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Palestinians gather to receive food from charity kitchen, in Gaza City

World Jul 26

5 things to know about Gaza’s worsening food crisis

By Mariel Ferragamo, Council on Foreign Relations

World Feb 14

FILE PHOTO: Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres addresses the media in Brussels, Belgium June 24, 2021. Photo by John Thys/Reuters
UN chief warns climate chaos and food crises threaten global peace: ‘Empty bellies fuel unrest’

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a high-level U,N. meeting Tuesday that climate disasters imperil food production and "empty bellies fuel unrest."…

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

World Jul 21

The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni sails in Istanbul's Bosphorus
Russia comes under UN pressure to revive Ukrainian grain shipments amid global food crisis fears

Moscow was also criticized by the U.N. and council members Friday for attacking Ukrainian Black Sea ports after it pulled out of the year-old grain deal on Monday and destroying critical port infrastructure.

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

World Mar 18

FILE PHOTO: Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative in the southern anchorage of th...
Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid hungry nations as global food prices surge

An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday.

By Karl Ritter, Associated Press

World Oct 30

U.N. ship brings food relief from Ukraine to drought-hit Horn of Africa in Djibouti
Global hunger concerns rise again as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine

Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday, cutting off urgently needed grain exports to hungry parts of the world in what U.S. President Joe Biden called a “really outrageous” act.

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Oct 19

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Severe drought and Russia’s war in Ukraine intensify hunger and poverty in Chad

By Willem Marx

A dire humanitarian emergency is grappling the people of Chad, where severe drought and the war in Ukraine have led to soaring food prices. The country already suffers one of the highest hunger levels in the world with more than…

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Aug 31

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Historic drought followed by flooding threatens crops and farms in East Africa

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

The toll from extreme weather has devastated vast regions of sub-Saharan Africa which are suffering from the worst drought conditions on record and a food crisis that ranges from severe to catastrophic. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at one…

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Aug 22

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South Sudan faces growing food crisis as millions go hungry

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster

Record-breaking drought continues to scorch wide swaths of sub-Saharan Africa, from Somalia in the east to Niger in the west. Humanitarian groups say tens of millions are hungry and conditions are being made even worse by the consequences of Russia’s…

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Aug 14

Ship carrying grain for Ethiopia leaves Ukraine, as concerns grow over nuclear plant to the south

By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press

As fighting steps up in southern Ukraine, concerns have grown sharply about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is held by Russian forces and has been hit by sporadic shelling.

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Jun 08

As war in Ukraine drags on, fears of global food crisis grow

By Bernat Armangué, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

Ukrainian forces and Russian troops continue to battle back and forth in a key eastern city. At the same time, fears of a global food crisis have escalated because million of tons of grain have piled up in the besieged…

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