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the world food programme has warned that the world's biggest hunger crisis could develop in sudan.tween rival military forces has left thousands dead and eight million people displaced. the head of the un agency called for humanitarian access to reach those facing emergency levels of hunger. in the last day, sudan's military—led government said it would allow some aid to be delivered through neighbouring chad and south sudan. both hunger, as well as displacement, are at the heart of the humanitarian issues stemming from the war in sudan. our deputy africa editor anne soy has been following those issues and reporting on the background of the conflict. it's already the world �*s biggest displacement crisis, and even those who have fled sudan have gone to neighbouring countries are facing issues getting food. and that is because they are fleeing into countries that are themselves fragile, which have humanitarian crises they have been dealing with, and which are grossly underfunded. so the humanitarian organisations are warning they are struggling to meet the needs of the people on the
the world food programme has warned that the world's biggest hunger crisis could develop in sudan.tween rival military forces has left thousands dead and eight million people displaced. the head of the un agency called for humanitarian access to reach those facing emergency levels of hunger. in the last day, sudan's military—led government said it would allow some aid to be delivered through neighbouring chad and south sudan. both hunger, as well as displacement, are at the heart of the...
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the world food programme has warned that the world's biggest hunger crisis could develop in sudan. military forces has left thousands dead and eight million people displaced. the head of the un agency called for humanitarian access to reach those facing emergency levels of hunger. in the last day, sudan's military—led government said it would allow some aid to be delivered through neighbouring chad and south sudan. both hunger and displacement are at the heart of the humanitarian issues stemming from the war in sudan. our deputy africa editor anne soy has been following those issues, reporting on the background of the conflict. it's incredibly challenging for civilians caught up in a war described as senseless, between two military forces. the national army, the saf, and the rsf, the rapid support forces. they fell out last year. talks brokered by regional governments in africa as well as arab states, backed by western nations like the united states, but still they haven't yielded a lasting peace. that was anne soy reporting. and as the conflict continues, the spokesperson for the
the world food programme has warned that the world's biggest hunger crisis could develop in sudan. military forces has left thousands dead and eight million people displaced. the head of the un agency called for humanitarian access to reach those facing emergency levels of hunger. in the last day, sudan's military—led government said it would allow some aid to be delivered through neighbouring chad and south sudan. both hunger and displacement are at the heart of the humanitarian issues...
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we are very - security conscious at their world food programme.are looking at developments. the night seems to have been calm in port—au—prince. we are watching and being cautious at present. are watching and being cautious at resent. ., ~' , ., , are watching and being cautious at resent. ., ,, , ., , . let's get some of the other news of the day now. a former boeing employee who raised concerns about the company's standards has been found dead in the us. he was giving evidence against boeing in the days before his death. it was said he died from a self—inflicted wound. police are investigating full stop donald trump has criticised a bill that could ban the use of tiktok in the us. he says such a move would give an unfair advantage to facebook owner meta. lawmakers are set to vote on a bill this week that would... air b&bs says it will ban most indoor security cameras in the property it lists. it follows complaints that they would be found in areas where guests would expect privacy. the new policy comes into effect at the end of april. french exp
we are very - security conscious at their world food programme.are looking at developments. the night seems to have been calm in port—au—prince. we are watching and being cautious at present. are watching and being cautious at resent. ., ~' , ., , are watching and being cautious at resent. ., ,, , ., , . let's get some of the other news of the day now. a former boeing employee who raised concerns about the company's standards has been found dead in the us. he was giving evidence against...
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food programme. partnership with the world food programme-— partnership with the world food pro . rammeven the experience you have had _ programme. given the experience you have had there, _ programme. given the experience you have had there, we _ programme. given the experience you have had there, we know - you have had there, we know there have been extreme difficulties of bringing aid into the territory, what are your teams on the ground experiencing? are they also having trouble getting the food they need, the supplies they need? , , ., ., need? yes, before the war in gaza, need? yes, before the war in gaza. our— need? yes, before the war in gaza, our community, - need? yes, before the war in gaza, our community, we - need? yes, before the war in i gaza, our community, we were cooking 4000 meals a day as part of our commitment to give back to the community and since the escalation of the conflict in the war, we have ramped up our efforts to provide aid, cooking almost 50,000 meals a day, and now with the holy month of ramadan, we are aiming to reach 100,000 meals a day, and with lim
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food programme and others.iti and hearing accounts of sexual violence. ulrika richardson, the un's humanitarian co—ordinator in haiti, says tension remains high. while one of the most powerful gang leaders has warned there will be civil war unless the prime minister gives up power. violence in haiti has spiralled over the past few days. on tuesday, armed gangs who control most of the haitian capital, attacked the airport, just 48 hours after storming a jail and freeing thousands of prisoners. the un's human rights chief has called for the international community to do more. i urge the international community to act swiftly and decisively to prevent haiti's further descent into chaos. this situation is beyond untenable for the people of haiti. the gang leader behind much of the violence — jimmy "barbecue" cherizier — has demanded that prime minister ariel henry step down. translation: if ariel henry doesn't resign, | if the international community continues to support him, we will be heading straight for a civil
food programme and others.iti and hearing accounts of sexual violence. ulrika richardson, the un's humanitarian co—ordinator in haiti, says tension remains high. while one of the most powerful gang leaders has warned there will be civil war unless the prime minister gives up power. violence in haiti has spiralled over the past few days. on tuesday, armed gangs who control most of the haitian capital, attacked the airport, just 48 hours after storming a jail and freeing thousands of prisoners....
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jean-martin bauer, director of the world food - director of the world food programme in haiti, thankcouncil. it was first announced by caricom, the caribbean's intergovernmental organisation, immediately after prime minister ariel henry announced he would resign. now the council is facing delays as gangs continue to launch attacks across port—au—prince. for a forecast on what the future holds for haiti i talked with jacqueline charles, miami herald reporter, and robert fattonjr, professor at the university of virginia. haiti has struggled for years, the 2010 earthquake, the cholera outbreak, and political turmoil and violence. does this feel different to all that has gone on before now, jacqueline, if you want an answer that first? ella mackay was going to let robert answer first. you know, i'm not so sure. i think that this moment is a lot more complicated. i mean, i heard the question you asked about the question you asked about the aid response. when you think about the fact that roads are blocked today not by debris but by armed groups, that going out of your door is literally ta
jean-martin bauer, director of the world food - director of the world food programme in haiti, thankcouncil. it was first announced by caricom, the caribbean's intergovernmental organisation, immediately after prime minister ariel henry announced he would resign. now the council is facing delays as gangs continue to launch attacks across port—au—prince. for a forecast on what the future holds for haiti i talked with jacqueline charles, miami herald reporter, and robert fattonjr, professor...
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food programme.ave been extreme difficulties of bringing aid into the territory, what are your teams on the ground experiencing? are they also having trouble getting the food they need, the supplies they need? yes, before the war in gaza, our community, we were cooking 4,000 meals a day as part of our commitment to give back to the community and since the escalation of the conflict and the war, we have ramped up our efforts to provide aid, cooking almost 50,000 meals a day, and now with the holy month of ramadan, we are aiming to reach 100,000 meals a day, and with limited aid getting into rafah, our partnership with the world food programme, they provide us food commodities but also the majority of our food items are locally sourced and we are hearing feedback from our partners of the difficulties of obtaining these items and the sourcing of the supplies and the increase in costs. and even some of the aid that is arriving into rafah has often grown rotten and mouldy, due to the additional challenges
food programme.ave been extreme difficulties of bringing aid into the territory, what are your teams on the ground experiencing? are they also having trouble getting the food they need, the supplies they need? yes, before the war in gaza, our community, we were cooking 4,000 meals a day as part of our commitment to give back to the community and since the escalation of the conflict and the war, we have ramped up our efforts to provide aid, cooking almost 50,000 meals a day, and now with the...
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i mean, another body, the world food programme, which is another un agency, has managed to get a fewrucks in to northern gaza in the last couple of weeks. but this appears to be a very direct attack on unrwa itself. i mean, the head of unrwa, philip lazzarini, was actually blocked by the israelis from entering gaza last week. and i went to a briefing with him, i met him, and he said what he described was a very direct attack by israel on the functions of that un agency. and he said that since january, he has not had any contact with the israeli government direct. now, why is that? well, because injanuary, the israeli government accused some members of staff of unrwa of participating in the 7th of october hamas attacks on israel. that prompted some western governments to actually suspend funding of that un body, unrwa, and it really prompted the biggest crisis in relations between the two, between the two sides — between the israeli government and unrwa — in decades. and i think that this decision today if confirmed by the israelis — but it appears to be, because unrwa has announced i
i mean, another body, the world food programme, which is another un agency, has managed to get a fewrucks in to northern gaza in the last couple of weeks. but this appears to be a very direct attack on unrwa itself. i mean, the head of unrwa, philip lazzarini, was actually blocked by the israelis from entering gaza last week. and i went to a briefing with him, i met him, and he said what he described was a very direct attack by israel on the functions of that un agency. and he said that since...
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we have mentioned the world food programme, who have said there are chaos and violence of our convoyise of our convoy is just now. should be security as a solution as well? i think the question then is who is going to secure it? the israeli military has a pretty chequered track record on doing that, as we saw with the horrible event around the convoy a little over a week ago where 100 people were the convoy a little over a week ago where100 people were killed after israeli forces began shooting in the distribution zone. it is a difficult problem right now and i think it will be very messy for the next few weeks. i think it also bears noting that convoy security had previously been provided by the civilian police, who have links to hamas, they were targeted by israeli military, and that has again contributed to the situation now as they stopped eating the convoys. find they stopped eating the convoys. and airdro -s they stopped eating the convoys. and airdrops have been called a last resort? , ' ~ airdrops have been called a last resort? , ' . ., ., ., resort? very inefficient and do not
we have mentioned the world food programme, who have said there are chaos and violence of our convoyise of our convoy is just now. should be security as a solution as well? i think the question then is who is going to secure it? the israeli military has a pretty chequered track record on doing that, as we saw with the horrible event around the convoy a little over a week ago where 100 people were the convoy a little over a week ago where100 people were killed after israeli forces began shooting...
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earlier the bbc spoke to michael dunford, the world food programme's regional director for eastern africa hands in sudan at the moment, not only inside the country, but also across the region. 8.4 million people displaced inside, another 1.9 million refugees escaping into places like chad and south sudan — countries that don't really have the capacity to meet their needs. the international community must put pressure on all parties to the conflict, to ceasefire, as we've just heard from the secretary general. it's essential that we have a ceasefire which would allow humanitarian organisations such as the world food programme to scale up our operations massively. and that is the only thing that is going to provide any ability to prevent the hunger crisis that is looming as we speak. we're all coming up next month to the one year anniversary of the start of the conflict, and all of the efforts to try and impose or agree a ceasefire or to allow the humanitarian access thus far have not succeeded. but we can't give up hope. we need to continue to put pressure and we need key members of the se
earlier the bbc spoke to michael dunford, the world food programme's regional director for eastern africa hands in sudan at the moment, not only inside the country, but also across the region. 8.4 million people displaced inside, another 1.9 million refugees escaping into places like chad and south sudan — countries that don't really have the capacity to meet their needs. the international community must put pressure on all parties to the conflict, to ceasefire, as we've just heard from the...
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let's go live now to the director of the world food programme in haiti jean—martin bauer.striving, how severe is a situation? , , ., , situation? this is the worst we have seen _ situation? this is the worst we have seen in — situation? this is the worst we have seen in a _ situation? this is the worst we have seen in a long _ situation? this is the worst we have seen in a long time. - situation? this is the worst we have seen in a long time. we i have seen in a long time. we have seen in a long time. we have 5 million people facing food insecurity in haiti, the worst numbers on record, we are ringing the alarm bell, this is probably the worst humanitarian situation since the 2010 earthquake in haiti. how are --eole earthquake in haiti. how are peeple managing _ earthquake in haiti. how are people managing to - earthquake in haiti. how are| people managing to survive? it's very difficult, food prices have zoomed up, we think rice is gone by elisa third in the capital, otherfood prices have gone up as well, while incomes have dropped, as was described in your piece previous
let's go live now to the director of the world food programme in haiti jean—martin bauer.striving, how severe is a situation? , , ., , situation? this is the worst we have seen _ situation? this is the worst we have seen in — situation? this is the worst we have seen in a _ situation? this is the worst we have seen in a long _ situation? this is the worst we have seen in a long time. - situation? this is the worst we have seen in a long time. we i have seen in a long time. we have seen in a...
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a spokesperson for the world food programme tells the bbc that the food situation in gaza could get darkernd we speak to a hong kong democracy activist about the territory's new security law, which takes aim at various forms of dissent. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the biden administration is warning that a supreme court decision to allow a texas law on migration to take effect will damage american border security. 0n tuesdayjustices refused to block an order that would let state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lowerfederal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. mexico's government says it will not accept migrants who texas state officials try to deport under the law. in a statement, the mexican foreign ministry said: "mexico patrick svitek covers texas for the washi
a spokesperson for the world food programme tells the bbc that the food situation in gaza could get darkernd we speak to a hong kong democracy activist about the territory's new security law, which takes aim at various forms of dissent. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the biden administration is warning that a supreme court decision to allow a texas law on migration to take effect will damage american border security. 0n tuesdayjustices refused to block an order that would let state officials...
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food programme, the world health organization, the world bank and the united nations children's fundly, the data there from last year, we expect the next report in june and we expect, we expect that this figure will decrease, but, unfortunately, it will not decrease by much. in the twenty-first year the number of hungry people was 828 million, which is almost 120 million more than in the last pre-covid year (1000 2019), it is obvious that the task is complete. weight and obesity, which in turn starts a chain of non-infectious diseases that significantly reduce the duration of a full life, life in general, and finally, 3 billion of the world’s inhabitants cannot economically afford a nutritious, healthy and varied diet, that’s what they’re talking about... from everyone pages of newspapers, screens, televisions, a diet where not only main macronutrients, proteins, fats and carbohydrates, but also vegetables, fruits, dairy. you , berries, nuts, finally, the diet was tasty , not only, not only affordable, precisely in order to reverse this trend, at the initiative of the fao, the greate
food programme, the world health organization, the world bank and the united nations children's fundly, the data there from last year, we expect the next report in june and we expect, we expect that this figure will decrease, but, unfortunately, it will not decrease by much. in the twenty-first year the number of hungry people was 828 million, which is almost 120 million more than in the last pre-covid year (1000 2019), it is obvious that the task is complete. weight and obesity, which in turn...
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the world food programme is talked about civil disorder, aid convoys being turned away.at security needs to be provided to aid groups? that that security needs to be provided to aid grows?— to aid groups? that has been a breakdown _ to aid groups? that has been a breakdown in _ to aid groups? that has been a breakdown in social— to aid groups? that has been a breakdown in social order. - to aid groups? that has been a breakdown in social order. i. to aid groups? that has been a i breakdown in social order. i think it is important to understand that is because there has been such a sustained deprivation in the north for so long. and at the supply of aid is still so in skin system and that any time an aid convoy shows at an extremely desperate people who do not know when or where the next convoy may be coming from are understandably going to be very anxious and desperate to get that aid. the solution there is to ensure aid. the solution there is to ensure a much more steady supply of aid. the israeli government has blocked many, many movement request to northern gaza by un
the world food programme is talked about civil disorder, aid convoys being turned away.at security needs to be provided to aid groups? that that security needs to be provided to aid grows?— to aid groups? that has been a breakdown _ to aid groups? that has been a breakdown in _ to aid groups? that has been a breakdown in social— to aid groups? that has been a breakdown in social order. - to aid groups? that has been a breakdown in social order. i. to aid groups? that has been a i breakdown...
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the action was carried out with the assistance un world food programme.pecial correspondent georgy podgorny. when they talk about majestic africa, with its inherent simplicity, they mean zimbabwe. the country is overcoming the turn to the east, announced by the official program, and turning away from the west, which coerces. her to her will, by force. in search of its own path, a sovereign strong one, zimbabwe has partners with similar foreign policy principles. zimbabwe is hosting two events at once, which reflect the friendship between moscow and hararory. for example, the wheat in these bags is part of that twenty-five thousand batch from the mensilkhoz of russia. and these bags already contain fertilizers, which were donated by the ural chem ural-kaliy group. they have been blocked in european ports for a long time, but they are finally in a place where they can help those. who really needs it. the ceremony to hand over fertilizers and grains to farmers is a presidential event for local leader emerson nagwagu. cooperation with russia is not new for us
the action was carried out with the assistance un world food programme.pecial correspondent georgy podgorny. when they talk about majestic africa, with its inherent simplicity, they mean zimbabwe. the country is overcoming the turn to the east, announced by the official program, and turning away from the west, which coerces. her to her will, by force. in search of its own path, a sovereign strong one, zimbabwe has partners with similar foreign policy principles. zimbabwe is hosting two events...
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a spokesperson for the world food programme tells the bbc that the food situation in gaza could get "ong kong democracy activist about the territory's new security law, whch takes aim at various forms of dissent. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the us supreme court is allowing texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. the law lets state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lower federal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have. for the time being it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts, it's almost an unprecedented state role in enforcing border immigration, which is a federal
a spokesperson for the world food programme tells the bbc that the food situation in gaza could get "ong kong democracy activist about the territory's new security law, whch takes aim at various forms of dissent. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. the us supreme court is allowing texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. the law lets state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden...
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let's speak to the world food programme's regional director is east africa, michael dunford. attention on this humanitarian crisis? ,, . . ., crisis? think the challenge we are facin: is crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that _ crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that there _ crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that there are _ crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that there are too i crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that there are too many. facing is that there are too many conflicts ongoing presently. when you look at gaza, ukraine, haiti, the world's attention is distracted. we have not yet had regular visuals as to what is happening on the ground in suit on. your reports of the last few days starting to change that. we need to give sudan the attention it deserves and warrants because, as you set the beginning. there are 45 million people in their lives are suffering as a result of an unacceptable conflict. fine lives are suffering as a result of an unacceptable conflict. one of the most pressing _ an unacceptable conflict. o
let's speak to the world food programme's regional director is east africa, michael dunford. attention on this humanitarian crisis? ,, . . ., crisis? think the challenge we are facin: is crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that _ crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that there _ crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that there are _ crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that there are too i crisis? think the challenge we are facing is that there are too many....
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the world food programme, a un agency, says the world's largest threat from hunger at present is in sudann people across sudan itself, south sudan and chad all affected. the war in sudan is ferocious, and it's based on a raw desire for power. it started nearly a year ago when the sudanese army, under general burhan, fell out with the paramilitary rapid support forces group known as rsf, headed by a leader with the single nickname, hemedti. hemedti is said to be backed by the united arab emirates, though the uae denies this. and it's said he flies around africa meeting potential allies in a jet registered in dubai. the un has been looking into all this. for more details, i turn to anne soy, the bbc�*s deputy africa editor in nairobi. the un panel of experts report does point out that the united arab emirates may be the source of support for the rsf and hemedti and the arms have been coming in through chad, mainly, into darfur, then therefore into sudan. there are other routes, as well, through south sudan and libya. now the chadian government, as well as the united arab emirates, have deni
the world food programme, a un agency, says the world's largest threat from hunger at present is in sudann people across sudan itself, south sudan and chad all affected. the war in sudan is ferocious, and it's based on a raw desire for power. it started nearly a year ago when the sudanese army, under general burhan, fell out with the paramilitary rapid support forces group known as rsf, headed by a leader with the single nickname, hemedti. hemedti is said to be backed by the united arab...
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mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan.e of the emergency. it's unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. five million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that's the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee the conflict areas are going to countries that are already suffering. these are south sudan and chad, for example. to better understand what is most needed on the ground in sudan, i spoke to abdullahi halakhe, the senior advocate of east, horn and southern africa with refugees international. can you explain to us the most urgent challenges that are facing people in sudan right now? thank you so much. i think the most frequent need right now is an acute, man—made, acute, food insecurity, because of the conflict. 4.9 million people are at the doorstep of famine, the
mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan.e of the emergency. it's unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. five million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that's the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee...
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on board one of those trucks, the local head of the world food programme, with a different explanationy, we were given a limit of 15 vetted drivers by the idf that were cleared to use this route, but only seven were available to us. some had already gone up to gaza city the day before and they simply hadn't been able to return yet. we literally need 50, 60, 70, 80 truck drivers cleared to use these routes every single day. israel is keen to show the world it's allowing more aid into gaza, but it says it's not responsible for the amount of aid going in. international law says different. it says israel has a duty not just to open the gates, but to get food and medicine to the people under its control. do you think children are starving in gaza? i know that they are not. so when you see those pictures of children starving in hospital, what do you think? i said, and i will say it again, as much as i know, there is no starvation in gaza. two things are crossing this border — aid and the army. they bring food and war. life and death. lucy williamson, bbc news, on the gaza border. and jeremy
on board one of those trucks, the local head of the world food programme, with a different explanationy, we were given a limit of 15 vetted drivers by the idf that were cleared to use this route, but only seven were available to us. some had already gone up to gaza city the day before and they simply hadn't been able to return yet. we literally need 50, 60, 70, 80 truck drivers cleared to use these routes every single day. israel is keen to show the world it's allowing more aid into gaza, but...
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cindy mccain, the director of the world food programme has warned of an -- many are having their limbs ya. humanitarian officials are seeing the spike in the spread of various preventable diseases, like die radio ya among children.■# mr. president, two weeks ago the world got a glimpse of a horrible scene. over 100 starving palestinians were killed asheyy] reached for food from trucks. in the aftermath of that horrible event, president biden has ordered airdrops of foo supplies. i support that decision because when people are starving, every parcel of food counts. but are just a drop in the ocean of need. so i was also glad to see the president order the building of a temporary help deliver more aid by ship. but that port will likely not be ready for at least 60 days and even then, it will not be sufficient to meet the humanitarian need. all of these extraordina■ry efforts to deliver aid by air, by sea are being undertaken when we know that during the prewar period when there was already a near blockade of gaza, about 500 trucks still crossed daily through the karem shalom crossing in
cindy mccain, the director of the world food programme has warned of an -- many are having their limbs ya. humanitarian officials are seeing the spike in the spread of various preventable diseases, like die radio ya among children.■# mr. president, two weeks ago the world got a glimpse of a horrible scene. over 100 starving palestinians were killed asheyy] reached for food from trucks. in the aftermath of that horrible event, president biden has ordered airdrops of foo supplies. i support...
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similar sentiment was shared by the world food programme executive director cindy mccain on the lead in january, when i asked her for about airdrops, take a listen >> we're talking about a very condensed population to drop aid and could be, could be harmful to the people on the ground. you know, wfp has been doing this for 60 years. we know what we're doing, we know what works. and so right now for us and for what we do, trucks the only way to get help in there right now. >> are these airdrops. the last resort >> they are certainly an indication of how desperate things are that we are now going to have to resort to airdrops. i mean, it it's not by any means and i agree with all those comments. they're not the ideal way of getting aid into people that are in need. those trucks you could just can't replicate the size, the scale, the scope, and the speed with which you and get things on the ground. but unfortunately, jake, the numbers of trucks going in just haven't been enough. there hasn't been enough and they haven't been getting in fast enough. and so we're trying to alleviate an ar
similar sentiment was shared by the world food programme executive director cindy mccain on the lead in january, when i asked her for about airdrops, take a listen >> we're talking about a very condensed population to drop aid and could be, could be harmful to the people on the ground. you know, wfp has been doing this for 60 years. we know what we're doing, we know what works. and so right now for us and for what we do, trucks the only way to get help in there right now. >> are...
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mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan.mergency. it is unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. 5 million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that is the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee the conflict areas are going to countries that are already suffering. these are south sudan and chad, for example. i spoke to africa security correspondent ian wafula for more on the crisis. the united nations actually said the situation is like nothing we've ever seen before. they say this is the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history. i've come across a report that say children are actually dying of hunger, old people and sick people cannot access medication, and that's just the tip of the iceberg, so to say. when you look at the numbers, last year when the un was cal
mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan.mergency. it is unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. 5 million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that is the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee the...
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the world food programme has warned of famine conditions in the haitian capital, port—au—prince, where in the streets for political control — as will grant reports. haiti is in freefall towards total anarchy. the past few days have seen a relentless escalation of violence as gunmen roam the streets, firing on police and attacking government buildings. the situation was already at breaking point. gangs opposed to the country's unelected prime minister, ariel henry, have rained bullets on the international airport, closing it down. when he attempted to return to haiti last week, his plane was turned away. in his absence, gangs now control more than 80% of the capital. police stations a particular target. haiti's main gang leaderjimmy "barbecue" cherizier says he's prepared to take country to civil war unless mr henry resigns. there are growing fears of an exodus. millions of haitians now face famine. a humanitarian emergency on top of the breakdown in law and order. a lucky few did manage to get out. us military personnel airlifted its nonessential embassy staff to safety. meanwhile, the
the world food programme has warned of famine conditions in the haitian capital, port—au—prince, where in the streets for political control — as will grant reports. haiti is in freefall towards total anarchy. the past few days have seen a relentless escalation of violence as gunmen roam the streets, firing on police and attacking government buildings. the situation was already at breaking point. gangs opposed to the country's unelected prime minister, ariel henry, have rained bullets on...
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food programme.l has also been set up in the territory. meanwhile, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that preparations are under way for the invasion of rafah in the southern gaza strip our correspondent, mark lowen, gave an update from jerusalem once agaihn, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared his intention and determination to send the israeli army into rafah in southern gaza, where some one and a half million people are thought to be sheltering. it is a plan that has drawn international condemnation and warnings of atrocities that could take place there. he has said that he has approved the operational plan for rafah and that he will soon approve the evacuation of civilians, but added that it would take time for the incursion to begin. now, it doesn't spell much hope really for the continuing cease fire talks that are ongoing in the qatari capital, doha. and a senior hamas official has said that israel's response to the latest proposals there seemed negative and c
food programme.l has also been set up in the territory. meanwhile, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that preparations are under way for the invasion of rafah in the southern gaza strip our correspondent, mark lowen, gave an update from jerusalem once agaihn, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared his intention and determination to send the israeli army into rafah in southern gaza, where some one and a half million people are thought to be sheltering. it is a plan...
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i mean, another body, the world food programme, which is another un agency, has managed to get a fewin to northern gaza in the last couple of weeks. but this appears to be a very direct attack on unwra itself. i mean, the head of unwra, philip lazzarini, was actually blocked by the israelis from entering gaza last week. and i went to a briefing with him, i met him, and he said what he described was a very direct attack by israel on the functions of that un agency. and he said that since january, he has not had any contact with the israeli government direct. now, why is that? well, because injanuary, the israeli government accused some members of staff of unrwa of participating in the 7th of october hamas attacks on israel. that prompted some western governments to actually suspend funding of that un body, unrwa, and it really prompted the biggest crisis in relations between the two, between the two sides — between the israeli government and unrwa — in decades. and i think that this decision today if confirmed by the israelis — but it appears to be, because unrwa has announced it — wo
i mean, another body, the world food programme, which is another un agency, has managed to get a fewin to northern gaza in the last couple of weeks. but this appears to be a very direct attack on unwra itself. i mean, the head of unwra, philip lazzarini, was actually blocked by the israelis from entering gaza last week. and i went to a briefing with him, i met him, and he said what he described was a very direct attack by israel on the functions of that un agency. and he said that since...
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the world food programme has warned that "if nothing changes, a famine is imminent in northern gaza". according to local health officials, a tenth child in the area has now died there from malnutrition and dehydration. as hospitals struggle with a lack of equipment, several other children remain in a critical condition. the aunt of one child told journalists he didn't have enough milk. translation: this child is suffering from severe dehydration _ due to a lack of milk. his mum breast—feeds him, but she hasn't eaten and there is no artificial milk. he was rescued from the rubble when he was just a month old. he has lost 2a members of his family. joining us now on the line, dr hussam abu safiya. he's the head of pediatrics at the kamal adwan hospital in northern gaza, where he has been treating children suffering with malnutrition. doctor, how widespread is the problem of malnutrition amongst children? fix, problem of malnutrition amongst children? �* ._ , problem of malnutrition amongst children? �* , , ., children? a few days before in the hos - ital, children? a few days before in th
the world food programme has warned that "if nothing changes, a famine is imminent in northern gaza". according to local health officials, a tenth child in the area has now died there from malnutrition and dehydration. as hospitals struggle with a lack of equipment, several other children remain in a critical condition. the aunt of one child told journalists he didn't have enough milk. translation: this child is suffering from severe dehydration _ due to a lack of milk. his mum...
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the world food programme has warned that "if nothing changes, a famine is imminent in northern gaza".ding to local health officials, a tenth child in the area has now died there from malnutrition and dehydration. as hospitals struggle with a lack of equipment, several other children remain in a critical condition. the aunt of one child, told journalists he didn't have enough milk. this child is suffering from severe dehydration due to a lack of milk. his mum breast—feeds him, but she hasn't eaten and there is no artificial milk. he was rescued from the rubble when he was just a month old. he has lost 2a members of his family. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has warned that britain 5 democracy is under threat from islamist extremists and the far right. in an address outside downing street he said the government and country must face down the extremists. mr sunak s unexpected intervention follows the by—election victory of the controversial far left politician george galloway whose campaign in a seat with many muslim voters focussed on gaza. let's take a listen to some of what the pri
the world food programme has warned that "if nothing changes, a famine is imminent in northern gaza".ding to local health officials, a tenth child in the area has now died there from malnutrition and dehydration. as hospitals struggle with a lack of equipment, several other children remain in a critical condition. the aunt of one child, told journalists he didn't have enough milk. this child is suffering from severe dehydration due to a lack of milk. his mum breast—feeds him, but...
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world food programme wants to help and they are not able to, and there is real, dire consequences to happening, and we know that at least 15 palestinian minors have lost their lives because of what is going on, and food is just miles away and things like flour, rice and basic commodities are being denied — lentils and chickpeas are not there. my own family is in north gaza and they are struggling every day. they do not know when the next meal is coming. do you see this moment as a breakdown in the relationship between israel and unrwa ? i think it is a breakdown between a lot of players. unrwa is the agency, the largest humanitarian actor inside gaza right now and that is the reality of it and it is the largest humanitarian organisation not able to deliver a — think about who will be doing that. —— deliver aid. airdrops? thank you for that but it is a drop in the ocean where the aid is needed. we know we have seen people — sometimes a whole airdrop does not fill a truck. we are talking about 150 trucks being allowed. we have seen an increase in the number of trucks getting in — not e
world food programme wants to help and they are not able to, and there is real, dire consequences to happening, and we know that at least 15 palestinian minors have lost their lives because of what is going on, and food is just miles away and things like flour, rice and basic commodities are being denied — lentils and chickpeas are not there. my own family is in north gaza and they are struggling every day. they do not know when the next meal is coming. do you see this moment as a breakdown...
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the world food programme has said it showed that it is possible to deliver food and aid by land but foodlt of this and this was a first convoy the un have managed to get to the north of the gaza strip, which is where we are getting most of the reports of mass starvation, with people, about 27 according to local health officials, having died from lack of food and water in recent days. and is a lot of focus is still on the new maritime route, while there have been airdropped going on to the north of gaza as well, but this was a first time in three weeks at eight went through this way by road. ,, ., , , at eight went through this way by road, ,, , , , at eight went through this way by road. ,, , , , ., ., road. stay with us because i want to rovide road. stay with us because i want to provide audiences _ road. stay with us because i want to provide audiences with _ road. stay with us because i want to provide audiences with another - provide audiences with another update and i would love to get your take on this afterwards. 0vernight three palestinians were reportedly killed by israeli secu
the world food programme has said it showed that it is possible to deliver food and aid by land but foodlt of this and this was a first convoy the un have managed to get to the north of the gaza strip, which is where we are getting most of the reports of mass starvation, with people, about 27 according to local health officials, having died from lack of food and water in recent days. and is a lot of focus is still on the new maritime route, while there have been airdropped going on to the north...
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the world food programme warns that, without change, "a famine is imminent in northern gaza."om severe dehydration _ due to a lack of milk. his mum breast—feeds him, but she has not eaten, and there is no artificial milk. rishi sunak says islamist and far—right extremists are "two sides of the same coin" who loathe britain. voting closes in iran's elections, with officials saying turnout was around 40% — a record low. and american fashion icon iris apfel has died at the age of 102. the united nations says its team visiting gaza's largest hospital has met many people wounded by gunshots as they crowded around an aid convoy on thursday. there have been international calls for an investigation into the incident, in which more than 100 palestinians were reported killed. israel admits its forces opened fire, but said most of the deaths happened in a crush. one of the un team shared what he saw at the hospital.
the world food programme warns that, without change, "a famine is imminent in northern gaza."om severe dehydration _ due to a lack of milk. his mum breast—feeds him, but she has not eaten, and there is no artificial milk. rishi sunak says islamist and far—right extremists are "two sides of the same coin" who loathe britain. voting closes in iran's elections, with officials saying turnout was around 40% — a record low. and american fashion icon iris apfel has died at...
