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The WFP has suffered severe financial setbacks after the US, its single largest donor, announced a 90-day pause on foreign aid assistance.

Without new funding, we will run out of our supply chain of Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Food by May, says UNICEF.

Israel has been accused of deliberately blocking humanitarian aid, including food.

A devastating crisis is unfolding in Sudan, where the most vulnerable members of society children are bearing the brunt of the violence.

An aid group said there was a risk of a severe shortage of special food designed to treat malnourished children in the camp.

More than one million children are at risk from acute malnutrition in Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said.

The 'First 1,000 Days of Life' starts from early pregnancy until a child is two years old.

About a quarter of Congo's 99 million people face a food crisis and half of all orphans suffer from malnutrition, says World Food Programme.

The war has devastated a healthcare system already under strain before the fighting began.

The IPC estimated two people out of every 10,000 dying daily from starvation or from malnutrition and disease.

According to UNICEF, many kids were suffering from severe malnutrition and did not "even have the energy to cry."

Stunting is a major problem in Indonesia, but one municipality is hoping to eliminate it in 2024.

Yanomami people are dying from flu, malaria and malnutrition brought into the Amazon rainforest reservation by resurgent illegal miners.

Across the country, severe malnutrition cases among children under five were up by more than a third at nearly 21,400.

Without enough staff to care for them, they succumbed to severe malnutrition and dehydration, the doctor said.

The move signals the US and China may ease their trade war, calming fears over tariff impacts on the global economy.

'We've been meeting with China' Trump says vaguely but gave no names or details.

Indonesia is prioritising its national interests in its ongoing negotiations over US tariffs, its senior economic minister says.

China does not seek war but is not afraid of it, and would fight if necessary, says Zheng Zeguang.

China supports dialogue and consultation "on equal footing" to settle trade and tariff disputes, says Finance Minister Lan Foan.

In Malaysia, a surprisingly small portion of agricultural land is dedicated to food production. Approximately 1.2 million hectares only are used for food crops, while the majority is used for oil palm (71.4%) and rubber (11.9%)

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Malaysia open to talks with US on trade deficit, non-tariff barriers, tech security, and possible bilateral trade deal.

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This fast-growing region, namely ASEAN plus China will likely double in economic size over the next decade, says Dr Yao Tang.