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Sudan is now in the grip of the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis
Apr 20, 2024Thank you, Presidency. I would also want to thank Director Wosornu and Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo again for their briefings. Lastly, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Ibn Chambas for his briefing, which emphasized to us... -
122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
Jul 17, 2023Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security... -
Hunger and malnutrition being driven by climate crisis and conflict in South Sudan
Nov 5, 2022Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise across the flood, drought, and conflict-affected areas of South Sudan, with some communities likely to face starvation if humanitarian assistance is not sustained and climate adaptation measures are not... -
One person dying of hunger every four seconds: NGOs
Sep 21, 2022More than 200 NGOs issued a dire warning on Tuesday, estimating that one person dies of hunger every four seconds, and asking swift international action to “stop the escalating global food crisis.” 238 groups from 75... -
13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN
Feb 8, 2022An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in decades, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday. Three consecutive rainy seasons... -
UN says hunger on the rise in the Arab world
Dec 16, 2021According to the United Nations, a third of the 420 million people in the Arab globe do not have enough to eat, with 69 million suffering from malnutrition last year. The Food and Agriculture Organization of... -
Catastrophic hunger in Tigray amid fears of worse to come
Jul 28, 2021In reaction to the IPC Famine Review Committee’s recent report, Emily Farr, Oxfam’s Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods Advisor, said: Today’s IPC study by independent food security specialists confirms our fears that 400,000 people in... -
COVID-19 has worsened global hunger crisis: UN
Jul 13, 2020Nearly one in nine people in the world are going hungry nowadays, with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic increasing already worsening trends this year, according to a United Nations (UN) report published Monday. Economic retardations and climate-related... -
50 million people threatened by hunger in West Africa due to Coronavirus
Apr 21, 2020According to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the impact of the coronavirus pandemic could increase the number of people at risk of a food insecurity and malnutrition from 17 million to 50 million... -
Unabated climate change will cause more conflict & hunger
Dec 13, 2018The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of increased conflict and hunger if climate change is left unabated. “When climate change promotes conflict, such as over access to increasingly-scarce land and water resources,...
