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Global food security

The combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine has resulted in rising food prices and an acute shortage in staple crops globally. Millions of people are now on the verge of hunger.

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A woman wearing a baseball cap looks upward, holding drone controls

Indian women are becoming drone pilots

In rural India, women are being trained to spray chemical pesticides with drones. Is there an alternative?
Food SecurityJune 29, 202405:01 min
People line up to register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, South Kordofan, on June 17, 2024.

Sudan hunger spreads to capital and former breadbasket

A UN report finds severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions, including previously unaffected areas.
CatastropheJune 27, 2024
Bellarina Garzon helps prepare food in the Kennedy neighborhood of Bogota, Colombia

Hunger in Colombia: How can Bogota feed poor communities?

Experts blame Colombia's food poverty on inflation, violence and poor harvests caused by the effects of climate change.
Food SecurityJune 23, 202403:17 min
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Saving the world with algae

A chef and a climate activist want to grow algae in Scotland.The World Wildlife Fund has now also joined them.
Food SecurityJune 20, 202405:09 min
samplings of genetically modified plants growing inside test tubes.

Can GM crops promise food security?

A new "gene revolution" is being heralded as a cure-all for a growing global appetite and a climate-hit food system.
Food SecurityJune 19, 2024
Women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan

Sudan civil war displaces millions

A year of civil war between the militant RSF and the government has left millions of Sudanese displaced and facing famin
ConflictsJune 18, 202401:30 min
A tractor spraying pesticides on a farm

How toxic is the industry behind pesticides?

Producers make billions, and have lobbied the EU to keep systems in place, but how damaging are synthetic pesticides?
BusinessJune 18, 202416:24 min
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'Hunger games' in the jungles of Panama

You have a big brain (relative to your body size). Does it make you better at finding food?
ScienceJune 15, 202412:53 min
Sudanese men walk carrying a large bowl of food each

Sudan crisis: Fears of potential genocide growing

Violence in Sudan is escalating, with millions of people facing displacement and hundreds killed and injured.
PoliticsJune 6, 2024
An Iraqi vendor offers tomatoes in Baghdad.

How high will 'heatflation' take Middle East food prices?

Extreme heat raises food prices in a phenomenon known as "heatflation." In the Middle East, prices will be even higher.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 2024
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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Côte d'Ivoire’s green jobs boom and collecting data to tackle pollution in Nairobi.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 23, 202426:04 min
A group of women with an infant are holding a bowl of plant leaves in Niger.

Growing hope with native plants

In Niger, the revival of traditional plants is empowering women, advancing food security and protecting the environment.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 23, 202406:26 min
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Big business – Evangelical churches in Brazil - Global Us

Evangelical churches are growing rapidly in Brazil. Mass tourism is threatening coral reefs in Egypt.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 17, 202426:04 min
A woman carries her child at a camp for internally displaced people in Sudan.

UN says Sudan faces 'inferno of brutal violence,' famine

The UN's humanitarian coordinator for Sudan said residents were at risk of famine as the rainy season approaches.
ConflictsMay 16, 2024
A farmer cutting green bananas into small slices to produce nutritious foodstuffs in Zimbabwe, Africa.

Zimbabwe entrepreneur giving wasted bananas new appeal

As much as 30% of the produce grown by small-scale banana farmers in Zimbabwe is discarded because it can't be sold.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 14, 202402:12 min
A yellow drone flies above a field and trees

How Ghana is using AI to improve food security

Artificial intelligence is helping Ghanaian farmers in the country's east fight crop disease and boost yields.
Food SecurityMay 13, 202405:14 min
The floating platform to be used to transfer aid supplies for Gaza

Gaza: US emergency aid pier ready to go, weather permitting

The costly project comes with tricky logistics and major concerns, but could help ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
ConflictsMay 10, 2024
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The forgotten war in Sudan - Global Us

Conflict and hardship in Sudan. State matchmaking in China. And Copenhagen's sponge-city concept.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 3, 202426:06 min
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Tamil Nadu turns to traditional rainwater harvesting

An ancient water harvesting system ensures drought-stricken communities have clean drinking water.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 29, 202404:51 min
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Changing weather, changing times

An ancient method for collecting rainwater, why freak storms are becoming common in Europe, and why weather forecasters.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 26, 202426:06 min
Palm with grain in it in Bentiu, South Sudan

Nearly 282 million people faced hunger in 2023 — report

The number of people suffering acute food insecurity rose in 2023 for the fifth year in a row.
PoliticsApril 24, 2024
Hunger strike signs in Berlin near chancellor's office

Germany: Third man joins climate hunger strike in Berlin

Three men are now camped outside the office of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to demand climate "honesty."
PoliticsApril 16, 2024
A group of people chats after receiving food donated by the World Food Programme

How El Nino contributes to drought in Africa

Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe have all declared a state of disaster, with drought destroying their harvests.
ClimateApril 15, 202401:16 min
A grain harvester in the region of Odesa, Ukraine

Why is China canceling US wheat shipments?

China's wheat imports could decline in 2024, as shipment cancellations and delays raise concerns of weakening demand.
BusinessApril 9, 2024
Zimbabwean in field during drought

Zimbabwe declares national disaster amid El Nino drought

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa is asking for $2 billion in food aid to help milllions of people impacted by drought.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 3, 2024
Haitian Shirley Auxais, with closely cropped hair dressed in a black sleeveless top and hoop earrings. She sits on a chair next to a camera, speaking

Haitians living in the US fear for their families

As the UN describes the situation in Haiti as "cataclysmic," Haitians in the US fear for the safety of their families.
ConflictsMarch 29, 202402:59 min
Half empty shelves in a supermarket

Will climate change threaten food security?

