Hunger Crisis

The once-dominant British Empire has seen its global influence wane significantly, with India now surpassing the UK as the world's fifth-largest economy.

Trapped in a Catholic mission sheltering dozens of women and children from the war raging on the streets of Khartoum, Father Jacob Thelekkadan punched new holes in his belt as the supplies of food dwindled and he grew thinner.

Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN's food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.

Delhi Minister Atishi's hunger strike over the water crisis in the national capital ended on Tuesday after her health deteriorated, her party said.

Delhi Minister Atishi has been admitted to the hospital after her health condition deteriorated as she was on an indefinite hunger strike against the Haryana government for not releasing 100 million gallons per day (MGD) of water.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi's health condition has deteriorated on the fourth day of her indefinite fast on Monday and doctors have advised her to be admitted to a hospital, the AAP said.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi began her indefinite hunger strike today in south Delhi's Bhogal to press on her demand for more water from Haryana.

Nearly 100 km from Jerusalem, the air was thick with the acrid smell of gunpowder after the most recent Israeli airstrikes as Hamada Shaqoura set up a table in the ravaged Gazan city of Khan Younis.

The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks on a hostage deal with Hamas.

US President Joe Biden called on Hamas on Tuesday to accept a Gaza ceasefire deal by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, while the Palestinian oppressive group warned talks for a truce and hostage release cannot go on "indefinitely".

Hunger was worsening among Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, aid agencies said, as the United Nations General Assembly prepared to vote on Tuesday on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the two-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Sachi Pilot protest live updates: Sachin Pilot's fast to press his party-led government in Rajasthan for action against graft drew a stern warning from the Congress, who said any such action on his part would amount to anti-party activity.

Global food waste is a multifaceted problem that originates in agricultural production and goes all the way to garbage. Along with poverty, a slowing economy, conflict, and natural disasters, food loss is one of the main causes of hunger worldwide.

As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger across several African nations and will worsen further without urgent action, the UN said Wednesday.

The once-dominant British Empire has seen its global influence wane significantly, with India now surpassing the UK as the world's fifth-largest economy.

Trapped in a Catholic mission sheltering dozens of women and children from the war raging on the streets of Khartoum, Father Jacob Thelekkadan punched new holes in his belt as the supplies of food dwindled and he grew thinner.

Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN's food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.

Delhi Minister Atishi's hunger strike over the water crisis in the national capital ended on Tuesday after her health deteriorated, her party said.

Delhi Minister Atishi has been admitted to the hospital after her health condition deteriorated as she was on an indefinite hunger strike against the Haryana government for not releasing 100 million gallons per day (MGD) of water.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi's health condition has deteriorated on the fourth day of her indefinite fast on Monday and doctors have advised her to be admitted to a hospital, the AAP said.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi began her indefinite hunger strike today in south Delhi's Bhogal to press on her demand for more water from Haryana.

Nearly 100 km from Jerusalem, the air was thick with the acrid smell of gunpowder after the most recent Israeli airstrikes as Hamada Shaqoura set up a table in the ravaged Gazan city of Khan Younis.

The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks on a hostage deal with Hamas.

US President Joe Biden called on Hamas on Tuesday to accept a Gaza ceasefire deal by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, while the Palestinian oppressive group warned talks for a truce and hostage release cannot go on "indefinitely".

Hunger was worsening among Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, aid agencies said, as the United Nations General Assembly prepared to vote on Tuesday on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the two-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Sachi Pilot protest live updates: Sachin Pilot's fast to press his party-led government in Rajasthan for action against graft drew a stern warning from the Congress, who said any such action on his part would amount to anti-party activity.

Global food waste is a multifaceted problem that originates in agricultural production and goes all the way to garbage. Along with poverty, a slowing economy, conflict, and natural disasters, food loss is one of the main causes of hunger worldwide.

As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger across several African nations and will worsen further without urgent action, the UN said Wednesday.