starvation

June 26, 2017

Poverty, mysticism, action and the occasional bottle of wine

One of the first things Pope Francis said on his election four years ago was to wish that the church would be “a poor church for the poor”.
June 21, 2017

Christian Aid warns of East Africa hunger crisis

East Africa’s hunger crisis will reach catastrophic proportions without immediate action from the global community, Christian Aid has warned.
March 16, 2017

Christian Aid urges world leaders to end suffering in Syria

With ongoing bombardment in and around Damascus and countless people trapped in besieged areas throughout Syria, Christian Aid has asked world leaders to act now to end the horrors, and reaffirms its call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire.
March 13, 2017

UN aid chief urges global action as famine threatens four countries

Returning from Kenya, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia – countries that are facing or are at risk of famine – the top United Nations humanitarian official has urged the international community for comprehensive action to save people from simply “starving to death.”
November 30, 2016

Faith groups call for government and UN to act on Aleppo

The UN has warned mass starvation in Aleppo is a real prospect if aid is not allowed in. As the city comes under further bombardment and food is about to run out, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and Hindu faith leaders have called on the UK Government to act.
January 13, 2016

First-hand UN accounts of desperation in besieged Syrian towns

United Nations officials have given on-site accounts of the “horrible and terrible” situation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya.
January 12, 2016

UN and partners get relief convoy into besieged town of Madaya

A humanitarian convoy has finally reached the besieged Syrian town of Madaya with life-saving health and food supplies from the United Nations and its partners for the 42,000 desperate residents after reports of people starving to death under encirclement by pro-Government forces.
August 4, 2011

Bishops in Kenya take new stance on genetically modified foods

Catholic bishops in Kenya told people to eat genetically modified foods to check starvation amidst a catastrophic drought in the Horn of Africa.