacy and a gut-wrenching 2022 finals loss have the Boston Celtics extra motivated to capture their first title since 2008 in this year's NBA Finals.
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World
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Africa
6/5/2024 12:37:05 PM
Mother of four Laiwa Musenza is already reliant on aid from a local NGO to feed her family and Zimbabwe's drought is only getting deeper.
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Sports
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World
6/2/2024 11:20:29 AM
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team would be back for more silverware with the same hunger next season after claiming a record-extending 15th Champions League trophy at Wembley on Saturday.
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Opinion
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5/23/2024 12:32:04 PM
The world’s development institutions are increasingly turning away from poverty-related ills like hunger, infectious disease and illiteracy—the challenges still facing most people across the planet.
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World
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Africa
5/1/2024 9:16:07 PM
A humanitarian crisis is worsening in northeastern Mali where armed groups linked to Islamic State have besieged major towns leaving residents including some 80,000 children vulnerable to malnutrition, locals and an aid group warned Wednesday.
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World
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War in Sudan
4/15/2024 10:39:38 PM
Indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Sudan could constitute "war crimes and crimes against humanity," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday, one year since fighting erupted between rival generals.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
4/9/2024 5:51:23 PM
Israel is blocking far more convoys carrying food aid within Gaza, where famine is looming, than convoys carrying other kinds of aid, the UN said Tuesday.
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