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UN issues red alert as conflict pushes five nations to brink of famine

The United Nations has issued a dire warning that five countries — Sudan, South Sudan, Palestine (Gaza), Mali, and Haiti — are facing an imminent risk of famine, driven largely by conflict, climate shocks, and economic decline. In its latest Hunger Hotspots report released Monday (16 June), the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and Food […]

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Ethiopia: millions starving as US, UN suspend aid after massive theft

As the United States and the United Nations demand that Ethiopia’s government yield its control over the vast aid delivery system supporting one-sixth of the country’s population, reports are emerging of the first deaths from starvation due to the suspension of their food aid to Africa’s second-most populous nation. The urgently needed grain and oil […]

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China donates 1,042 tons of rice to Cape Verde

A total of 1,042 tons of rice donated by China will be distributed free of charge to social and health institutions, arriving this month, to mitigate the effects of the price escalation, according to a resolution approved by the Council of Ministers. “Taking into account the situation experienced by many families, the aforementioned food aid […]

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Lebanese Govt. grateful to Morocco’s King for his support, generous donation

Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wahba expressed, on behalf of the Lebanese government, “his heartfelt thanks and deep gratitude” to King Mohammed VI for the generous royal donation that the Sovereign kindly made to the Lebanese armed forces and people.   This royal donation came to mend the wound of Lebanon, said on Monday Wahba, during […]

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Food Aid Stampede Kills 15, Injures at Least 20 in Rural Morocco

Morocco woke up on Sunday to a human tragedy that cost the lives of 15 persons, mostly women, and wounded at least 20 others following a stampede during a food distribution operation in a village near Essaouira. The victims were crushed as hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered to collect baskets of food at the […]