Oct 20 Watch 6:51 Violence and instability lead to widespread hunger across Chad By Willem Marx Government forces in the capital of Chad killed dozens of opposition protesters Thursday. Rights groups say the unarmed civilians were massacred as they protested having to wait two years for elections. People there are also suffering from a food crisis… Continue watching
Oct 02 Hunger soars in eastern Congo after months of fighting between rebels, army By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Hunger is soaring across parts of Congo’s war-torn North Kivu province where the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers has been raging since November, according to aid workers, civilians and health workers. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 7:41 Sen. Cory Booker on Pres. Biden’s plan to improve nutrition, end hunger by 2030 By William Brangham President Biden unveiled a series of proposals to try and end hunger by 2030, expand nutritional assistance and reduce obesity. The plan calls for more free school meals, new labels on food and would have the government offer medically tailored… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Voting in Russian-held areas of Ukraine concludes, pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea In our news wrap Tuesday, voting orchestrated by the Kremlin and rejected by most other countries concluded in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, natural gas leaks along Russian pipelines in the Baltic Sea trigger questions of possible sabotage and the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 27 WATCH: Biden announces lower premium cost for Medicare By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press For the first time in a decade, Americans will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B plan, which covers routine doctors’ visits and other outpatient care. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 9:31 Families scramble for aid as pandemic-era free meal program for students comes to an end By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas The new school year brings the end of universal free meals for many students. In 2020, Congress gave schools waivers to provide free breakfast and lunches regardless of income, but that expired at the start of September. Students and families… 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 22 Watch 7:15 World Food Program warns of a looming global catastrophe By Nick Schifrin Much of East Africa and other areas of the world are now facing food shortages in part due to climate change and Russia’s war with Ukraine. This comes as the World Food Program is experiencing funding shortages amid the prospect… Continue watching
Aug 05 3 more ships with grain depart Ukraine ports under deal with United Nations By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Black Sea region is dubbed the world’s breadbasket, with Ukraine and Russia key global suppliers of wheat, corn, barley and sunflower oil that millions of impoverished people rely on for survival. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 10:01 USAID’s Samantha Power discusses global food security amid the Ukraine crisis By Nick Schifrin The war in Ukraine has exacerbated a global food crisis with hundreds of millions of people going to bed hungry every night. A recent UN-brokered deal with Russia and Ukraine to allow Ukrainian grain to leave the Black Sea is… Continue watching