A more interesting question is why there wasn’t a major famine in Gaza, given the bombing, displacement and blockade. Part of the answer surely lies in Gaza’s human and social capital
Helen McEntee a signatory to statement expressing ‘grave concern’ over ‘continued deadly unlawful attacks on civilians’
Israel is accused of near-daily strikes on Gaza, but says the militant group has been rearming
Aid supplies ‘way below what is needed’, says UN Palestinian refugee agency
Simon Harris thanks diplomatic and consular staff for ‘huge efforts to bring about this outcome’
Global hunger monitor IPC reports 514,000 Gazans facing famine, Israel disputes findings
Netanyahu reported to be considering annexation of parts of Gaza Strip
One of the worst humanitarian crises in the world has now been plunged deeper into an unimaginable hell
An unforgiving conflict between rival military factions has killed 150,000 people. Another 12 million people are displaced, many fleeing to a huge desert camp in eastern Chad. Photographs by Chris Maddaloni
US cuts to foreign aid could be ‘a death sentence for millions of people experiencing extreme hunger and starvation’, says World Food Programme
Violence deals blow to interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rule of shattered country
Unicef and World Food Programme call for urgent funds as Lebanon suffers ‘same trauma, same fear’ as in Gaza
Sudan’s hunger crisis is world’s largest with more than 25 million people suffering acute food insecurity
UN officials say sea project cannot replace the delivery of humanitarian aid by land from Egypt and Jordan
Israeli military orders two neighbourhoods of Gaza City to evacuate amid mounting desperation
Houthi militia says it will continue attacking ships in the Red Sea until Israel ends its war in Gaza
From Afghanistan to South Sudan and Nairobi, the practical and dauntless Mary Ellen McGrogarty of the World Food Programme focuses on respecting the dignity and individuality of people in desperate need
Top tips and new ways of using up five of the most wasted foods – old bread, leafy greens, potatoes, fruit and milk
Irish leadership was essential when Putin’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted global food systems
More than 200,000 Nigerians have taken refuge in Niger as thousands in west Africa experience catastrophic food insecurity
The drug trafficker posed as a ‘legitimate’ businessman and sought to buy $8m worth of planes in Egypt
Kinahan tried to get residency status in Zimbabwe where he sought a licence to marry his long-term partner, new information shows
Nearly half the people in ‘severe’ need of food aid as aid groups struggle to reach the population because of insufficient fuel supplies
Russia says it struck Ukrainian warship and Harpoon missiles depot in Odesa - agencies
Kyiv restores Danube River ports in emergency effort to get grain out
Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports ‘a weapon of war’ with global repercussions
UN chief in talks on restoring Kyiv’s grain exports as tens of millions threatened
WHO among bodies reminding of Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan and Tigray
Russian forces bombard outskirts of Kyiv despite promise to scale back operations
American official also warns of growing food security crisis eleswhere due to impact of war
Effects of Russian invasion are already being felt as far away as Sierra Leone and Ghana
Claims Russian forces taken 4,000-4,500 Ukrainians forcibly across the border
Rebel Houthis have welcomed talks if the venue is neutral and have given priority to lifting Saudi blockade on Houthi-held ports and airports
Flour mills deliver supplies only to bread bakeries amid grain import concerns
Putin has dropped a bomb on the European agricultural sector
Collapse in funding for relief agencies will result in no food rations, UN warned
Fighting in Ethiopia between federal forces and People’s Liberation Front has lasted 14 months
Severe damage to small outer islands hit by tsunami waves in the Haapia island group
Millions at risk of famine as international sanctions against Taliban batter economy
Irish overseas offer humanitarian help in face of hunger, death and devastation
Millions of Afghans unable to afford food as country faces ‘unprecedented’ economic collapse
Oireachtas time is given to a lottery while our rotten system of inequality is ignored
International community faces engaging with Taliban or watching civilians starve in famine
Plan to credit every domestic electricity account-holder will cost €210m in total
Cabinet set to approve €210m plan that will benefit all homes regardless of means
‘Catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis looming following Taliban’s return to power
Ethnicity of contractor drivers for World Food Programme not clear
Whether it is Denis O’Brien or Jeff Bezos, we must parse billionaires’ statements to assess their credibility
Planet Business: Boat burning in Glasgow ahead of Cop26
Many Afghans are selling possessions to buy food, with the Taliban unable to pay wages to civil servants
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov cited for their fight for freedom of expression
Renewed moral sensibility needed ‘that will give us policies ensuring needs of all can be met’
World Bank and IMF should normalise lending to the country, foreign minister says
New report calls for ‘transformation to agroecology’ ahead of UN summit
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