Israel’s siege of Gaza reduced food supplies available to captives

The father of freed captive Nimrod Cohen says that the food rations for Israelis held in Gaza ran low when Netanyahu’s government blocked humanitarian aid into the Strip, according to the Haaretz newspaper.

Death Toll From Gaza Famine Rises to 281, Including 114 Children

The total number of deaths from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip caused by Israel's blockade of aid access has risen to 281 people, including 114 children, the Gaza health ministry said on Saturday.

Israeli strikes kill 63 in Gaza despite ‘pauses’, as hunger crisis deepens

Israeli forces have killed at least 63 people across Gaza, hours after the military announced it would begin “pausing” attacks for 10 hours daily in some areas to allow humanitarian aid to pass through.

Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam

"Of the meager 34 trucks of food and water given permission to enter the North Gaza Governorate over the last 2.5 months, deliberate delays and systematic obstructions by the Israeli military meant that just twelve managed to distribute aid to starving Palestinian civilians," Oxfam said in a statement, in a count that included deliveries through Saturday.

Paramilitary Forces Attack A City under Military Control in Central Sudan, Opening A New Front

Fighting raged between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group in a city in a central province, officials said Sunday, opening another front in a 14-month war that has pushed the African country to the brink of famine.

Hopes dim for Gaza truce before Ramadan as war enters sixth month

Hopes dimmed on Thursday for a truce before Ramadan in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that entered its sixth month with dozens more killed, according to the health ministry in the territory threatened by famine.

UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis

More than four million Yemenis will receive less food assistance as a result of funding shortages, compounding one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the UN’s food agency warned Friday.

Kiev's destruction of ammonia pipeline undermines UN efforts to combat famine

By blowing up the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline, the Kiev regime has eliminated the possibility of supplying ammonia to global markets and dealt a blow to the personal efforts of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to combat famine in impoverished countries, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

N Korea holds meeting on farming amid fears of food shortages

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has kicked off a ruling party meeting to discuss agricultural improvements, according to state media, amid outside assessments of a worsening food crisis in the isolated country.

China calls on US occupation forces to stop plundering of natural resources in Syria

China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nation has called for an immediate end to the illegal presence of US military forces and their continuing plundering of natural resources and wheat crops in Syria, stressing that unilateral Western sanctions against the Arab nation must be fully lifted.

Restrictions On Russian Grain Still In Place, This Continues To Push Prices Up - Putin

 Restrictions on the export of food and fertilizers from Russia are still in place and affect the global market, causing prices to further increase, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Russian Security Council’s Chief Warns West Undermines Strategic Stability in Europe | Farsnews Agency

The Western countries have undermined strategic stability in Europe and the Middle East and jeopardized the architecture of security in the Asia-Pacific Region, as well as destabilized the world situation in general, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Nikolay Patrushev, stated.

US Envoy Visiting Gulf States For Talks On Yemen - State Dept. - UrduPoint

US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is visiting Gulf states to discuss diplomatic efforts toward a durable and inclusive resolution of the Yemen conflict, the State Department said on Tuesday.

13 Million Face Hunger As Horn of Africa Drought Worsens: UN - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in decades, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

UN Security Council calls for an end to Ethiopia fighting | Al Jazeera

The United Nations Security Council has for the first time called for an end to hostilities in Ethiopia, urging the warring sides to negotiate a “lasting ceasefire”.

North Korea: Kim Jong-un calls for relief in flood-hit areas - BBC News

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on the military to carry out relief work in areas recently hit by heavy rains, state media report.

Reports of people ‘starving’ as N Korea struggles to feed itself | Al Jazeera

United Nations Security Council sanctions, the COVID-19 closure of its border with China, and a 2020 drought followed by typhoon rains are combining to create severe food shortages in North Korea, with concerns growing about widespread malnutrition and a potential repeat of the country’s 1990s famine.

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: UN aid chief says there is famine - BBC News

UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock has said there is famine in northern Ethiopia after the release of a UN-backed analysis of the situation.

UN Official: Conflicts Make Controlling COVID More Difficult - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Despite last year’s UN call for global cease-fires to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, many conflicts never stopped including in Syria, Yemen and Congo and new ones erupted making it more difficult to control the spread of the virus and care for infected people in many countries.

Saudi-led coalition intensifies Yemen air raids, hits grains port | Al Jazeera

The Saudi-led military coalition has carried out dozens of air raids against what it said were Houthi military targets in Yemen’s north, including the capital Sanaa and the port of Salif on the Red Sea coast.