Categories: Africa

Aid cuts push millions in West and Central Africa deeper into hunger




 A staggering 55 million people across West and Central Africa are expected to suffer crisis levels of hunger, or worse, during the lean season from June to August as funding cuts to humanitarian operations continue amid rising violence and displacement. 



Source link

gulftimes

Recent Posts

Parents' plea for kidney transplant for daughter

Four-year-old Aryia needs a kidney transplant after doctors ruled out her parents as donors. Source…

1 hour ago

Arab News | ICC will unseal arrest warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court said on Monday it would unseal arrest warrants against…

1 hour ago

Arab News | UN rights council slams Taliban’s ‘oppression’ of women

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Monday unanimously urged the Taliban to repeal all…

2 hours ago

Arab News | Israeli forces have damaged 82% of all buildings in Gaza since October 2023: PCBS

LONDON: Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have damaged an estimated 82 percent of…

2 hours ago

Arab News | Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian accused of West Bank ramming

BANI NAIM: Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and injured two others in the occupied West…

2 hours ago

Arab News | Egypt targets 5.4% growth as Suez Canal revenue rebounds 23%: minister

CAIRO: Egypt is aiming for economic growth of at least 5.4 percent in fiscal year…

2 hours ago