An additional 49 million people may fall into extreme poverty this year due to COVID-19: UN chief
4 years, 7 months ago

An additional 49 million people may fall into extreme poverty this year due to COVID-19: UN chief

The Hindu  

Nearly 49 million more people are likely to fall into extreme poverty this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and every percentage point drop in the global GDP would mean hundreds of thousands of additional children will have stunted growth, UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned, calling on countries to act immediately to ensure global food security. Launching the policy brief on the impact of the COVID-19 on food security and nutrition, Mr. Guterres said nations must mobilise to save lives and livelihoods, focusing attention where the risk is most acute. “That means designating food and nutrition services as essential, while implementing appropriate protections for food workers.” Mr. Guterres stressed the need to preserve critical humanitarian food, livelihood and nutrition assistance to vulnerable groups and to position food in food-crisis countries to reinforce and scale up social protection systems. Further, Mr. Guterres called on nations to strengthen social protection systems for nutrition, safeguard access to safe, nutritious foods, particularly for young children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, older people and to adapt and expand social protection schemes to benefit nutritionally at-risk groups, including supporting children who no longer have access to school meals.

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UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
3 weeks, 6 days ago

UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million by the middle of next year, the United Nations food agency said Friday. According to a new report released Friday, the World Food Program said 3.4 million people are currently facing “emergency …

Drive to eliminate global hunger by 2030 has stalled, UN warns
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Drive to eliminate global hunger by 2030 has stalled, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

About 733 million people faced hunger in 2023 due to conflicts, climate change and economic crises, a UN report says. A goal to eliminate global hunger by 2030 looks increasingly impossible to achieve as the number of people suffering chronic hunger has barely changed over the past year, a UN report says. The annual State of Food Security and Nutrition …

The UN says a quarter of the world’s children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa
7 months, 1 week ago

The UN says a quarter of the world’s children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa

Associated Press  

KALTUNGO, Nigeria — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. “What will I give them when I don’t have food myself?” Here in northern Nigeria, where conflict and climate change have long contributed to the problem, her twins are among 181 million children under 5 — or 27% of the world’s youngest …

A quarter of the world’s children under 5 suffer from severe food poverty, the U.N. says.
7 months, 1 week ago

A quarter of the world’s children under 5 suffer from severe food poverty, the U.N. says.

LA Times  

Aisha Aliyu, a 36-year-old mother of five, shows her farm in Kaltungo, Nigeria, this month. “What will I give them when I don’t have food myself?” Here in northern Nigeria, where conflict and climate change have long contributed to the problem, her twins are among 181 million children under 5 — or 27% of the world’s youngest children — who …

About 282 million people faced acute hunger last year: UN-led report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

About 282 million people faced acute hunger last year: UN-led report

Al Jazeera  

Gaza, Sudan and other conflicts – along with extreme weather and economic shocks – worsened food insecurity, says new report calling the global outlook ‘bleak’ for this year. Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with about 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to United Nations agencies and development …

Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns
9 months ago

Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

UN agencies say double-digit inflation and stagnating local production are major drivers of the hunger crisis. Nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months in West and Central Africa as soaring prices have fuelled a food crisis, United Nations agencies have warned. “For children in the region to reach their full potential, we need to …

Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050

New Indian Express  

The analysis is based on scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the most likely trajectory for the planet’s rising average temperature -- 2.5°C to 2.9°C over pre-industrial levels.Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, warned: “Over the next decade, the failure to mitigate and adapt to …

Food insecurity bites in countries overwhelmed by extreme weather
1 year, 1 month ago

Food insecurity bites in countries overwhelmed by extreme weather

The Independent  

Limiting warming to 1.5C has repeatedly been hailed as “our north star” by Cop28 president Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber in his interactions with the press. “We need more financial resources to tackle the food insecurity challenge, as well as other environmental problems, in our country,” says Mery Yaou, director of environment at Togo’s Ministry of Environment, in an interview with The …

UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet
1 year, 1 month ago

UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least three-fourths of Africans can’t afford a healthy diet, and a fifth are undernourished due to an “unprecedented food crisis,” United Nations agencies said in a report released Thursday with the African Union Commission. “The majority of Africa’s population — about 78% or more than one billion people — remain unable to afford a healthy diet, …

’One in ten worldwide go to bed hungry every night,’ reveals UN food chief
1 year, 4 months ago

