FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 21 - Caught on Camera

Sudan’s Army Agrees Safe Passage for Urgent Humanitarian Cases

The Sudanese army approved a proposal from the United Nations to open a safe passage for urgent humanitarian cases for three hours every day starting from 1600 local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday, the army said in a statement. The army confirmed however that it will reserve the right to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 16, 2023

UN Agency Investigating Humanitarian Food Theft in Ethiopia

The United Nations food relief agency is investigating the theft of food aid from lifesaving humanitarian operations in Ethiopia, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The World Food Program’s Ethiopia director, Claude Jibidar, says in the letter that “WFP is very concerned about the large-scale sale of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2023

Aid shortage leaves refugees in Uganda reliant on kitchen gardens

Watering the neat lines of green salad leaves outside her thatched home, Susan Konga, a South Sudanese woman living in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, is preparing her kitchen garden for the next harvest.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2023

WFP: We Need $23 Bln to Address Biggest Food Security Crisis

Confronting the “biggest food security crisis” in modern history requires $23 billion to help around 150 million people in 2023, revealed an official at the UN’s food assistance organization, the World Food Program (WFP). Corinne Fleischer, regional director for the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Eastern Europe for the WFP,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 27, 2023

Florida couple kidnapped and being held for ransom in Haiti, family says

Jean Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint were reportedly abducted on a bus on 18 March while visiting ailing relatives

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2023

Aid agencies in Haiti call for 120 million euros to feed starving population

Aid agencies working in Haiti have called for 120 million euros over six months to tackle food shortages affecting nearly five million people.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 25, 2023

Haiti faces ‘hunger emergency’ amid escalating gang violence and surging inflation

Acute hunger is affecting 4.9 million Haitians, according to a UN report, which outlines the increased need for humanitarian aid

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023

'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy

The World Health Organization says the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

How will rising prices hurt Ramadan celebrations?

Cheaper meat and leftovers for iftar. No new clothes for children. Yet the crisis could bring Muslim communities closer.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2023

Aid funding shortfall could push Afghans into famine - WFP

A drop in donor funding could push parts of Afghanistan into famine this year, the World Food Programme said on Monday, adding that up to 9 million Afghans could be left without food aid after it had already had to slash rations.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2023