Climate change is impacting on harvests worldwide. Will the situation get even worse, or are there solutions?
Food SecurityMarch 27, 202402:08 min
A farmer holds his smartphone up to a banana plant

How secure is our food supply? - MADE

Climate change is a danger to our food security. What can we do to maintain our crop yields?
BusinessMarch 27, 202426:06 min
A person in a hat in a field of dry crops

Severe drought in Zimbabwe threatens millions with hunger

The World Food Program has said it might not be able to assist families in Zimbabwe facing food insecurity.
Food SecurityMarch 26, 202401:37 min
Two internally displaced Sudanese women with colourful scarves outside a run-down building

Sudan faces 'catastrophic hunger' as conflict blocks aid

Brutal battles and pillaged aid transfers have turned Sudan into the world's biggest humanitarian crisis.
PoliticsMarch 22, 2024
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Do Russian grains feed Africa or fuel influence?

Observers say the grain donated by Russia during Zimbabwe's devastating drought isn't purely humanitarian.
PoliticsMarch 21, 2024
Palestinian children wait to receive food in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip

Hunger in Gaza reaches catastrophic levels

More than a million people are at risk of starvation in the northern part of the Gaza strip.
ConflictsMarch 19, 202402:22 min
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Israel - Hamas War

A new UN-backed food security assessment warns that of Gazans are now experiencing catastrophic hunger - and that famine could hit the northern part of the Gaza Strip soon, if aid deliveries are not immediately increased. DW News spoke to Palestinian journalist Hazem Balousha in Amman, Jordan for more.
March 19, 202405:43 min
People pass by a chain link fence during a demonstration in Haiti

Haiti faces humanitarian crisis in wake of political unrest

The United Nations has warned there could be problems getting aid supplies through to the Caribbean country.
ConflictsMarch 15, 202402:02 min
A female scientist examines test tubes

Adjata Kamara: Fighting yam rot

Scientist Adjata Kamara is fighting the fungus behind yam rot - to boost food security.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 13, 202404:11 min
The Open Arms vessel with the humanitarian food aid is seen here leaving the Cypriot port of Larnaca.

First aid ship leaves Cyprus headed for Gaza

The first ship to carry aid to Gaza across a new sea corridor from Cyprus has departed. It carries 200 tons of food.
ConflictsMarch 12, 202402:07 min
Aid ship Open Arms docked in Lanarca

Aid ship waits to set sail from Cyprus to Gaza

A new maritime corridor is to be set up to bring humanitarian supplies to Gaza.
ConflictsMarch 11, 202401:55 min
A ship of the NGO Open Arms anchors at Lanarca, Cyprus

EU and others organize maritime corridor for Gaza

International efforts are taking shape for a maritime corridor to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza.
ConflictsMarch 9, 202401:53 min
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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Fighting yam rot. Grubs as a source of protein. Women firefighters prevent wildfires. And the value of seagrass.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 7, 202426:06 min
Women in Gaza line up to buy bread in Rafah, Gaza

Women and girls in Gaza live in catastrophic conditions

Most are now living in tent camps in the territory's south — trying to survive with what little they have.
ConflictsMarch 7, 202402:01 min
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Houthi attacks in the Red Sea threaten lives and environment

The Yemeni Houthis continue to put international shipping under threat. Now an environmental disaster is looming.
PoliticsMarch 7, 2024
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Risk of famine in Gaza grows more dire as Israel blocks aid

Aid has been airdropped into Gaza, but officials say airdrops are not enough to prevent starvation.
ConflictsMarch 7, 202401:39 min
Children begging for food in Gaza

How we evolved to survive hunger and malnutrition

More than 700 million people face hunger worldwide. In Gaza, the situation is extreme. But we are programmed to survive.
HealthMarch 7, 2024
A food store in the Cuban town of Trinidad with a few cucumbers, onions and potatoes as the only products for sale

Cuba seeks UN food aid as economic crisis deepens

With milk and bread in short supply due to a lack of foreign currency, Cuba has turned to the United Nations for help.
BusinessMarch 6, 2024
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Famine looms in Gaza due to aid restrictions

International aid organizations say half a million people in Gaza are facing starvation and hunger.
ConflictsMarch 4, 2024
A dried up maize field in Malawi

More drought across sub-Saharan Africa

Government subsidies can help smallholding farmers in Africa only so much, with demand for novel solutions increasing.
Food SecurityMarch 4, 2024
Gaza Stadt Hilfsliferungen Mehl

As Gaza famine looms, air drops offer last-resort lifeline

The UN is warning that famine in Gaza is 'almost inevitable' if aid deliveries don't increase significantly.
ConflictsMarch 2, 202402:35 min
The Azovstal steel plant looms over destroyed houses in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.

The economic impact of Russia's war in Ukraine

The two years of war have had massive economic ripple effects — not just in Ukraine and Russia, but worldwide.
ConflictsFebruary 24, 202402:00 min
A desert in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Tigray: Drought causes food insecurity and malnutrition

Drought has intensified an already dire humanitarian crisis in a region already suffering from a two-year conflict.
SocietyFebruary 21, 202401:53 min
A Palestinian woman holds her injured daughter as they ride on a donkey-drawn cart towards a clinic in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip

UNICEF: Gaza faces 'an explosion in preventable child death'

Without sufficient aid, acute malnutrition will ravage 10,000 Gaza children under five years old, warns the UN agency.
ConflictsFebruary 20, 202401:37 min