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.
Failure to activate Hormuz fertilizer plan could trigger food crisis, UN official says
Hunger increasing in Yemen, record number of people unable to meet food needs, WFP warns
Case cracked: Police find thousands of eggs smuggled from PA territory with fake stamps
Giving surplus a second life, Jerusalem’s food rescuers are turning leftovers into a lifeline
The Jerusalem Food Rescuers initiative, created by Daniella Seltzer in 2019, aims to address the development of a sustainable food system and promote nutrition in Jerusalem.
World Food Programme halves food assistance to West Bank due to funding shortages
Despite now reducing the service, the WFP shared that food needs have doubled since 2023 and an estimated 900,000 people are experiencing food insecurity in the Palestinian territory.
Israel is failing to provide food security, leaving thousands of NGOs to fill the gaps - study
A new study reveals a vast but fragmented food-aid system, raising questions about the government’s responsibility to ensure food security.
The man who couldn't watch Israel throw its food away: The story of Leket Israel
From a leaky trunk to Israel's national food bank: Joseph Gitler on waste, "startup nation poverty," and feeding families after Oct 7.
El Niño forming in Pacific could become the strongest in 70 years, threatening food supplies
Forecasters expect the stronger weather event to bring excessive rains to the Americas and hot, dry conditions in Asia, where crop planting is already being disrupted.
UN chief names Arnault as personal envoy for Middle East war
UN diplomat Jean Arnault has more than 30 years of experience in international diplomacy focusing on peace settlements and mediation, with a background in UN missions in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Israel’s milk crisis is man-made, quotas are to blame - opinion
Dairy farmers and consumers will be the ones who win from Smotrich's reforms; it is the small interest groups that wish to keep the status quo.
Baby food aid requests rose 25% in 2025, infant formula prices climb, Social Bank reports
Data from the National Insurance Institute found that 2.8 million Israelis currently live with food insecurity, including over a million children.
Israeli farmers protest Smotrich's proposed dairy reform, warn of 400 farm closures
Hundreds of farmers blocked roads nationwide, warning that proposed dairy reforms would shutter farms, undermine food security, and create dangerous reliance on imports.
Leket founder says Israel needs to rethink the culture of food waste - interview
Cultural habits that prize overflowing tables are driving widespread household food waste even as hundreds of thousands of Israelis struggle to secure enough to eat.
