A deepening global hunger crisis is expected to affect 318 million people in 2026 -- more than twice as many as in 2019 -- the World Food Program warns, noting that it has plans to assist just 110 million due to a funding shortfall. "This is completely unacceptable in the 21st century. Hunger is becoming more entrenched. We know early, effective solutions save lives, but we desperately need more support," WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain says.

Humanitarian agencies are urging Israeli authorities to allow more supplies and tents to enter Gaza after heavy rainfall, warning that over 250,000 families need emergency shelter as winter approaches. The Norwegian Refugee Council states that bureaucratic hurdles and restrictions on dual-use items have hindered aid delivery, while Israel asserts it has coordinated the entry of nearly 190,000 tents and tarpaulins.

Authorities in Nigeria are searching for 25 students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi after an attack by armed assailants that killed the school's vice principal. The attackers entered the students' sleeping quarters, kidnapping the girls and firing sporadically. Save the Children notes that the incident is part of a wider pattern of school kidnappings in northern Nigeria, where rural schools are especially vulnerable to such attacks.

Immaculata Casimero, a leader from the Wapichan Women's Movement in Guyana, is calling for greater Indigenous representation at COP30 talks, warning that global climate negotiations often exclude Indigenous voices, despite these communities being directly impacted by decisions on mining and resource extraction. Casimero emphasizes that genuine policy solutions necessitate the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives at all levels, particularly as discussions on the Belem Action Mechanism advance.

Recent and planned cuts in development aid by major donors, including the US, the UK, Germany and France, could result in as many as 22.6 million deaths in developing countries -- including 5.4 million children five or under -- by 2030, research from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health indicates. The world's poorest countries and sub-Saharan Africa are expected to bear the brunt of the impact, facing major threats to education, health and poverty reduction gains achieved over the past thirty years.

Nonprofit organizations across the US are experiencing heightened anxiety as the Trump administration intensifies its rhetoric and actions against the sector. Many groups are self-censoring, worried that public advocacy or criticism could make them targets for investigations or funding cuts. The climate of unpredictability, combined with explicit threats and hostile language from both the White House and Congress, has led to widespread anxiety. Some leaders are concerned that even indirect associations, like collaboration with other nonprofits or public statements, could jeopardize their organizations' survival.

The UN High Commission for Refugees is leveraging a "route-based approach" to address the overlapping but distinct challenges faced by refugees and migrants. While both groups often travel along the same paths, they have different needs, the UNHCR warns as it works to counter public misconceptions and policy trends that treat all people on the move as a single group. "Refugees can't go home. Migrants: They may not want to go home, but they can go home without suffering persecution or war," says UNHCR Director of International Protection Elizabeth Tan.

President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, which includes deploying an international stabilization force and leaves the option of Palestinian statehood on the table, was approved this week at the UN Security Council, where it passed 13-0, with China and Russia abstaining. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his opposition to the prospect of a Palestinian state, and Hamas has rejected the resolution, refusing to disarm.