Humanitarian agencies fear Gaza-type scenario in Lebanon
Unicef and World Food Programme call for urgent funds as Lebanon suffers ‘same trauma, same fear’ as in Gaza
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Hunger being used as weapon in Sudan war, humanitarian organisations say
Sudan’s hunger crisis is world’s largest with more than 25 million people suffering acute food insecurity
Israel-Hamas war: First aid ship leaves for Gaza as agencies say population on brink of famine
UN officials say sea project cannot replace the delivery of humanitarian aid by land from Egypt and Jordan
Israel-Hamas war: US vetoes UN resolution demanding humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
Israeli military orders two neighbourhoods of Gaza City to evacuate amid mounting desperation
US strikes Yemen again as Red Sea clashes heighten risk of wider suffering
Houthi militia says it will continue attacking ships in the Red Sea until Israel ends its war in Gaza
The Donegal woman who talked to the Taliban: ‘There was one leader with only one eye. He made me move so I would be out of the line of sight’
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
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Samantha Power: Ireland punches above its weight against global hunger. But the fight isn’t over
Irish leadership was essential when Putin’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted global food systems
To survive, a woman searches through sand for peanuts farmers missed when harvesting
More than 200,000 Nigerians have taken refuge in Niger as thousands in west Africa experience catastrophic food insecurity
Drug-trafficking boss Christy Kinahan tried to buy Egyptian air force planes
Kinahan tried to get residency status in Zimbabwe where he sought a licence to marry his long-term partner, new information shows
Christy Kinahan attended humanitarian conference in Egypt as ‘legitimate’ businessman
The drug trafficker posed as a ‘legitimate’ businessman and sought to buy $8m worth of planes in Egypt
Tigray: almost one in three children under five malnourished, UN says
Nearly half the people in ‘severe’ need of food aid as aid groups struggle to reach the population because of insufficient fuel supplies
Odesa strike shows it will not be easy to export grain via ports —Ukraine
Russia says it struck Ukrainian warship and Harpoon missiles depot in Odesa - agencies
Russia continuing to ‘raise true hell’ in eastern Ukraine
Kyiv restores Danube River ports in emergency effort to get grain out
Food crisis knocks climate off top of Davos agenda
Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports ‘a weapon of war’ with global repercussions
Ukraine war stokes global food crisis that could last years, says UN
UN chief in talks on restoring Kyiv’s grain exports as tens of millions threatened
Ukraine focus diverts food aid from other crisis-stricken regions
WHO among bodies reminding of Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan and Tigray
Putin misled by advisers on military’s poor performance in Ukraine – US
Russian forces bombard outskirts of Kyiv despite promise to scale back operations
People beginning to die of starvation in Mariupol, US tells United Nations
American official also warns of growing food security crisis eleswhere due to impact of war
The Irish Times view on the Ukraine war: Hitting the poorest
Effects of Russian invasion are already being felt as far away as Sierra Leone and Ghana
Russian forces bomb art school in Mariupol where 400 people took shelter
Claims Russian forces taken 4,000-4,500 Ukrainians forcibly across the border
Talks aimed at ending Yemen’s seven-year war to begin in Riyadh this month
Rebel Houthis have welcomed talks if the venue is neutral and have given priority to lifting Saudi blockade on Houthi-held ports and airports
Lebanon rations wheat imported from Ukraine as war raises food insecurity fears
Flour mills deliver supplies only to bread bakeries amid grain import concerns
Every core element of the food supply chain is affected by the war in Ukraine
Putin has dropped a bomb on the European agricultural sector
Starvation ‘death sentence’ looms for eight million people in Yemen
Collapse in funding for relief agencies will result in no food rations, UN warned
Tigray: Almost 40% of region’s population facing extreme food shortages
Fighting in Ethiopia between federal forces and People’s Liberation Front has lasted 14 months
Tonga confirms three deaths and homes destroyed after volcanic eruption
Severe damage to small outer islands hit by tsunami waves in the Haapia island group
As famine stalks Afghanistan, West urged to rescue stricken economy
Millions at risk of famine as international sanctions against Taliban batter economy
Aid workers: ‘I have to believe in goodness and in doing good’
Irish overseas offer humanitarian help in face of hunger, death and devastation
Afghanistan’s looming famine: will the West help the Taliban?
Millions of Afghans unable to afford food as country faces ‘unprecedented’ economic collapse
Breda O’Brien: Being obscenely wealthy is not proof of genius
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‘Now I have nothing’: economic collapse pushes Afghanistan to brink of famine
International community faces engaging with Taliban or watching civilians starve in famine
Cabinet approves plan for €100 credit towards electricity bills
Plan to credit every domestic electricity account-holder will cost €210m in total
Each household to get €100 credit towards electricity bills
Cabinet set to approve €210m plan that will benefit all homes regardless of means
Afghans in remote areas must receive food aid within weeks, agencies warn
‘Catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis looming following Taliban’s return to power
Ethiopian authorities detain 72 UN drivers, amid reports of mass arrests
Ethnicity of contractor drivers for World Food Programme not clear
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Whether it is Denis O’Brien or Jeff Bezos, we must parse billionaires’ statements to assess their credibility
Dead oceans, a Twitter pump-and-dump and trillion-dollar Tesla
Planet Business: Boat burning in Glasgow ahead of Cop26
UN agency warns children will die of starvation as Afghan economy nears collapse
Many Afghans are selling possessions to buy food, with the Taliban unable to pay wages to civil servants
Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov cited for their fight for freedom of expression
Higgins reminds UN gathering of challenges and responsibilities
Renewed moral sensibility needed ‘that will give us policies ensuring needs of all can be met’
China urges end to sanctions on Afghanistan, highlighting split with West
World Bank and IMF should normalise lending to the country, foreign minister says
Farming inflicts great damage on planet, Christian Aid says
New report calls for ‘transformation to agroecology’ ahead of UN summit
‘You see fear in everyone’s eyes’: An Afghan rights defender on life under the Taliban
Western governments must ensure aid ‘reaches intended beneficiaries’, unlike previously
Taliban seeks to reassure UN over aid workers' safety in Afghanistan
UN conference raises $1.1bn as country faces imminent collapse of humanitarian aid
At least four killed in Taliban crackdown on protests, says UN
Human rights official says group conducting house-to-house searches and threatening journalists
Rebels hold out in Afghan valley as Taliban prepare to announce government
Many Afghans face starvation with country isolated and economy unravelling, aid agencies warn
‘No money in Kabul’: Afghanistan confronts economic meltdown
Taliban take over with prices soaring, salaries halted and rising signs of frustration
US secretary of state says effort to help people leave Afghanistan will continue after August 31st
US to prioritise removing troops from Afghanistan in days before evacuation deadline
Britain to press G7 to take tough stance against Taliban
US president says he will support British calls for sanctions if Taliban commit abuses
Hamas presses for end of Israeli blockade as Qatar payments to Gazans to resume
Plans by militant groups for protests on the Israeli border to go ahead on Saturday
The Irish Times view on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: a looming disaster
Rapid international action is needed to provide a haven for refugees and to support those who stay
World Food Programme issues Afghanistan alert
Organisation’s Donegal-born chief tells UN briefing of restive country’s ‘hour of need’
Irish leader of World Food Programme in Afghanistan vows to stay in country
Mary Ellen McGroarty says she will not leave given country's humanitarian needs
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