’One in ten worldwide go to bed hungry every night,’ reveals UN food chief

Live Mint  

The head of the United Nations food agency has warned of a severe global hunger crisis affecting over 700 million people who are uncertain about when or if they will have their next meal. According to WFP estimates from 79 countries where the Rome-based agency operates, up to 783 million people — one in 10 of the world’s population — …

One in ten people worldwide go to bed hungry every night: UN food chief
1 year, 4 months ago

One in ten people worldwide go to bed hungry every night: UN food chief

Hindustan Times  

A global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again, and demand for food is rising relentlessly while humanitarian funding is drying up, the head of the United Nations food agency said Thursday. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain told the U.N. Security Council that because of the lack …

More than 700 million people don't know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 700 million people don't know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain told the …

UN Talks Seek to Fix 'Broken' Global Food System
1 year, 5 months ago

UN Talks Seek to Fix 'Broken' Global Food System

News 18  

A three-day United Nations summit opened in Rome on Monday aimed at tackling a “broken” global food system where millions are starving, two billion are overweight or obese and the planet is suffering. The food systems summit comes amid growing food insecurity around the world, with UN agencies warning of an increasing number of people suffering from chronic hunger. “Global …

Explained | What has to be done to get to Zero Hunger?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | What has to be done to get to Zero Hunger?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Global Report on the Food Crises 2023 released recently estimated that between 691 million and 783 million people in the world suffered from hunger in 2022. The GRFC is produced by the Food Security Information Network in support of the Global Network against Food Crises, and involves 16 partners to achieve a joint consensus-based assessment …

UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor
1 year, 6 months ago

UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — In a grim report, the U.N. warned Monday that at the current rate of global progress 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty and 84 million children won’t be going to school in 2030 – and it will take 286 years to reach equality between men and women. “Failure to make progress means inequalities …

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022
1 year, 8 months ago

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022

Associated Press  

ROME — More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year because of conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The report found that that the number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food aid — 258 million — …

258 million people worldwide faced acute food insecurity in 2022, report says
1 year, 8 months ago

258 million people worldwide faced acute food insecurity in 2022, report says

LA Times  

More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year because of conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a report published Wednesday. The report found that the number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food aid — 258 million — had increased for …

‘Catastrophic insecurity’: 10 million children in Sahel need aid
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Catastrophic insecurity’: 10 million children in Sahel need aid

Al Jazeera  

UNICEF says the number of children in extreme jeopardy has doubled since 2020 as armed groups continue to spread violence in region. In a report published on Friday, the United Nations children’s agency said nearly four million more children are at risk in neighbouring countries as hostilities between armed groups and national security forces spill across borders. “Children are increasingly …

How can we end the hunger pandemic?
2 years ago

How can we end the hunger pandemic?

Al Jazeera  

As 2022 comes to a close, we are facing a food crisis worse than any other in recent memory. The combined consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and climate change, from disrupted supply chains and soaring inflation to extreme weather events, gradually left millions of people all over the world unable to put food on their tables. …

Food shock: Crop-battering disasters highlight climate threat
2 years, 2 months ago

Food shock: Crop-battering disasters highlight climate threat

The Hindu  

Rolling crises linked to war, weather disasters and the pandemic have shaken global food systems and tipped millions into hunger and poverty. Others, like floods, can cause sudden "devastation of livelihoods and infrastructure", said Rachel Bezner Kerr, professor at Cornell University and a lead author of the UN's landmark IPCC report on climate impacts. Since then, record temperatures withered crops …

Goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 out of reach, report says
2 years, 3 months ago

Goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 out of reach, report says

Al Jazeera  

Effects of COVID pandemic and war in Ukraine make it unlikely for the world to eradicate extreme poverty by decade’s end, World Bank says. In a new report released on Wednesday, the World Bank said higher food and energy prices had hindered a quick recovery after COVID-19 dealt the “biggest setback” to global poverty in decades. Indermit Gill, the World …

UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation
2 years, 4 months ago

UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude,” with up to 345 million people marching toward starvation — and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine. David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, told the U.N. Security Council that the 345 …

It’s time we all come together to address the global food crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

It’s time we all come together to address the global food crisis

Al Jazeera  

Millions of lives are at stake and the world’s most vulnerable do not have the luxury of time. Even before the war, hunger and malnutrition were on the rise globally, with an unacceptable 823 million people going hungry in 2021 according to the recent edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report by five United …

Why UN global hunger report figures are staggering: 150 million added post Covid
2 years, 6 months ago

