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Schools are also providing emergency supplies of groceries, with more than one in ten operating food banks for families.

Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalised violence that must be addressed urgently, with poverty and climate change adding to the crisis, says UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard after visiting the country.

G7 leaders must choose between a more sustainable future for all of us or continued extreme wealth for a few, says Oxfam.

Some Universal Credit claimants are left with as little as £20 per week to cover bills, food and other essential costs, Work and Pensions Committee finds.