World Jul 26 5 things to know about Gaza’s worsening food crisis By Mariel Ferragamo, Council on Foreign Relations
World Feb 14 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 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 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 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 Watch 7:12 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… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 8:45 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… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 7:17 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading