Nearly 300 million people faced acute hunger in 2024. The world is dangerously off course, comes the stark warning from the United Nations after it found that more than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024. Fears are growing for the future as major donor countries are set to reduce funding this year. Climate … Read more
Christopher Lockyear on war, racism allegations, and front-line aid workers. Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, provides more than 16 million medical consultations every year, often in the world’s most dangerous places. But even this Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation is sounding the alarm: the global humanitarian system is falling apart. MSF Secretary-General … Read more
Gangs control the capital, aid is blocked, and a political transition has stalled. People in Haiti are bracing for more violence, weeks after powerful gangs launched an offensive to topple the government. Food is running out, essential goods are in short supply and nothing is coming in or out of the capital. The United Nations … Read more
Heavy fighting between Congolese army and M23 rebels is fuelling displacement and regional tensions. M23 rebels have closed in on the capital of North Kivu as fighting with government forces escalates in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people are arriving in Goma in the hope of finding food, water and … Read more