Why UN global hunger report figures are staggering: 150 million added post Covid

Hindustan Times  

Even since coronavirus hit the world, over 150 million people have been added to the list of those affected by hunger, a new report by the United Nations has revealed. The goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition by 2030 remains a far cry with the latest UN global hunger report revealing that 828 million people - across the …

UN: 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021
2 years, 6 months ago

UN: 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The spike in food, fuel and fertilizer prices sparked by the war in Ukraine is threatening to push countries around the world into famine, bringing “global destabilization, starvation and mass migration on an unprecedented scale,” a top U.N. official warned Wednesday. David Beasley, head of the U.N. World Food Program, said its latest analysis shows that “a …

World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’
2 years, 6 months ago

World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’

Al Jazeera  

Up to 828 million people, or nearly 10 percent of the world’s population, were affected by hunger last year: UN report. World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Ukraine war coupled with climate change now threaten starvation and mass migration on an “unprecedented scale” this year, according to UN …

UN: 18 million facing severe hunger in West Africa’s Sahel
2 years, 7 months ago

UN: 18 million facing severe hunger in West Africa’s Sahel

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the impacts of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The largest number of people are at risk of severe hunger across the region since 2014, and four countries — Burkina Faso, …

UN: 18 million people facing severe hunger in Sahel region
2 years, 7 months ago

UN: 18 million people facing severe hunger in Sahel region

Al Jazeera  

It cites the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs as the reasons. The United Nations is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The largest number …

UN: Record Number Of People Without Enough To Eat In 2021
2 years, 8 months ago

UN: Record Number Of People Without Enough To Eat In 2021

Huff Post  

The United Nations headquarters in New York on March 17, 2022. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images ROME — The United Nations said Wednesday that the number of people without enough to eat on a daily basis reached all-time high last year and is poised to hit “appalling” new levels as the Ukraine war affects global food production. The U.N. said …

UN: Record 193 million people faced food insecurity in 2021
2 years, 8 months ago

UN: Record 193 million people faced food insecurity in 2021

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 193 million people in 53 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2021, a jump of 40 million compared with 2020. The number of people without enough to eat on a daily basis has reached an all-time high last year and is poised to hit “appalling” new levels as the Ukraine war affects global food production, the United Nations said. …

UN food agency: 45 million people on the edge of famine
3 years, 2 months ago

UN food agency: 45 million people on the edge of famine

Al Jazeera  

The UN agency says global hunger spiked by three million within a year, with conflict, climate change and COVID main driving factors. The United Nations food agency has said that the number of people on the edge of famine across 43 countries had risen to 45 million, as acute hunger spikes around the world. The jump from 42 million people …

World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict, says UN Chief
3 years, 5 months ago

World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict, says UN Chief

India TV News  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that climate change and conflict are both a consequence and a driver of poverty, income inequality and food prices. Earlier this month, a UN report noted that up to 161 million more people faced hunger last year compared to 2019, with much of that widened suffering likely linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

UN: world hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year
3 years, 6 months ago

UN: world hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the new “tragic data” …

Covid Triggered Biggest Increase In Hunger In Decades: UN
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid Triggered Biggest Increase In Hunger In Decades: UN

News 18  

The coronavirus pandemic caused an estimated 18 percent increase in the number of people facing hunger, a UN report released on Monday found, dealing a massive setback to efforts to ensure everyone has access to food. The “economic downturns as a consequence of Covid-19 containment measures all over the world have contributed to one of the largest increases in world …

Covid-19 pushed 119-124 million people into extreme poverty: UN
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 pushed 119-124 million people into extreme poverty: UN

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic, which surfaced at the fag end of 2019, has so far pushed 119-124 million people into extreme poverty worldwide, the United Nations said on Saturday. There is a need for countries to enact policies that are coherent and inclusive, the UN said, adding that access to vaccines is of utmost importance to “build back better”. …

Pandemic, global conflict and climate change fueling food insecurity in 2020: report
3 years, 8 months ago

Pandemic, global conflict and climate change fueling food insecurity in 2020: report

Firstpost  

Economic crisis was the prime reason for hunger for 40 million, compared with 24 million in 2019 and the pandemic has exacerbated vulnerabilities. The economic cost of the global pandemic as well as conflict and climate change are fueling food security fears that in 2020 reached their highest level in five years, according to a report published Wednesday. He added …

UN says 155 million people faced severe hunger last year
3 years, 8 months ago

UN says 155 million people faced severe hunger last year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report, which focuses on 55 countries that account …

