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          Hunger

          Khader Adnan began his hunger strike shortly after he was arrested on February 5. Reuters.

          Palestinian prisoner's death described as 'deliberate assassination'

          MENAMay 02, 2023
          Richard Ratcliffe, left, sits alongside British-Iranian activist Vahid Beheshti outside the Foreign Office in London. Laura O'Callaghan / The National

          Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband supports hunger striker

          UKMarch 24, 2023
          Bassem Awadallah is seen being led to court in Amman, Jordan, in 2021. EPA

          Jordanian prisoner Bassem Awadallah treated in hospital

          WorldMarch 13, 2023
          Somalis who fled drought-stricken areas receive food donations from city residents at a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu. AP

          World hunger is not ‘inevitable’, says David Cameron as food insecurity doubles

          UKMarch 01, 2023
          The royal couple view Going to the Match by artist LS Lowry. AFP

          Camilla cheers Marcus Rashford after viewing Going to the Match

          UKJanuary 20, 2023
          Flood-affected people wait for food distributed by army troops in a flood-hit area of Punjab, Pakistan, on August 27. AP

          Cop27 should lead by preparing us for an over-heated world

          CommentNovember 13, 2022
          The bones of livestock lie scattered at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia. AP

          East Africa's drought likely to kill one person every 36 seconds

          AfricaOctober 14, 2022
          'We see the greatest progress when governments, the private sector and local communities collaborate in global health programmes,' said foundation co-chairman Bill Gates. AFP

          Gates Foundation announces $1.27bn commitment to curbing world suffering

          USSeptember 21, 2022
          A mother who fled Somalia's drought-stricken Lower Shabelle region sits next to her malnourished son, aged 2, at a camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu. AP

          Famine knocking at the door in Somalia, UN says

          AfricaSeptember 05, 2022
          A doctor applies skin cream to a child showing symptoms of Kwashiorkor, a severe protein malnutrition causing swelling and skin lesions, at a malnutrition stabilisation centre run by Action against Hunger, in Mogadishu, Somalia. AP

          Unicef: one child at risk of dying every minute due to malnutrition

          WorldJune 23, 2022
          Children collect dry branches to burn and warm themselves after snowfall at Salat Zagrous Camp for internally displaced Syrians. EPA

          In charts: the global refugee trends of 2021

          UKJune 16, 2022
          The Bakery close to the school is busy making the 250 pieces of Bread + to dispatch to the local school children. Afghanistan, Nangarhar 19 April 2022

          UN says food crises and hunger threaten stability around the world

          WorldJune 06, 2022
          A girl carries firewood at a camp for internally displaced people in Kaya, Burkina Faso - one of four Sahel countries expected to face extreme levels of food insecurity in coming months. Reuters

          UN says 18 million people in Sahel face severe hunger

          AfricaMay 20, 2022
          A displaced Yemeni woman collects spilled grains from the ground at a camp on the outskirts of Sanaa. EPA

          World hunger doubled in five years before Ukraine breadbasket was hit by war

          UKMay 04, 2022
          Rend Platings (right) hugs her Ukrainian best friend Kristina Korniiuk as she welcomes her to her home in Cambridge. PA

          British-Iraqi mother's delight at reunion with Ukrainian friend after hunger strike

          UKMay 02, 2022
          Precious water is drunk at a camp in Baidoa, Somalia. Insufficient rainfall is leading to severe drought across the Horn of Africa. AFP

          UK gives £25m aid to Somalia as 'perfect storm' could spark widespread famine

          UKApril 26, 2022
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