Food security

Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents, says Ukraine FM

Oleshky had a pre-war population of 24,000 people and is now home to around 1,700 residents, including 47 children, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

Children use a flashlight as they go to play at the playground during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 14, 2026.
A view of shipping containers near a docked container ship at the Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), which has seen increased vessel traffic amid disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, in Aqaba Tuesday, 1st September 2026

Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says

A girl carries a jerrycan as displaced people living in temporary shelters receive food aid in Al-Khawkhah, in Yemen's western Hodeidah province, on July 30, 2026.

Hunger increasing in Yemen, record number of people unable to meet food needs, WFP warns

Eggs found to bear fraudulent stamps on them being smuggled into Israel from the Palestinian Authority's territory, September 24, 2026.

Case cracked: Police find thousands of eggs smuggled from PA territory with fake stamps


How is Israel working to fight food insecurity - opinion

Jewish tradition actually forbids food waste, with the commandment of bal tashchit (not to destroy or waste) being an important religious and environmental ethic.

 Leket Israel Distributing Hot Food to the Needy

World faces food crisis due to Ukraine war, Russian billionaire Melnichenko says

Several of Russia's richest businessmen have publicly called for peace since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion on Feb 24.

 Spray Fertilizer Pesticide Tractor Agriculture.

Germany to host G7 meeting on Ukraine invasion's impact on food security

"Price hikes for agricultural products cannot be excluded in industrialized nations either."

The German flag is pictured at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 2017

Yemen aid cuts to deepen as funds dry up, UN warns

The UN aid chief warns that funding shortages could reduce food rations to Yemen, as the war greatly escalates.

 People stand in line to receive vouchers at a food distribution center supported by the World Food Program in Sanaa, Yemen June 3, 2020.

Meet the urban project promoting agriculture, carpentry, food rescue

These days, we generally live longer and are still able to live a full life and even to contribute well past official retirement age.

 A PARTICIPANT in Muslala's carpentry course.

World food prices hit 10-year peak in 2021

World food prices have jumped 28% over 2021 for the highest average level since 2011, contributing to the broader surge in inflation as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 crisis.

A boy holds a cardboard box of food aid received from World Food Programme in Aleppo's Kalasa district, Syria, April 10, 2019

Average household said to throw out NIS 615 worth of food each month

The annual food-waste report highlights the severe need for a food-rescue program.

 A Leket employee delivers food to the eldery

UN reduces Yemen food rations due to funding shortage

Food rations are being reduced for 8 million people in Yemen, leading to more already hungry and food insecure people joining the ranks of millions who are starving.

 People crowd to get food rations from a charity kitchen in Sanaa, Yemen July 20, 2020. Picture taken July 20, 2020.

Tens of thousands of Israeli families could have no food on Rosh Hashanah

Some 155,000 Israelis entered the circle of poverty due to the pandemic.

 A Leket employee delivers food to the eldery