In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder
4 years, 1 month ago

In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder

Associated Press  

ABS, Yemen — The twin baby boys lay on a bed of woven palm leaves in a remote camp for displaced people in Yemen’s north, their collar bones and ribs visible. The United Nations humanitarian office this week released $100 million in emergency funding to seven countries most at risk of famine — Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Congo, and Burkina Faso. One day maybe we can get something better.” South Sudan may be closer than any other country to famine, as crisis after crisis wears on a population depleted by five years of civil war. “Their father took them everywhere.” Two-thirds of Yemen’s population of about 28 million people are hungry. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged parties with influence in Yemen to take action to “stave off catastrophe” or risk a tragedy with “consequences that will reverberate indefinitely into the future.” Yemen is “now in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades,” he said.

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U.S. says it sought retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups voice concern
2 weeks, 2 days ago

U.S. says it sought retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups voice concern

LA Times  

Palestinian women and girls struggle to reach for food at a distribution center in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on Dec. 6, 2024. A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel’s “near-total blockade,” after the United States asked for its retraction, …

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

New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
1 month, 1 week ago

New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod to challenges in fundraising for civilians in war zones like Gaza, Sudan, Syria and Ukraine. His agency, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on Wednesday issued its global appeal for 2025, seeking $47 …

Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?
1 month, 1 week ago

Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?

Salon  

The 40th-anniversary remake of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? There are many regions of the world where people are still suffering from acute food insecurity, defined as hunger so severe that it poses an immediate threat to people's livelihoods and lives. According to the Global Report on Food Crises, which is produced by the Food Security Information Network …

Famine Looms in Vulnerable Regions as Conflict and Climate Shocks Aggravate Food Insecurity
2 months, 1 week ago

Famine Looms in Vulnerable Regions as Conflict and Climate Shocks Aggravate Food Insecurity

Associated Press  

Severe food crises threaten hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable areas worldwide. The report warns that conflicts, economic instability, and climate shocks are driving alarming levels of acute food insecurity, with immediate, scaled-up intervention needed to prevent further deterioration in these already vulnerable regions.

Africa floods wreak havoc on crops, deepen food crisis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Africa floods wreak havoc on crops, deepen food crisis

China Daily  

Houses are submerged in Adankolo, Kogi state, Nigeria, on Saturday. HARUNA YAHAYA/AFP Widespread flooding across West and Central Africa has plunged nearly 6.6 million people in 16 countries into crisis, exacerbating an already dire food insecurity situation in the region, where several nations have declared a food security and nutrition emergency. Margot van der Velden, WFP's regional director for Western …

UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations
3 months, 4 weeks ago

UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations

The Independent  

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UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan

The Independent  

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US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere
5 months, 1 week ago

US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The newly confirmed famine at one of the sprawling camps for war-displaced people in Sudan’s Darfur region is growing uncontrolled as the country’s combatants block aid, and it threatens to grow bigger and deadlier than the world’s last major famine 13 years ago, U.S. officials warned on Friday. The U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.N. World Food …

Drive to eliminate global hunger by 2030 has stalled, UN warns
5 months, 2 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 …

US announces $203 million in new aid to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US announces $203 million in new aid to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced nearly $203 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan on Thursday but warned that the money is not a “panacea” and urged other countries to fulfill their financial pledges to address what she called “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” World leaders pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid …

Away from global attention, Sudan is starving
6 months, 1 week ago

Away from global attention, Sudan is starving

Al Jazeera  

We need to take urgent action to prevent what could be the largest hunger crisis of our times. Yet, despite the imminent threat of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, the international community, and especially the Western world, shows little interest in Sudan and its protracted conflict. However, when the international community looks away, moves on from, or “forgets” a crisis or …

Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan

Associated Press  

CAIRO — International experts portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan in a report Thursday warning that 755,000 people are facing famine in the coming months, amid relentless clashes between rival generals. The report said that 8.5 million people are facing extreme food shortages after 14 months of conflict in Sudan and that hunger has spread to the capital Khartoum …

