malnutrition
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030
World
February 4, 2026
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading…
Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says
Middle East
August 5, 2025
Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, UN agency says
AP — Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday, adding it needed…
Limited aid enters Gaza: A fight for survival as starvation deepens
Features/Interviews
July 25, 2025
Limited aid enters Gaza: A fight for survival as starvation deepens
One hundred sixty-one aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip from Thursday until dawn Friday, utilizing the Zikim crossing in the…
Russian crisis highlights importance of domestic food production, says Egyptian minister
Egypt
May 21, 2022
Russian crisis highlights importance of domestic food production, says Egyptian minister
The Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation al-Sayyed al-Qusair said that the Russian-Ukrainian crisis has proven the importance of…
Failure to open ports in Ukraine a “declaration of war” on global food security, says WFP chief
World
May 19, 2022
Failure to open ports in Ukraine a “declaration of war” on global food security, says WFP chief
A failure to open closed ports in Ukraine to ship grains out will bring millions of people to the brink…
Starved, tortured, bombed: the fate of refugees trapped in Libya
Middle East
July 4, 2019
Starved, tortured, bombed: the fate of refugees trapped in Libya
Acute malnutrition, forced labour, torture: NGOs have sharpened their tone against the shocking conditions endured by refugees and migrants in…
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
Middle East
April 7, 2019
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
HASAKA, Syria (Reuters) – The paramedics’ log at al-Hol camp in eastern Syria lists the injuries and ailments of infants…
More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
World
April 2, 2019
More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year because of wars and climate disasters, with…
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Health & Fitness
November 12, 2018
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at…
Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China’s toilet revolution
Life & Style
November 6, 2018
Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China’s toilet revolution
As one of the world’s richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not…