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There is no longer famine in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said on Friday, after access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries improved following a fragile Oct. 10 ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) comes four …
Read More »Famine declared in 2 more areas in Sudan, says hunger monitor
The world’s leading authority on food crises says it has detected famine in two areas of war-torn Sudan, including the city of El Fasher where paramilitary groups have reportedly been carrying out mass killings. In its report Monday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said famine is occurring in …
Read More »On top of widespread violence and hunger, South Sudan now reeling from U.S. aid cuts
When Mary Abdullah arrived at Bunj Hospital in the north of South Sudan eight days ago with her 13-month-old daughter, Jote, she feared the worst. “When I brought her here, I was thinking … this girl will not survive,” she said. Weighing just five kilograms, Jote was suffering from anemia …
Read More »South Sudan faces 2nd-worst hunger crisis in the world
3 hours ago News Duration 1:35 South Sudan is facing one of the world’s most severe hunger crises — second only to Gaza. As 7.7 million people face malnutrition, according to the World Food Program, aid workers say U.S. funding cuts have taken away the backbone of the country’s health …
Read More »Netanyahu considers full Gaza takeover, Israeli media says, as more Palestinians die of hunger
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favours a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, and was to meet senior security officials on Tuesday to finalize a new strategy in the 22-month war. Mediation between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas has collapsed despite intense international …
Read More »Israel begins limited pause in fighting as criticism mounts over hunger in Gaza
The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, part of a series of steps launched as concerns over surging hunger in the territory mount and as Israel faces a wave of international criticism over its conduct …
Read More »Israel resumes Gaza aid drops days after criticism from agencies over hunger crisis
Israel resumed airdrop aid to Gaza on Saturday night, the Israeli military said, a few days after more than 100 agencies warned that mass starvation was spreading across the enclave. The military also said in a separate statement that designated humanitarian corridors would be established to enable the safe movement of …
Read More »At least 15 Palestinians in Gaza die of starvation in deepening hunger crisis, medics say
A six-week-old infant was among 15 people who have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said Tuesday, with malnutrition now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war. The infant died at a hospital ward in northern Gaza, the health officials said, naming him as Yousef …
Read More »Race to log in first for Canada’s permanent residency pilot ‘like the hunger games’
For Ghinger Marie Lastimosa, becoming a permanent resident would allow her to finally call Canada home for good. “I feel like I’m at home,” Lastimosa told CBC Toronto. “I love staying here.” The 49-year-old moved here in 2022 with her husband and is working as a home support worker to …
Read More »‘We’re seeing a Hunger Games’ across Ontario: Hundreds in this town line up for a chance at a family doctor
They started to arrive, and the line began to form, as early as 2 a.m. Despite a steady snowfall and bone-chilling cold, they came to stand outside and wait their turn, hours before the doors opened at 10 a.m. This wasn’t a queue to purchase Taylor Swift concert tickets at a kiosk in …
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