Chef José Andrés warns of multi-year world famine from Iran war

World Central Kitchen founder believes the war could cause a ‘silent’ collapse of the global fertilizer trade…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/chef-jose-andres-iran-war-famine

 

As famine hits Gaza, Jews abroad take a hard look at Israel’s war - CSMonitor.com

Since late July, more than 1,000 rabbis around the world have signed an open letter warning of "a grave moral crisis, threatening the very basis of Judaism." And this week, more than 80 Orthodox rabbis called upon Israel to address the starvation in Gaza and the violence being carried out by Jewish settlers in the West Bank...

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2025/0822/jewish-israel-palestinian-gaza-starvation-famine 

 

UN-backed experts declare famine in and around Gaza City

IPC says famine is 'entirely man-made' and immediate response is needed or avoidable deaths will soar…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/22/ipc-declares-famine-gaza-city

 

Israel Just Denied This Doctor From Entering Gaza With Food and Baby Formula – Mother Jones

  "When doctors go in and we expose what's happening. The less they have of us there, the better."…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/israel-denied-doctor-famine-baby-formula-food-syed/ 

 

Franklin Foer on the Famine in Gaza (Al Franken podcast)

Gaza faces mass starvation as Israel blocks critical food and aid to the region. We’re joined by The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer to discuss his recent piece, “Israel’s Last Chance,” and how the only answer to this atrocity is for Israel to flood Gaza with food.

Foer also discusses the legitimate criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu, while acknowledging that some of the protests can veer into antisemitism, especially on college campuses. Columbia and Harvard are the most prominent universities being attacked by the Trump administration, which is using accusations of antisemitism to withhold federal funding. And while we are seeing Harvard fight back, Foer warns that the end goal for the administration seems to be more government control over universities. 

• READ all of Foer’s recent writing on Israel, Columbia, and Harvard: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/franklin-foer/

Interview: 

https://www.alfranken.com/listen/franklinfoer250810

Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade

Report by UN-backed consortium of specialists tells of 'major deterioration' since its last assessment in October…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/12/food-security-experts-warn-gaza-critical-risk-famine-israeli-blockade

 

Israel reportedly blocking UN food aid to northern Gaza despite high famine risk

Head of agency says military authorities told UN that convoys will no longer be approved amid 'man-made famine'…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/24/israel-reportedly-blocking-un-food-aid-to-northern-gaza-despite-high-famine-risk

A visual guide of the obstacles to Gaza aid deliveries

Israel's siege of Gaza has created what aid officials are referring to as "man-made starvation", with the territory facing the threat of mass deaths from famine in the coming weeks. Children are already dying from hunger...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/22/obstacles-to-gaza-aid-deliveries-visual-guide

Nearly 50 Million in West and Central Africa Facing Hunger, Partly Due to 'Climate Shocks'

United Nations humanitarian officials on Tuesday renewed warnings that as many as 48 million people across West and Central Africa will likely go hungry in the coming months due to severe food insecurity driven by armed conflict, Covid-19, inflation, and the worsening climate emergency…

https://www.commondreams.org/news/hunger-in-africa

Madagascar food crisis driven by climate change, WFP says, as millions globally risk famine - CNN

"Families are suffering and people are already dying from severe hunger. This is not because of war or conflict, this is because of climate change. This is an area of the world that has contributed nothing to climate change, but now, they're the ones paying the highest price."…

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/23/africa/madagascar-food-crisis-climate-change-famine-intl/index.html

Ahead of Yemen move, U.N. highlights humanitarian risk, and officials prepare to suspend aid - The Washington Post

...A full halt to U.S. aid activity, which has already been cut back this year, could have a devastating impact for Yemen. New U.N. data, which was obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its release, showed that hunger is worsening in Yemen, as pockets of Yemenis are experiencing famine-like conditions for the first time in several years. The number of people who fall in that category is expected to grow to as many as 47,000 in the next six months...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ahead-of-yemen-move-un-highlights-humanitarian-risk-and-officials-prepare-to-suspend-aid/2020/12/02/c95cfba2-34c4-11eb-afe6-e4dbee9689f8_story.html

Trillions of locusts descend on East Africa in second wave - The Washington Post

A second infestation of locusts has taken flight, and experts fear a third could arrive during the year's most crucial harvest, causing calamitous food shortages.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/2020/05/05/locusts-africa-swarms-kenya-ethiopia/

Irish Send Money to Native American Community Hit By COVID-19, Returning Historic Favor | Time

A Native American community severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak has received an outpour of donations from Irish people, who are returning a historic favor from 173 years ago. In 1847, the Native American Choctaw nation sent $170 ($5000 today) of relief aid to the Irish people impacted by the great potato famine. Now, the Irish are reciprocating the act of goodwill by donating funds to the Navajo nation, which has been severely impacted by COVID-19, with at least 2373 cases and 73 death as of May 3. ....
https://time.com/5832146/irish-send-money-native-american/

Drought and hunger: why thousands of Guatemalans are fleeing north

The threat of famine and the battle for dwindling natural resources are increasingly being recognised as major factors in the exodus ....
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/07/guatemala-hunger-famine-flee-north

‘We have nothing’: Somalia floods raise spectre of famine

'We have nothing': Somalia floods raise spectre of famine
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/19/we-have-nothing-somalia-floods-raise-spectre-of-famine

Al Gore warns of a looming food crisis caused by climate change -The Washington Post

Q&A | At a conference at his family farm, he details the impacts — and talks about solutions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/this-is-really-dangerous-al-gore-warns-of-a-looming-food-crisis-caused-by-climate-change/2019/10/21/bd3eec7e-f1cf-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html

'People are dying': how the climate crisis has sparked an exodus to the US - the guardian

As part of the Running Dry series, the Guardian looks at how drought and famine are forcing Guatemalan families to choose between starvation and migration
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jul/29/guatemala-climate-crisis-migration-drought-famine

War, famine and drought: More women say they won't have children because of climate change - USA TODAY

Is the future simply too horrific to bring children into? Some women, worried about droughts, wars and famines brought on by climate change, say yes. ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/03/26/climate-change-war-famine-drought-makes-women-not-want-children/3099448002/

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind | Offical Trailer [HD] | Netflix - YouTube

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPkr9HmglG0

Failure to act on climate change will be catastrophic for food production - The Hill

The recent national climate assessment paints a grim picture for society and for the future of the planet. ....
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/421214-failure-to-act-on-climate-change-will-be-catastrophic-for-food-production