hunger Archives - Danny Sriskandarajah

Guardian: worsening humanitarian crisis in Somalia

22 June 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, climate, humanitarian, hunger, politics

Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam Novib

Oxfam and other humanitarian agencies are sounding the alarm about a worsening humanitarian crisis in East Africa, driven by prolonged drought and extreme flooding related to climate change, as well as conflict and the pandemic. In some areas, people whose resources have been depleted are dying from hunger. A massive injection of funding for humanitarian … Continue reading “Guardian: worsening humanitarian crisis in Somalia”

Letter: UK must act to help prevent countries slide into famine

25 April 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: humanitarian, hunger, politics, poverty

Khadija Farah/Oxfam

I joined other Disasters Emergency Committee CEOs to write to the UK Government, urging it to act now to avert deadly hunger around the world. Rising food and energy costs, supercharged by the war in Ukraine, are exacerbating hunger including in east Africa, the Sahel and Middle East. We cannot wait until countries slide into famine. The … Continue reading “Letter: UK must act to help prevent countries slide into famine”

Opinion: carbon removal plans are dangerous distraction from cutting emissions

5 August 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, hunger, politics, poverty

Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam

I wrote an article for Open Democracy calling for political and business leaders to be relentlessly interrogated about their plans to cut carbon emissions in the next year, by 2025 and by 2030. If we are to save our planet and prevent millions of people from being pushed deeper into hunger and poverty, it is … Continue reading “Opinion: carbon removal plans are dangerous distraction from cutting emissions”

Interview: Carbon removal plans are dangerous distraction from cutting emissions

3 August 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, hunger, politics

With just 90 days to go before the UK hosts important climate talks in Glasgow, Oxfam published a new report, Tightening the Net, which warned that an over-reliance on planting trees to offset carbon could lead to rising food prices and hunger. I spoke to the BBC, Times Radio and Sky News about the need … Continue reading “Interview: Carbon removal plans are dangerous distraction from cutting emissions”

INTERVIEWS: OXFAM REPORT WARNS HUNGER MAY KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN COVID19

9 July 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, coronavirus, debt, hunger, poverty

New Oxfam research estimates that as many as 12,000 people this year could die each day of hunger because of the economic fallout of the pandemic. Disruptions to food production, unemployment, a drop in remittances are all factors pushing people to the brink of starvation. I spoke to Sky and the BBC World Service about … Continue reading “INTERVIEWS: OXFAM REPORT WARNS HUNGER MAY KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN COVID19”

JOINT LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER – TIME TO TURBOCHARGE DECARBONISATION

2 March 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, hunger, sustainability

Katie G. Nelson/Oxfam

Some important reading for the Prime Minister ahead of COP26 in Glasgow. We’ve joined more than 60 organisations to launch a Glasgow Action Plan that sets out five key areas he must prioritise to get us on track to a safer, greener future as fast as possible. With developing countries already bearing the brunt of a climate crisis they … Continue reading “JOINT LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER – TIME TO TURBOCHARGE DECARBONISATION”

Observer Comment Is Free: The UK must lead the way on the climate emergency

5 January 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, drought, flood, hunger, sustainable fashion

Valerie Caamaño / Oxfam

As we enter 2020 with bushfires devastating Australia and drought starving families in Guatemala, my article for The Observer explains why the UK government will be judged on its ability to secure an ambitious and effective deal to tackle the climate emergency. New Oxfam research reinforces why its right that rich countries like the UK … Continue reading “Observer Comment Is Free: The UK must lead the way on the climate emergency”