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UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets

United Nations · Geneva

UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets

Coverage: 26 sources

The United Nations has announced sweeping cuts to its global humanitarian operations, blaming what it described as the “deepest funding cuts ever” for a drastic scaling back of its aid ambitions. See the Story

Iranians Buying Supplies in Iraq Tell of Fear, Shortages Back Home

Famine · Lisbon

Iranians Buying Supplies in Iraq Tell of Fear, Shortages Back Home

45% Center coverage: 9 sources

Near the once-bustling Iraqi border crossing of Bashmakh, Iranian driver Fatah stocked up on rice, sugar and tea, staples that have become increasingly hard to get back home.See the Story

Africa: Without Urgent Funding, Global Hunger Hotspots Are Set to Grow, UN Warns

Africa: Without Urgent Funding, Global Hunger Hotspots Are Set to Grow, UN Warns

44% Right coverage: 9 sources

Since conflict erupted in Sudan, more than a million people have fled to neighbouring South Sudan, seeking refuge from escalating violence that has displaced 12.4 million people and plunged over half the Sudanese population into food insecurity.See the Story

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UN agencies say a violence-hit part of South Sudan is on the brink of famine

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UN agencies say a violence-hit part of South Sudan is on the brink of famine

Haiti Faces Growing Threat of Famine

45% Center coverage: 9 sources

Haiti is one of five countries facing extreme famine and the risk of starvation in the coming months unless urgent humanitarian action is taken.Famine · Palestine See the Story

Bolivia Rejects UN Hunger Risk Claims - teleSUR English

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Bolivia’s government has strongly rejected interpretations of a United Nations food insecurity report that suggested the country faces famine risk, a claim later clarified and dismissed by the UN’s own representation in La Paz. RELATED: UN Warns of Escalating Hunger in 13 Global Hotspots, Five at Risk of Famine Development Planning Minister Sergio Cusicanqui firmly denied that Bolivia is facing an imminent hunger crisis, highlighting inaccuracie…Famine · Bolivia See the Story

South Sudan: Succession Crisis Drives South Sudan Toward Famine

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Crisis Group experts Daniel Akech and Chris Newton on how the latest famine warning reveals the humanitarian toll of a political fight that risks reigniting civil war.Civil War · South Sudan Read Article

Sudan in danger of self-destructing as conflict and famine reign

Coverage: 2 sources

African Politics · Sudan See the Story

SFI Meeting Urges People to Extend Solidarity with Palestine

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Daily life of Palestinians has been marked by constant restrictions, violence and oppression, and it is not merely a political or geographical issue, but a humanitarian crisis, says K.S. Lakshmana RaoFamine · Palestine See the Story

Succession Crisis Drives South Sudan Toward Famine

100% Left coverage: 3 sources

Crisis Group experts Daniel Akech and Chris Newton on how the latest famine warning reveals the humanitarian toll of a political fight that risks reigniting civil war.Famine · Mexico City See the Story

Unified call to confront famine in Gaza: Launch the diplomatic humanitarian convoy now

Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), issue this urgent and unified call: the manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility. 15 May 2025. We are witnessing, in real time, the deliberate starvation of a civilian population as a…Famine · Gaza Read Article

Respect, that Good that Is so Scarce

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

When there is a shortage of food in a society, devastating famines occur. When there is no water, thirst is lethal. When respect disappears, coexistence disappears. “Why is respect scarce, if it costs nothing?” asks American sociologist Richard Sennett, whose work is a valuable study of customs, human activities and social morals. In one of his essays, titled precisely Respect, Sennett, who in his youth was a talented cellist and had to change m…Famine · Buenos Aires Read Article

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