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those warnings, the latest of which came from the world food programme on monday saying that gazans areto death. meanwhile, russia and china have blocked a us draft resolution that tied an immediate ceasefire in gaza to the release of hostages held by hamas. the two countries said the text put conditions on a pause in the fighting and failed to clearly oppose a planned israeli ground offensive in rafah. it is of course rafah that you can see on the screen there. we will be coming back to this scene as soon as antonio guterres arrives and speaks but he has had a busy day arriving earlier at one of the nearest towns to rafah and visiting some of the workers there on the ground and like i said, when he arrives to speak, we will bring you that. let's turn our attention now to russia. this is live in moscow — it's being reported that 11 people suspected of involvement in a brutal attack on one of moscow's biggest concert venues have been arrested — including four assailants — that's according to russia's fsb security service. at least 115 people are believed to have been killed, when gunmen
those warnings, the latest of which came from the world food programme on monday saying that gazans areto death. meanwhile, russia and china have blocked a us draft resolution that tied an immediate ceasefire in gaza to the release of hostages held by hamas. the two countries said the text put conditions on a pause in the fighting and failed to clearly oppose a planned israeli ground offensive in rafah. it is of course rafah that you can see on the screen there. we will be coming back to this...
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do you believe aid groups like unwra, but also others like the world food programme, are receiving thecurity that they need? i think that it will require all of us working together unwra, wfp, unicef, who, unfpa to fix the problem that's been created by the lack of supplies flowing to the north. i think the security environment certainly has degraded across unwra to the point that it's become dangerous in some cases for the convoys to move. and i think what would really change the approach of the entire humanitarian community is if there was an opening from israel into the north of gaza where we could transit supplies there's a port in ashdod, not even 50 kilometres away. we could move food in very quickly, and i think we could begin to address the problem of malnutrition and pockets of starvation that exist. and scott, ramadan is fast approaching. of course, that means that there's concern around how that could increase tensions around the war. and unwra knows gaza intimately, employs 13,000 people there. what are your concerns around this war continuing past the holy month? i mean, i
do you believe aid groups like unwra, but also others like the world food programme, are receiving thecurity that they need? i think that it will require all of us working together unwra, wfp, unicef, who, unfpa to fix the problem that's been created by the lack of supplies flowing to the north. i think the security environment certainly has degraded across unwra to the point that it's become dangerous in some cases for the convoys to move. and i think what would really change the approach of...
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on board one of those trucks, the local head of the world food programme, with a different explanations particular convoy, we were given a limit of 15 vetted drivers by the idf that were cleared to use this route, but only seven were available to us. some had already gone up to gaza city the day before and they simply hadn't been able to return yet. we literally need 50, 60, 70, 80 truck drivers cleared to use these routes every single day. israel is keen to show the world it's allowing more aid into gaza, but it says it's not responsible for the amount of aid going in. international law says different. it says israel has a duty not just to open the gates, but to get food and medicine to the people under its control. do you think children are starving in gaza? i know that they are not. so when you see those pictures of children starving in hospital, what do you think? i said, and i will say it again, as much as i know, there is no starvation in gaza. two things are crossing this border — aid and the army. they bring food and war. life and death. lucy williamson, bbc news, on the gaza b
on board one of those trucks, the local head of the world food programme, with a different explanations particular convoy, we were given a limit of 15 vetted drivers by the idf that were cleared to use this route, but only seven were available to us. some had already gone up to gaza city the day before and they simply hadn't been able to return yet. we literally need 50, 60, 70, 80 truck drivers cleared to use these routes every single day. israel is keen to show the world it's allowing more...
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joe, what you just mentioned there, the world food programme has reported similar delivery problems afteroperations, but once the aid gets there, it is difficult to have it travel safely. could you tell us about those security concerns?— could you tell us about those security concerns? there are, there are challenges _ security concerns? there are, there are challenges delivering _ are challenges delivering humanitarian aid in conflict everywhere, we work in somalia, in syria, we work in yemen, and so these are challenges that we face on a day—to—day basis, and we managed to deliver aid, that means coordinating with the parties in the conflict on the ground to ensure that humanitarians, who was neutral, always there to support civilians, can do our work safely. the scenes of desperation we have seen, we want to be able to stop that level of desperation for children, families, parents trying to get food for their children, so we need to have the confidence of commuters so that when the ca delivery coming in, they are not thinking this is our only chance to get a bag of flour for my family,
joe, what you just mentioned there, the world food programme has reported similar delivery problems afteroperations, but once the aid gets there, it is difficult to have it travel safely. could you tell us about those security concerns?— could you tell us about those security concerns? there are, there are challenges _ security concerns? there are, there are challenges delivering _ are challenges delivering humanitarian aid in conflict everywhere, we work in somalia, in syria, we work in...
