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​FILE PHOTO: A volunteer distributes food to people in Omdurman, Sudan, September 3, 2023.
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UN launches probe into Sudan aid officials

The United Nations World Food Programme has reportedly launched an investigation into allegations of fraud and breaking rules around neutrality in war zones against two of its top officials in Sudan amid its ongoing civil war.

A harvester carries coca leaves on his back in a coca plantation.
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Conundrum: Russian food can prevent starvation by the world's poor
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Conundrum: Russian food can prevent starvation by the world's poor

Russia's war in Ukraine has put the international community in a tough spot. Sanctions against Russia that affect global food commodities will make people go hungry, especially in the Global South. But then the Russians will continue to profit from selling all that food. So, who should make that call? Ertharin Cousin, who knows a thing or two about the United Nations because she used to run its World Food Programme, says it's time for the UN Security Council to step in.