Tackling hunger’s ecosystem
12 years, 7 months ago

Tackling hunger’s ecosystem

The Hindu  

With much of the world facing the twin threats of poor harvest and high food prices due to severe droughts and deficit rainfall, the hunger summit at the end of the London Olympics did not come a day soon. For a country reeling under the worst recession and crippling austerity in its post-war history, Britain’s stance on Overseas Development Assistance must seem paradoxical at home and perhaps even paternalistic. Many European countries have cut back on aid under the weight of austerity, whereas Britain is on course to fulfil its commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on ODA. The global development community, while criticising the stringent conditionalities linked to aid, has broadly welcomed Britain’s initiatives at the vaccines summit in 2011 and the family planning summit in June. Given its importance on a range of health indicators, besides the adverse impact on children’s intellectual development and learning outcomes, the wider significance of tackling chronic malnutrition cannot be overstated.

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Tackling the problem of nutrition
1 week, 6 days ago

Tackling the problem of nutrition

The Hindu  

While health was not a priority for Budget 2025, it seems that nutrition is. A comprehensive agenda Poshan 2.0 and Saksham Anganwadi offer more of the same solutions — take-home rations, supplementary foods, tracking of severe and acute malnutrition cases, iron and folic acid tablets etc. Instead, what we need is a comprehensive nutrition agenda in which nutrition is identified …

For millions of children in food crises, a heightened risk of lifelong damage
1 month, 4 weeks ago

For millions of children in food crises, a heightened risk of lifelong damage

Hindustan Times  

By Jennifer Rigby For millions of children in food crises, a heightened risk of lifelong damage LONDON, - A surge in the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip since the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect on Jan. 19 is likely to ease the acute food emergency afflicting people in the war-ravaged territory, especially its children. A child …

Bill Gates on how feeding children properly can transform global health
2 months ago

Bill Gates on how feeding children properly can transform global health

Live Mint  

WHEN HISTORIANS write about the first quarter of the 21st century, they may sum it up this way: 20 years of unprecedented progress followed by five years of stagnation. We must invest in global health to protect children from hunger’s worst effects, mitigate the impacts of climate change and spur economic growth. During the century’s first 20 years OECD countries …

Global Nutrition: A Second Act for Saving Children's Lives
5 months, 1 week ago

Global Nutrition: A Second Act for Saving Children's Lives

Live Mint  

Bill Gates emphasizes the importance of nutrition in tackling global health challenges. He argues that investing in child health can lead to significant economic and social benefits, including improved health outcomes and increased productivity. Gates emphasizes the need for continued commitment to global health initiatives, including investments in vaccines, medicines, and nutrition.

Addressing malnutrition as a strategic investment in the nation's future
6 months ago

Addressing malnutrition as a strategic investment in the nation's future

Hindustan Times  

As a three-time elected Member of Parliament, I have had the privilege of witnessing various advancements in our country’s public health policy. The high burden of diseases resulting from malnutrition contributes to escalating health care costs for the government as well as increased out-of-pocket expenditures for individuals. Without independent means of livelihood, and subject to discriminatory social practices within households, …

Addressing malnutrition as a strategic investment in the nation's future
6 months ago

Addressing malnutrition as a strategic investment in the nation's future

Hindustan Times  

As a three-time elected Member of Parliament, I have had the privilege of witnessing various advancements in our country’s public health policy. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} The high burden of diseases resulting from malnutrition contributes to escalating health care costs for the government as well as increased out-of-pocket expenditures for individuals. Without independent means of livelihood, and subject to discriminatory social practices …

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

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’
9 months, 1 week ago

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’

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. open image in gallery Childhood obesity has been growing in the past decade Baroness …

The UN says a quarter of the world’s children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

The UN says a quarter of the world's children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa
9 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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. “What will I give them when I don’t have …

A quarter of the world’s children under 5 suffer from severe food poverty, the U.N. says.
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Nine out of 10 children in Gaza lack food for growth: UNICEF
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nine out of 10 children in Gaza lack food for growth: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

