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World: Middle East escalation could leave 11.7 million more women and girls facing food insecurity by end-2026
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a disaster story. ReliefWeb is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 08:03 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “World: Middle East escalation could leave 11.7 million more women and girls facing food insecurity by end-2026”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Countries: World, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen Source: UN Women Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and putting further strain on the livelihoods and household resources of millions of women and girls…
Story timeline
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- First reported by ReliefWeb
World: Gender alert: Food security risks of the Middle East escalation for women and girls
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