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world food programme managing to reach northern gaza, an area that has not received any food aid at allroute for the first time allowed by israel since this war began. now, the food aid has been slow and ineffective in coming in over ground, israel has been holding up trucks consistently since this war began so that is why western countries are having to resort to air drops but a maritime corridor coming in from cyprus with a ship that's making its way from cyprus to gaza carrying 200 tons of aid which is said to be offloaded onto a temporaryjetty that's been built. they're having to resort to maritime routes, air drops because the overland routes have been so slow and the needs on the ground are dire with the un warning that a quarter of gaza's population are at imminent risk of famine. mark lowen there. and now, five months on from the attacks that triggered this latest, deadly conflict, we are learning more about happened on the 7th of october. 18—year—old itay regev and his sister maya were kidnapped by hamas from a music festival in israel, and were then held for sa days. itay has
world food programme managing to reach northern gaza, an area that has not received any food aid at allroute for the first time allowed by israel since this war began. now, the food aid has been slow and ineffective in coming in over ground, israel has been holding up trucks consistently since this war began so that is why western countries are having to resort to air drops but a maritime corridor coming in from cyprus with a ship that's making its way from cyprus to gaza carrying 200 tons of...
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you reference the world food programme talking about the famine light conditions that haiti is currentlylittle while because confirming and repeating that warning just in your 20 minutes orso that warning just in your 20 minutes or so but that was grant there on the borders with haiti. we be in washington next year on verified live. —— we will be in washington next here on verified live. hello there. good afternoon. well, it's been another wet start to the day with a band of heavy rain moving eastwards, particularly across england and wales. sodden ground here in herefordshire, although the rain is largely eased here. lots of low cloud, still some rather misty, murky conditions for the rest of this week. you'll notice that it is turning milder with more of a south—westerly wind. more rain to come, though. and here's the rainfall accumulation chart for the rest of the week. you can see for most of us, another 20 to 30 millimetres, but for some spots for northwest england and for western wales, as much as perhaps 70 to 80 millimetres of rain, a lot of surface water around and indeed there
you reference the world food programme talking about the famine light conditions that haiti is currentlylittle while because confirming and repeating that warning just in your 20 minutes orso that warning just in your 20 minutes or so but that was grant there on the borders with haiti. we be in washington next year on verified live. —— we will be in washington next here on verified live. hello there. good afternoon. well, it's been another wet start to the day with a band of heavy rain...
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food programme, based in new york., antony blinken, said today gaza's 2 million people are experiencing "severe levels "of acute food insecurity". how do you characterise what we are seeing across gaza? thank you so much for having me. i think the results that we've seen yesterday of the report really speak to the horrific images we have been seeing coming out of gaza on a daily basis. whether it is people resorting to extreme measures to feed themselves, such as making bread out of animal feed and animalfodder, to children who are acutely malnourished, their rib cages are literally poking out of their bodies, to people risking their lives and putting themselves in the line of fire to reach aid convoys, because they want to spare their children the excruciatingly painful fate of death by starvation. no one can claim that they didn't see this coming. we have been warning, sounding the alarm bell since november, and 1.1 million people suffering the severest level of acute food insecurity, hunger, this is double the numbe
food programme, based in new york., antony blinken, said today gaza's 2 million people are experiencing "severe levels "of acute food insecurity". how do you characterise what we are seeing across gaza? thank you so much for having me. i think the results that we've seen yesterday of the report really speak to the horrific images we have been seeing coming out of gaza on a daily basis. whether it is people resorting to extreme measures to feed themselves, such as making bread out...
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mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan.it is unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. 5 million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that is the major problem we are facing. sudan is facing a displacement crisis in the world. most of the people who flee the conflict are going to countries that are already suffering. these are south sudan and chad, for example. let's speak to our africa security correspondent, ian wafula. just tell us more about what is happening on the ground in sudan. how bad are things there? the united nations actually _ how bad are things there? the united nations actually said _ how bad are things there? the united nations actually said the _ how bad are things there? the united nations actually said the situation - nations actually said the situation is like nothing they've seen before. they say this is the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history. i'd come across report th
mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan.it is unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. 5 million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that is the major problem we are facing. sudan is facing a displacement crisis in the world. most of the people who flee the conflict are going to countries that are already suffering. these are south sudan...
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just to give you an idea, the world food programme which is a branch of the un, he said that in orderbout 300,000 people sheltering would need 300 trucks of food aid per day. at the moment, the whole of northern gaza has had about nine convoys, which is a few trucks, since the start of the year. the needs are absolutely dire, the eu foreign policy chief today said israel was using starvation as a weapon of war, and the blunt message, matthew, is that gazans are starving to death. fir message, matthew, is that gazans are starving to death.— starving to death. or cologne in jerusalem. _ starving to death. or cologne in jerusalem, thank _ starving to death. or cologne in jerusalem, thank you _ starving to death. or cologne in jerusalem, thank you very - starving to death. or cologne in l jerusalem, thank you very much, thank you. —— mark lowen. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. as the world looks to move away from using fossil fuels, demand for deep sea mining permits is increasing. there are tens of billions of pounds worth of metals and mi
just to give you an idea, the world food programme which is a branch of the un, he said that in orderbout 300,000 people sheltering would need 300 trucks of food aid per day. at the moment, the whole of northern gaza has had about nine convoys, which is a few trucks, since the start of the year. the needs are absolutely dire, the eu foreign policy chief today said israel was using starvation as a weapon of war, and the blunt message, matthew, is that gazans are starving to death. fir message,...
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mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan.. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. 5 million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that is the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee the conflict areas are going to countries that are already suffering. these are south sudan and chad, for example. senior leaders across the political spectrum in northern ireland have vowed to ensure stability at stormont following the shock resignation of the democratic unionist party leader sirjeffrey donaldson. he quit after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he says he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the police investigation is understood to have started after two women came forward with allegations. for the latest developments, here's our ireland corresponde
mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan.. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. 5 million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that is the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee the conflict areas are going to...