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Update Gazans walk miles for bread and flour amid war shortages video

Gazans walk miles for bread and flour amid war shortages

  • Every morning crowds form outside the few bakeries open in the Palestinian territory, as people desperately try to get a bag of bread at distribution points
  • Essential goods like water, fresh produce and medicines are also scarce
By AFP ·
Major food aid ‘scale-up’ underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says

Major food aid ‘scale-up’ underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says

By Reuters ·
Aid only ‘delaying deaths’ as Sudan counts down to famine: agency chief

Aid only ‘delaying deaths’ as Sudan counts down to famine: agency chief

By AFP ·
Majority of South Sudanese will be food insecure next year: UN

Majority of South Sudanese will be food insecure next year: UN

By AFP ·
Israeli rejects ‘biased’ warning of famine in Gaza

Israeli rejects ‘biased’ warning of famine in Gaza

By Reuters ·
‘Strong likelihood’ famine imminent in north Gaza, say food security experts

‘Strong likelihood’ famine imminent in north Gaza, say food security experts

By Reuters ·
Special How a former BBC cameraman’s experience of famine drove him to devise ‘a better way to feed displaced people’

How a former BBC cameraman’s experience of famine drove him to devise ‘a better way to feed displaced people’

By Nadia Al-Faour ·
UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads

UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads

By Reuters ·
Sudan’s SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory

Sudan’s SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory

By Reuters ·
Update Famine in Sudan amid rising violence, blocking of aid and world’s silence, UN says

Famine in Sudan amid rising violence, blocking of aid and world’s silence, UN says

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
UAE contributes $5 million to United Nations OCHA for humanitarian efforts in Sudan

UAE contributes $5 million to United Nations OCHA for humanitarian efforts in Sudan

By Arab News ·
Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says

Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says

By AP ·
UN has got only 12% of funds sought for war-wracked Sudan

UN has got only 12% of funds sought for war-wracked Sudan

By AFP ·

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