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World Food Programme warns Somalia on brink of worsening hunger crisis

World Food Programme warns Somalia on brink of worsening hunger crisis

Emergency food aid could halt within weeks without new funding, says WFP emergency director

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Death toll rises to 59 in drone strikes on market, displacement shelter in Sudan’s Kordofan
19.02.2026

Death toll rises to 59 in drone strikes on market, displacement shelter in Sudan’s Kordofan

Sudan has been locked in bloody conflict between army, paramilitary RSF since April 2023

UNICEF warns Sudan violence putting children at growing risk after deadly drone strikes
19.02.2026

UNICEF warns Sudan violence putting children at growing risk after deadly drone strikes

Agency chief says attacks on displacement camps, civilian sites across Kordofan mirror abuses seen in Darfur

UN warns children in Sudan at grave risk after deadly drone strike on displacement camp
19.02.2026

UN warns children in Sudan at grave risk after deadly drone strike on displacement camp

UNICEF calls for protection of civilians and unhindered humanitarian access amid worsening violence after at least 15 children were killed in attack in West Kordofan

At least 50 people killed in armed clashes last month in eastern DR Congo: OCHA
19.02.2026

At least 50 people killed in armed clashes last month in eastern DR Congo: OCHA

Clashes broke out in more than a dozen villages pitting AFC/M23 rebels against pro-government militia, says UN report