Israel / Gaza: attack on hospital condemned, famine officially declared, Pope’s plea

29 Aug 2025
A deadly double strike on a hospital in Gaza has drawn sharp international condemnation. At least twenty people were killed, including five journalists and four health workers, when two consecutive strikes targeted the…

Sudan: USA urges both sides to new ceasefire talks, many millions facing acute hunger

15 Aug 2024
The USA is launching new peace talks to end Sudan’s 16-month civil war, driven by fears that the conflict is plunging the country into potentially the worst famine in decades. Sudan’s military, one…

Gaza: Israel accused of blocking food aid, fire on crowds

01 Mar 2024
UN officials have accused Israel of systematically blocking aid from reaching desperate Palestinians in Gaza, warning that a quarter of the population is ‘one step away from famine’. On 29 February over a…

North Korea: food shortages

23 Feb 2023
North Korea is teetering on the brink of famine. Their official newspaper urges economic self-reliance, arguing that relying on external aid to cope with the food situation would be like taking ‘poisoned candy’.…

Somalia: brink of starvation

07 Oct 2022
For three decades Somalia has lurched between disorder and anarchy. The government controls only bits of the country. The rest is in the hands of al-Shabab jihadists adept at blowing themselves up in…

Global: hunger - no time to lose

15 Jul 2022
Hunger is stalking the world. In 2017 the UN vowed to eradicate it by 2030. Yet the number of people affected globally reached 828 million last year, and an unprecedented 345 million are…

Somalia: drought, famine, malnutrition

09 Jun 2022
On 31 May the UN's top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa predicted a devastating outlook for millions of Somalis, amid worsening famine. Before the end of 2022, 7.1 million people will…

Kenya: another tragedy - armyworms

28 Apr 2022
Kenya is in a world of hurt. Joy Mueller of Kenya Hope says, ‘They look at having no food to feed their families and no money to pay school fees or buy the…

Africa / Asia: food crises

17 Mar 2022
The Horn of Africa is in crisis with drought and food insecurity. 20 million are impacted or in need of aid; pray for the survival needs of both livestock and humans to be…

Horn of Africa: hunger

09 Dec 2021
The Horn of Africa has experienced prolonged drought, rapidly increasing food prices, and escalating armed conflict. A nutrition crisis is exacerbated by climate change and Covid-19. Families are fleeing their homes in search…
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