New report examines child food poverty worldwide, with particular focus on ‘catastrophic impact’ of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza. About 90 percent of children in Gaza lack nutrition and face “severe” threats to their “survival, growth and development”, according to the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF. A report, published by UNICEF on Thursday, laid bare the “catastrophic impact” of Israel’s offensive …

UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza
11 months ago

UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza

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. Read our privacy policy Nearly 282 million people in …

U.N. report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza
11 months ago

U.N. report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza

LA Times  

Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released Wednesday. The United Nations report said 24 million more people faced an acute lack of food than in 2022, because of the sharp deterioration …

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

UN raises alarm over surge in malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan
11 months, 4 weeks ago

UN raises alarm over surge in malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

Highlighting a grim reality, the World Food Programme in Afghanistan sounds the alarm on a surge in malnutrition cases, particularly among women and children, Khaama Press reported. Mona Sheikh, spearheading nutrition efforts at the WFP, underscores the concerning trend of more malnourished children being directed to clinics for urgent intervention, citing a reduction in foreign aid last year as a …

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here’s what that means
1 year ago

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here’s what that means

Associated Press  

Catastrophic hunger is so dire in two world hotspots that famine is imminent in northern Gaza and approaching in Haiti, with hundreds of thousands of people in both places struggling to avoid starvation. That’s according to food security experts and aid groups, who are warning about the toll from hunger caused by the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza …

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here's what that means.
1 year ago

Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine, experts say. Here's what that means.

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Gaza, virtually every resident …

Most Number of ‘Zero-Food Kids’ Globally: Decoding India’s Malnutrition Crisis
1 year ago

Most Number of ‘Zero-Food Kids’ Globally: Decoding India’s Malnutrition Crisis

The Quint  

Dr Rajiv Tandon agrees. He says that among India’s many vulnerable populations, a more attentive and focused strategy needs to be introduced to help children in the most backwards of areas where last mile reach of government programmes may not be equitable. He says: The data might be able to show that the parents and primary caregivers of these children …

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

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

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

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. Read our privacy policy At least three-fourths of Africans …

Sunak tells food summit no parent should ever watch their child starve
1 year, 4 months ago

Sunak tells food summit no parent should ever watch their child starve

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 Rishi Sunak said “no parent should ever have to watch …

UN Talks Seek to Fix 'Broken' Global Food System
1 year, 8 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, 8 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: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022
1 year, 10 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, 10 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 …

Almost 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022: UN
1 year, 10 months ago

Almost 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022: UN

Al Jazeera  

The report finds the number of people facing acute food shortages and requiring urgent food aid increased for the fourth consecutive year. Almost 258 million people in 58 countries faced acute food shortages last year due to conflicts, climate change, effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to a United Nations report, a sharp rise from …

How can we end the hunger pandemic?
2 years, 3 months 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. …

India slips to 107th position in Global Hunger Index, government alleges bias
2 years, 4 months ago

India slips to 107th position in Global Hunger Index, government alleges bias

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:25 IST The Global Hunger Index report of 2022, published in mid October, shows India’s place to have fallen to 107 from the previous year’s 101, out of 121 countries. “India has made significant progress in the fight against hunger since 2000, but the regression or stagnation that has occurred in child wasting cannot be …

‘Misinformation is the hallmark of Global Hunger Index 2022’: India slams rating as attempt to taint country’s image
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Misinformation is the hallmark of Global Hunger Index 2022’: India slams rating as attempt to taint country’s image

Firstpost  

The Global Hunger Report 2022 which was released by the Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, non-government organisations from Ireland and Germany respectively, has ranked India at 107 among 121 countries New Delhi: India on Saturday slammed the recently published Global Hunger Index 2022 calling it an erroneous measure of hunger and stressing that the index suffers from serious methodological …

It’s time we all come together to address the global food crisis
2 years, 7 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, 8 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 …

World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’
2 years, 8 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 …

Global hunger calls for a collective action
2 years, 9 months ago

Global hunger calls for a collective action

Live Mint  

The world system that feeds humankind has been under stress for the past two years. The Russia-Ukraine war strangled crucial sources of supply, as these two countries contribute 28% to world wheat exports and 15% to world maize exports. Eleven countries account for 70% of global wheat production: China and India for 31%, Russia and Ukraine for 15%, the US, …

