US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny
US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny

United States President Joe Bidens administration is facing criticism after a US-backed report on famine in the Gaza Strip was retracted this week, drawing accusations of political interference and pro-Israel bias, reports Al Jazeera. The report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS...

Famine is likely happening in north Gaza: UNRWA chief
Famine is likely happening in north Gaza: UNRWA chief

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) chief Philippe Lazzarini said that the looming famine in northern Gaza is man made and accuses Israel yet again of weaponising hunger in its war on the Palestinian enclave, reports Al Jazeera. Famine is likely happening in northern Gaza, he said...

WHO chief sounds alarm on famine warning in Gaza
WHO chief sounds alarm on famine warning in Gaza

World Health Organization(WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has added his voice to rising concerns that the monthlong Israeli military siege of northern Gaza where as many as 95,000 civilians could be trapped has caused famine conditions, reports Al Jazeera. Deeply alarming,...

Famine looming in Myanmar's Rakhine state: UN
Famine looming in Myanmar's Rakhine state: UN

Myanmars conflict-torn Rakhine state is heading toward famine, the United Nations warned on Thursday, as the countrys civil war squeezes commerce and agricultural production. Rakhines economy has stopped functioning, a new report from the UN Development Programme said, projecting famine...