US says it pushed retraction of famine warning for north Gaza; aid groups express concernFollowing US request, a global food crisis monitoring group retracted its report on imminent famine in north Gaza due to Israel's blockade....
27 Dec, 2024, 07.33 AM IST
UN chief says situation in Gaza 'appalling and apocalyptic'UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the situation in Gaza as 'appalling and apocalyptic,' warning of possible grave interna...
02 Dec, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
Gaza rescuers say 13 children among 30 killed in Israeli strikesIsraeli airstrikes on two houses in northern Gaza killed 30 Palestinian civilians, including 13 children, according to Gaza's civil defense...
10 Nov, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
Israeli rejects 'biased' warning of famine in GazaIsrael is facing criticism for its handling of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with a group of food security experts warning of a looming ...
09 Nov, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in GazaIn 2023, 282 million individuals across 59 countries experienced acute hunger, with Gaza having the largest number facing famine. South Sud...
25 Apr, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
UN chief: limited, 'sometimes nil' improvement from Israel action on Gaza aidThe United Nations has long complained of obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza during the six-month-old war betw...
19 Apr, 2024, 08.32 AM IST
Israel says it was targeting 'Hamas gunman' when it killed Gaza aid workersIsrael acknowledged targeting a "Hamas gunman" in Gaza but mistakenly killed seven aid workers, including nationals from Australia, Britain...
08 Apr, 2024, 01.13 PM IST
Top world court orders Israel to ensure urgent aid reaches GazansThe world's top court has ordered Israel to ensure more food and urgent humanitarian assistance reaches Gazans, warning famine is already s...
30 Mar, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid growThe southern Gaza Strip faced heavy Israeli bombardment despite calls for a ceasefire. Famine looms as aid is desperately needed. A firebal...
27 Mar, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
UN Security Council vote on new Gaza ceasefire text postponed to Monday: diplomatsThe UN Security Council postponed a vote on an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict after Russia and China vetoed a US-led reso...
23 Mar, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Israel may be using starvation as 'weapon of war': UNThe UN said Tuesday that Israel's severe restrictions on aid into war-ravaged Gaza coupled with its military offensive could amount to usin...
20 Mar, 2024, 09.27 PM IST
Gaza's catastrophic food shortage means mass death is imminent, monitor saysThe Integrated Food-Security Phase Classification (IPC), whose assessments are relied on by U.N. agencies, said 70% of people in parts of n...
19 Mar, 2024, 07.25 AM IST
Israel launches another raid on Gaza's main hospital as UN says 'famine is imminent' in northIsraeli forces raid Gaza hospital, U.N. warns of famine. Cease-fire talks ongoing. Northern Gaza in humanitarian crisis. Oxfam criticizes a...
18 Mar, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
UN agency says 'famine is imminent' in northern Gaza, which Israel has largely isolated for monthsThe World Food Program on Monday released the latest findings of its Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, an internationa...
18 Mar, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
Gaza health ministry says war deaths near 30,000 as famine loomsThe war was triggered by an unprecedented Hamas attack on southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of around 1,160 people, mostly civili...
29 Feb, 2024, 11.09 AM IST
Yemen in imminent danger of famine, warns UN chief Antonio GuterresGuterres warning comes as the United States threatens to blacklist Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi group as part of its "maximum pressure" campa...
20 Nov, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
How an American with a knack for math saved India from famineLester Brown has spent his career making shrewd projections about the food, water, and energy people need to survive, and pushing govts to ...
21 May, 2015, 11.59 AM IST