UN: Record 193 million people faced food insecurity in 2021
2 years, 10 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: Hunger crisis threatens half of Somalia’s young children
3 years, 1 month ago

UN: Hunger crisis threatens half of Somalia’s young children

Al Jazeera  

Malnutrition has reached crisis levels, UNICEF senior official says, calling on the international community to act. Severe drought risks pushing nearly half of Somali children under five into acute malnutrition this year, with hundreds of thousands needing life-saving treatment, according to the United Nations, which called for urgent action. “Malnutrition has reached crisis levels,” Victor Chinyama, head of communications for …

UN food agency: 45 million people on the edge of famine
3 years, 4 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 Food Day 2021: An indispensable march to ending hunger
3 years, 5 months ago

World Food Day 2021: An indispensable march to ending hunger

Hindustan Times  

This year’s World Food Day finds us at a critical moment. Last month’s UN Food Systems Summit convened by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, mapped out the broad outlines of how the world needs to move forward to transform agri-food systems. A groundbreaking World Food Forum was successfully convened here in the Italian capital early this month, powered by the …

UN world food programme warns of growing hunger crisis in Afghanistan
3 years, 7 months ago

UN world food programme warns of growing hunger crisis in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations World Food Programme has warned that people in Afghanistan are facing hunger crisis, news agency ANI reported quoting Voice of America. A United Nations assessment of the food security and nutrition situation in Afghanistan finds that one in three Afghans face acute food insecurity, the VOA report said. An estimated 14 million people in the war-torn nation …

World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict, says UN Chief
3 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 …

UN report: Pandemic year marked by rise in world hunger
3 years, 8 months ago

UN report: Pandemic year marked by rise in world hunger

Al Jazeera  

The number of undernourished people rose to about 768 million, according to a multi-agency UN report. World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multi-agency United Nations report published on Monday. The number of undernourished people rose to about 768 million – equivalent to 10 …

UN World Food Programme says 41 million on verge of famine
3 years, 9 months ago

UN World Food Programme says 41 million on verge of famine

Al Jazeera  

After declining for several decades, world hunger has been on the rise since 2016, driven by conflict and climate change. Some 41 million people in 43 countries are at imminent risk of famine, with nearly 600,000 others in four countries already experiencing famine-like conditions, the World Food Programme has warned. Meanwhile, 41 million people are literally knocking on famine’s door.” …

Millions staring at famine as food insecurity soars: Report
3 years, 10 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 …

WFP raises alarm over rising hunger in Madagascar
4 years, 2 months ago

WFP raises alarm over rising hunger in Madagascar

Al Jazeera  

The crisis follows three straight years of drought as well as a deep recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The United Nations’ World Food Programme has appealed for emergency aid of $35m to fight hunger in southern Madagascar, hit by the coronavirus pandemic and a third consecutive year of drought. “Some 1.35 million people are projected to be food insecure …

Child hunger should be more than an embarrassment to this government
4 years, 2 months ago

Child hunger should be more than an embarrassment to this government

The Independent  

Over the past decade, Conservative governments have moved on from denial to embarrassment when confronted with the evidence that children are going hungry in one of the richest countries in the world. They eventually had to accept reality and some ministers even visited food banks, but they insisted that child hunger was more complicated than simply the product of their …

'Mom, we need food': Thousands in South Sudan near famine
4 years, 3 months ago

'Mom, we need food': Thousands in South Sudan near famine

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. Now the mourning 40-year-old awaits food aid, one of …

‘Mom, we need food': Thousands in South Sudan near famine
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Mom, we need food': Thousands in South Sudan near famine

Associated Press  

LEKUANGOLE, South Sudan — After nearly a week of hiding from conflict, Kallayn Keneng watched two of her young children die. Now the mourning 40-year-old awaits food aid, one of more than 30,000 people said to be in likely famine in South Sudan’s Pibor county. … We are here dealing with facts, they are not on the ground,” said John …

COVID-19 and the risk of intergenerational malnutrition
4 years, 3 months 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 …

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