Famine
Why is South Sudan on the brink of civil war again?

The world’s youngest republic, and one of its poorest, is on the brink of returning to a civil war as its unelected state leaders prepare for another armed showdown.

Las masacres militares en la región agrícola de Sudán están generando una hambruna sin precedentes

Empeora la mayor crisis de desplazados del mundo debido a los ataques de las RSF, que ya han causado centenares de muertos, y que afectan hoy a 120 aldeas de al-Gezira, obligando a huir a otras 135.000 personas.

RSF is depopulating war-torn Sudan’s breadbasket amid an unprecedented famine

Worsening the world’s largest displacement crisis, attacks by RSF killing hundreds, have affected 120 villages in the Gezira, forcing another 135,000 people to flee.

The conflict in Sudan has devastated health and healthcare systems

In an IPA-hosted press conference, Sudanese leftists discussed the impact of war on the distribution of proper healthcare

15 Arab and African countries sound the alarm on the risks of famine in Sudan

Famine looms in Sudan, forcing people to flee to neighboring countries, while talks between warring parties and a UN envoy are still under way in Geneva

ICJ expands urgent measures in genocide case against Israel as famine “sets in” in Gaza

The Court has issued orders for Israel to “ensure” the “unhindered provision” of humanitarian aid, as 31 people have been killed due to deliberate starvation in Gaza

Starvation and disease threaten millions in Sudan as civil war rages on

With over half the population hungry and starvation deaths increasing by the hour, Sudanese brace for worse as the country enters the lean season on the heels of a harvest season lost to war.

Israel is destroying Gaza’s food system and weaponizing food, say UN experts

In a joint statement UN experts state that Israel has deliberately destroyed all basic facilities and blocked access to water, food, and medicine for most of the Palestinians in Gaza

Daily Round-up | UK rail workers on second day of nationwide strike & other stories

In today’s episode, we bring you stories from the rail workers’ strike in the UK, copper workers’ protest in Chile, a US Supreme Court ruling on guns, and a report on famine in Somalia

Afghanistan food crisis 20 million Afghans experiencing acute food shortage: IPC

“With 38% of the population targeted for humanitarian food assistance, nearly 20 million people – representing half the country’s population – is still experiencing high and critical levels of acute food insecurity,” IPC’s findings note

Colombian ex-military officers admit role in killing 120 civilians and other stories

Today we look at a public hearing in Colombia’s False Positives scandal, acute food insecurity and drought in the Horn of Africa, and more

UN warns of rising child casualties, worsening hunger in Yemen war and other stories

Today we look at the severe hunger crisis and rising casualties in Yemen, the denial of Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition, and more