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More funding needed to combat locust swarms ‘unprecedented in modern times’
Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from desert locusts, top UN relief officials warned on Tuesday, saying action now, will avert a major food crisis later.…
One in three Venezuelans not getting enough to eat, UN study finds
Hyperinflation in Venezuela means that roughly one-third of the population – more than nine million people – do not get enough to eat and are in need of assistance, according to estimates published on Tuesday by the World Food…
We need to give voice to ‘We the Peoples’, says UN chief
For an Organization that is seen as all too ready to give advice, the United Nations welcomed a major role reversal on Tuesday: young people from all over the world were gathered in Switzerland to voice their concerns, outline…
UNICEF Confirms 19 Children Among Dead In Recent Saudi Strike On Yemen
The United Nations said on Thursday that nineteen children were among at least 31 civilians killed in airstrikes on rebel-held northern Yemen last week.
“UNICEF is sad to confirm that the recent attack in Al-Jawf, north of Yemen, on…
IT’S TIME TO BREAK THE DEADLY LINK BETWEEN CONFLICT AND HUNGER
Conflict is now the leading cause of acute hunger worldwide. Approximately 49 million people facing acute hunger live in 21 countries and areas affected by conflict or insecurity.
One year ago this month, the UN Security Council…
HUNGER USED AS A WEAPON OF WAR IN YEMEN, EXPERTS SAY
Following the report released by United Nations experts on September 3, highlighting numerous violations and potential war crimes committed against civilians in Yemen by all parties to the conflict, Action Against Hunger urges Member States…
Climate change takes toll on Zimbabwe’s natural habitat, UN deputy chief observes
Alongside the human population, Africa’s animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mahommed saw first-hand on Sunday in Zimbabwe.…
WFP Reveals Food Price Difference Between Sana’a, Southern Occupied Governorates
The World Food Program has recognized the financial and economic management, in governorates under the Supreme Political Council, as much better than the rest of the occupied southern governorates. A report issued by the World Food Program…
Belgium Calls on Bahraini Regime to Stop Violations against Activists
The Belgian Senate expressed its concerns regarding violations of human rights and repression of basic democratic rights in Bahrain, calling on the Bahraini regime to stop violations of the rights of activists and to reinstate the actual…
The American Conservative: Time to End the Noxious Saudi Relationship is Now
Senior Middle East analyst, Daniel Larson, addressed an article published in the American Conservative magazine last week, US-Saudi relations and said: The next president should bring American troops home immediately from the kingdom and…