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
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
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
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Afghans in remote areas must receive food aid within weeks, agencies warn
‘Catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis looming following Taliban’s return to power
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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
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
Syria donations shortfall could cost lives, UN and aid agencies say
EU-sponsored donors’ conference raises $6.4bn rather than the target of $10bn
Syria’s dire food shortages leave millions ‘on brink of starvation’
Some 9.3m Syrians are now food insecure, an increase of 1.4m in past six months
New generation of locusts in east Africa ‘extremely alarming’
UN warns of food threat as swarms cover 150km daily and eat same as 35,000 people
Coronavirus: Most countries still in ‘early stages’ of pandemic, says WHO chief
At least 178,371 people dead from virus as global cases pass more than 2.5 million
Drought and cyclone put Zimbabweans on brink of starving, UN says
Aid target rises to €331m as humanitarian disaster feared in southern African country
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