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74 children killed in Gaza in first week of 2025 as...

Unicef warns of a catastrophic situation as at least 74 children killed in first week of 2025, with more dying from cold and starvation.
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Israeli total war continues, with ‘no end in sight’ for Palestinians...

Muhannad Hadi explained that in recent weeks, the Israeli military has catastrophically escalated its attacks on North Gaza, with what he called “mass casualty incidents” taking place “with alarming frequency.”

Millions who prepare America’s food go hungry: Why food service workers...

Food service workers prepare meals for millions but often can’t afford to eat themselves, facing low wages, food insecurity, and corporate resistance to change.

‘Should shame the world’: Famine takes hold in Gaza as Israel...

Israel's obstruction of humanitarian assistance and repeated attacks on aid convoys have sparked catastrophe in the Palestinian enclave.

World told act now or face 136 years of hunger, report...

The report blames the combined crises of conflict, climate change, high food prices and mounting debt, all of which are denying billions of people the right to adequate food. 

730 million people faced hunger last year: A global crisis demanding...

The latest UN report reveals alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition, highlighting the need for urgent political and financial commitments to address food insecurity worldwide.

Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cutting off Gaza’s last humanitarian lifeline amid...

This move effectively cuts off a critical humanitarian aid route to the enclave, where the majority of the population faces imminent famine due to ongoing conflict.

New study finds $1 trillion worth of food waste generated per...

The study is a global estimate on food waste at retail and consumer levels and helps to provide "guidance for countries on improving data collection and suggests best practices in moving from measuring to reducing food waste."

Hunger crisis amid prosperity: 44 million Americans face food insecurity despite...

The juxtaposition of America's economic growth reports and the reality of widespread food insecurity shows an immediate need for a more inclusive approach to measuring prosperity.
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World ignores Sudan hunger crisis; 230,000 children and mothers could die...

“This is the largest sort of mass mortality crisis that we are facing in the world and the largest that we have probably faced for many decades.”

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