Hunger
A future at risk: drought forces Kenya’s camel herders to leave their homes – a photo essay
Pastoralists in the north of the country are watching their animals die as they journey further south in a desperate search for water and better grazing
Caroline Kimeu in Garissa County
17, Apr, 2023 @5:30 AM
‘We’d have died of hunger’: street kitchens feed millions in Pakistan
Lost jobs and soaring prices have pushed 5m Pakistanis to the edge. As demand soars at Ramadan, charities cannot cope
Zofeen T Ebrahim in Karachi
29, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
Haiti faces ‘hunger emergency’ amid escalating gang violence and surging inflation
Acute hunger is affecting 4.9 million Haitians, according to a UN report, which outlines the increased need for humanitarian aid
Luke Taylor
24, Mar, 2023 @4:17 PM
South Sudan ‘failed’ by international aid system as food crisis intensifies
Catholic charity Cafod says local NGOs are best placed to respond on the frontline but are being cut out of the process
Kaamil Ahmed
07, Feb, 2023 @10:25 AM
Help world’s poor as well as Ukraine, say faith charities as pope visits South Sudan
An open letter, backed by opinion poll, urges the UK to restore aid budget on eve of a three-day ‘pilgrimage for peace’ in the east African country
Harriet Sherwood
02, Feb, 2023 @6:45 AM
For peace in Haiti, first win the war on hunger | Letters
Letters: The millions of Haitians facing food insecurity need our help, says Jean-Martin Bauer of the UN’s World Food Programme, while Selma James urges robust reporting on the crisis
17, Jan, 2023 @5:45 PM
Former development secretaries urge Sunak to increase east Africa aid amid drought
‘Famine in all but name’ ravaging Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, yet British aid is one-fifth of 2017 amount
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
06, Dec, 2022 @2:24 PM
Fear of the F-word: Somalia avoids famine declaration as hunger spreads
Government fears interference from foreign aid agencies could destabilise development policy in a country hit by conflict and the climate crisis – yet people are dying of malnutrition
Tracy McVeigh in Mogadishu and Galkayo
06, Dec, 2022 @7:15 AM
Hunger has taken hold across Africa. We need a new approach to tackling its causes | President Alassane Ouattara
This week’s African Union summit in Ivory Coast is an opportunity to work towards a holistic food security strategy
President Alassane Ouattara
05, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM
‘We’re left to die of snake bites, hunger, disease’: Somalia’s people of the drought – a picture essay
Drought, hunger, conflict and rampant inflation have pushed about 130,000 people into camps around Galkayo in central Somalia. Many arrive with children suffering acute malnutrition only to face a new set of dangers
Tracy McVeigh in Galmudug
01, Dec, 2022 @7:15 AM
One in 23 people will require humanitarian relief in 2023, UN warns
A global relief fund of a record $51.5bn will be needed to assist 339 million people suffering because of 2022’s ‘extreme events’
Lizzy Davies
01, Dec, 2022 @5:00 AM
Can the world feed 8bn people sustainably?
Food production is a major factor in the climate crisis and still millions of people go hungry. Here are some potential solutions
Weronika Strzyżyńska
15, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM
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