Hovering over any analysis of the long-term repercussions of famine for children are legions of ghosts: the thousands, perhaps millions, who die during a food crisis, as well as those never born due to the chilling effect on fertility and reproduction.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says it is working tirelessly to expand food and nutrition assistance to millions more people across war-torn Sudan.The agency, in a release, said it is seeking to triple the number of people it supports to 7 million,

WFP said it has enough food pre-positioned along the borders to feed over a million for three months. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Humanitarians continue to respond to needs in Syria as security and logistical conditions permit, the UN said on Tuesday. UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported that the cross-border operation from Türkiye into the northwest is running without impediments.

Trucks transporting life-saving wheat flour, ready-to-eat food parcels to those in dire need, says World Food Programme - Anadolu Ajansı

WFP said in a statement that it has enough food pre-positioned along the borders — and on its way to Gaza — to feed over a million people for three months.

Violent weather exacerbated by climate change fueled hunger and food insecurity across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, according to a new United Nations report.

The humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "not just a regional concern but a global responsibility," a UN spokesperson said Tuesday.

The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was providing aid to displaced Palestinians who were returning home in various parts of Gaza following the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.Footage filmed by the WFP shows widespread destruction in Rafah,

Hunger has gripped the enclave, besieged by Israel, and the surge is a step toward alleviating it. But with Hamas asserting its grip on Gaza, questions remain about how aid is distributed.

After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels - with humanitarian needs now massive and response capacities severely strained.

US President Donald Trump has ordered most foreign assistance to be halted for 90 days pending a review, causing alarm among aid agencies worldwide.