Tag: hunger

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have issued a dire warning regarding the worsening situation of acute food insecurity in 18 hunger hotspots across 22 countries and territories, including 2 regional clusters. This alarming trend is expected to continue from November 2023 to April 2024.

Parents across the globe are a worried lot with their children not getting the proper nutrients they require daily, which leads to malnutrition. Moreover, 21% of children have gone to bed hungry in the last 30 days, a concern shared by parents globally.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning regarding global food security. Their estimation is chilling: even a mere one percent reduction in food assistance could push more than 400,000 individuals to the brink of starvation.

An alarming number of children in Afghanistan are being compelled into labour to aid their families in coping with the escalating levels of poverty and hunger, according to a latest report from the Save the Children.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report jointly published by five United Nations agencies highlights the alarming increase in global hunger and malnutrition. With over 122 million more people facing hunger since 2019, achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger by 2030 is at risk. The report emphasizes the need for immediate global efforts to address crises and build resilience against factors such as conflict and climate change. Additionally, it emphasizes the significant impact of malnutrition on children's survival, growth, and development, urging focused interventions to improve access to nutritious diets and essential nutrition services.

About 112.2 million people around the world were driven to hunger after 2020, compared to the previous major global food crisis (2008-2009), said a new study by CARE.

Conflict and violence threatens food security for 85 per cent of 258 million people in 58 countries, according to a new Action Against Hunger report.

The world is going hungry every day and everyone is much concerned, which prompted leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade...

The world should address the root causes of Gender Based Violence for women to be safer and more likely to have food,...

With Russia suspending its participation in the UN-brokered grain deal, the world is a worried lot with fears that it would lead...