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WHO warns of serious famine crisis for children in Gaza

Published on: March 7, 2024
14:06

Geneva, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom, warned that the children surviving today the bombardments caused by the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, will not be able to resist famine.

Ignored war in Sudan threatens to lead to worldwide famine

Published on: March 6, 2024
13:38

Khartoum, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) Postponed to the background of media attention due to Israel's genocide in Gaza, the war in Sudan maintains its terrible magnitude due to the effects on millions of human beings.

Food insecurity for 15.8 million Afghans in 2024

Published on: January 15, 2024
08:18

United Nations, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) Food insecurity will affect 15.8 million Afghans in 2024, according to figures released by the UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Survey confirms widespread famine in Gaza

Published on: December 19, 2023
11:53

Ramallah, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) More than 71% of Gazans suffer from severe levels of hunger due to the Israeli aggression against the coastal enclave, which includes a policy of total blockade, a survey revealed.

Some 2.66 million children at risk of poverty in Italy

Published on: October 3, 2023
00:15

Rome, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Some 2.66 million children are at risk of poverty in Italy, a situation that is worse than the one existing at the end of World War II, according to a report.

Israeli army enters Gaza Strip

Published on: August 14, 2023
07:29

Ramallah, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli Army launched an operation in the northern Gaza Strip with support from armored vehicles.

NGO warns of eventual famine in Gaza Strip

Published on: July 31, 2023
08:23

Ramallah, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The Gaza Strip may face famine due to the financial crisis suffered by the United Nations Relief and Public Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Middle East (URNWA), a spokesman said.

UN agencies warn Somalia near full-blown famine

Published on: December 13, 2022
17:04

Mogadishu, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) More than 200,000 Somalis are currently suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger, with that number set to rise to over 700,000 next year, according to an analysis by an alliance of U.N. agencies and aid groups.

UK announces new aid for people facing famine in Horn of Africa

Published on: September 21, 2022
17:35

London, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The UK Development Minister Vicky Ford has announced a new £22.8 million (.8 million) package of aid for people affected by the worst drought in decades in the Horn of Africa.

UN urges pressing support to scale up life-saving aid in Somalia

Published on: September 8, 2022
19:12

United Nations, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Thursday reiterated the pressing need for a speedy scale-up of humanitarian life-saving assistance in Somalia, where hundreds of thousands of people are at immediate risk of famine.

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