Millions staring at famine as food insecurity soars: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Millions staring at famine as food insecurity soars: Report

Al Jazeera  

Food insecurity and its impacts have been exacerbated in part by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has found. Food insecurity in the world’s poorest countries reached record highs in 2020, with millions staring at famine, a situation exacerbated in part by the COVID pandemic, according to a UN report. From Haiti to Syria, some 155 million people across 55 …

Covid-19 Disrupted Food Security For Millions; Will Likely Reverse Progress on Ending Hunger by 2030: Dr Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Disrupted Food Security For Millions; Will Likely Reverse Progress on Ending Hunger by 2030: Dr Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the food security and nutrition for millions of people around the world, and will likely reverse the progress made towards ending hunger by 2030, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has said. Addressing the 54th Commission on Population and Development on the theme Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development’ here …

Coronavirus lays bare social inequality, warns UN chief Guterres'
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lays bare social inequality, warns UN chief Guterres'

India TV News  

The Covid-19 crisis "has revealed how unequal our societies are," said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' in his message released on Monday for World Health Day. Highlighting the inequalities and injustices that have been apparent throughout the pandemic, the UN chief said in his message for the day to be marked on Wednesday that the vast majority of vaccine doses …

Covid, pandemic and lockdown: How 2020 changed the world
4 years ago

Covid, pandemic and lockdown: How 2020 changed the world

Live Mint  

When the world celebrated the dawn of a new decade with a blaze of firework parties and revelry on January 1, few could have imagined what 2020 had in store. "This is a pandemic experience that's unique in the lifetime of every single person on Earth," says Sten Vermund, infectious disease epidemiologist and dean of Yale School of Public Health. …

COVID-19 and the risk of intergenerational malnutrition
4 years ago

COVID-19 and the risk of intergenerational malnutrition

Al Jazeera  

The calendar is about to turn the page over to a new year and that new year brings hope for a world currently gripped by a pandemic that has wreaked havoc for months. Third, the health crisis and the related lockdowns have led to reduced access to health and nutrition services and limited health resources have been diverted to front-line …

Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths
4 years, 1 month ago

Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress …

Almost two million children short on food over course of pandemic, study suggests
4 years, 1 month ago

Almost two million children short on food over course of pandemic, study suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Almost two million children have been short on food in …

COVID-19 could push over 1 billion into extreme poverty by 2030, says UN study
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 could push over 1 billion into extreme poverty by 2030, says UN study

Firstpost  

The study assesses the impact of different COVID-19 recovery scenarios on the Sustainable Development Goals, evaluating the multidimensional effects of the pandemic over the next decade United Nations: An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number of the world’s extremely poor …

Coronavirus pandemic could push over 1 billion people in extreme poverty by 2030, says UN
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus pandemic could push over 1 billion people in extreme poverty by 2030, says UN

India Today  

Due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, an additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030. "Severe long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic could push an additional 207 million people into extreme poverty on top of the current pandemic trajectory, bringing the total to over 1 billion by 2030," the study added. The …

Covid Impact: As Millions Stare at Famine, Women and Girls at Greater Risk as They Eat Last and Least
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid Impact: As Millions Stare at Famine, Women and Girls at Greater Risk as They Eat Last and Least

News 18  

With millions on the brink of famine in four nations, women and girls will be hardest hit due to cultural beliefs and COVID-19’s economic impacts, the charity CARE said on Wednesday. “There is a huge risk that millions of women and girls around the world are already going hungry,” Sarah Fuhrman, a humanitarian policy specialist with CARE, told the Thomson …

Billionaires should help fight hunger amid Covid-19, says UN
4 years, 3 months ago

Billionaires should help fight hunger amid Covid-19, says UN

The Independent  

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UN food chief urges rich to help keep millions from starving
4 years, 3 months ago

UN food chief urges rich to help keep millions from starving

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The World Food Program chief warned Thursday that millions of people are closer to starvation because of the deadly combination of conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic and he urged donor nations and billionaires to help feed them and ensure their survival. The U.N. program’s chief David Beasley told the U.N. Security Council that the response …

COVID-19 could fuel more conflict, poverty, starvation, says UN
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 could fuel more conflict, poverty, starvation, says UN

The Hindu  

Top UN officials have warned that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated discrimination and other human rights violations that can fuel conflict, and its indirect consequences are dwarfing the impact of the virus itself in the world’s most fragile countries. Mr. Lowcock warned the council that the indirect economic and health effects from the crisis in fragile countries “will be higher …

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