Over 750,000 people in Sudan at risk of starvation: Global hunger monitor
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 750,000 people in Sudan at risk of starvation: Global hunger monitor

Al Jazeera  

United Nations’ hunger monitoring system says there’s a risk of famine in 14 areas of Sudan if the conflict escalates. There is a risk of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the conflict between military factions escalates, a global hunger monitor has said, noting that it faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity” ever recorded in the country. …

High risk of famine across Gaza as hunger spreads, experts say
6 months, 2 weeks ago

High risk of famine across Gaza as hunger spreads, experts say

NPR  

High risk of famine across Gaza as hunger spreads, experts say toggle caption Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images Nearly all of Gaza’s population is struggling with food shortages and hunger, and half a million people are now facing starvation, a new report by independent experts says. Sponsor Message The I.P.C.report says more than 340,000 Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing the …

Some life-saving food assistance entered South Darfur, UN says, but aid groups say more is needed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Some life-saving food assistance entered South Darfur, UN says, but aid groups say more is needed

Associated Press  

CAIRO — South Darfur saw a slight increase in critical aid when the U.N.'s World Food Program delivered life-saving food and nutrition to some families across the violence-riddled western Sudanese state, the organization said. The WFP mission in Sudan said Tuesday that more than 50,000 people in hunger hotspots across South Darfur are receiving much-needed food assistance in collaboration with …

Many leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says
7 months ago

Many leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Leaders in many conflict areas are more interested in power and political rivalries than in listening to the needs of their people, improving their lives and ending the fighting, the United Nations humanitarian chief told The Associated Press. “Hamas has an obligation not to have started the October 7 events, which have led to this particular iteration …

From Zambia to Afghanistan, WFP warns El Nino’s extreme weather is causing a surge in hunger
7 months, 2 weeks ago

From Zambia to Afghanistan, WFP warns El Nino’s extreme weather is causing a surge in hunger

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Extreme weather attributed to the El Nino phenomenon is causing a surge in hunger in several countries, including Zambia and Afghanistan, the UN’s World Food Programme said Wednesday, and called on donors for much-needed help. The WFP said executive director Cindy McCain had traveled to Zambia and seen how “severe drought has wiped out harvests …

282 million faced acute hunger in 2023, worst hit in Gaza
8 months, 2 weeks ago

282 million faced acute hunger in 2023, worst hit in Gaza

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — 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 U.N. report said 24 million more people faced an acute lack of food than in 2022, due to the …

UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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U.N. report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza
8 months, 2 weeks 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
8 months, 2 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 …

The Sudan War exacerbate hunger and suffering one year down the line
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Sudan War exacerbate hunger and suffering one year down the line

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: A Sudanese woman, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, walks beside carts carrying her family belongings upon crossing the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad August 2, 2023. The war that broke out on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the capital Khartoum, has …

World donors pledge more than €2 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

World donors pledge more than €2 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on April 15 that world donors are pledging more than €2 billion euros aid for Sudan after a year-long war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine. In a final statement, top diplomatic envoys, U.N. officials and aid agencies gathered at the conference also urged Sudan’s warring parties to stop rights violations …

World paid little attention to Sudan’s war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger
8 months, 4 weeks ago

World paid little attention to Sudan’s war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger

Associated Press  

CAIRO — On a clear night a year ago, a dozen heavily armed fighters broke into Omaima Farouq’s house in an upscale neighborhood in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, ever since simmering tensions between its military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into street clashes in the capital …

World paid little attention to Sudan's war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger
8 months, 4 weeks ago

World paid little attention to Sudan's war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger

The Independent  

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Nearly 55 million face hunger in West and Central Africa, UN warns
8 months, 4 weeks 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 …

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
9 months ago

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger

The Independent  

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First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan’s Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
9 months ago

First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan’s Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United Nations said Friday it has begun distributing food in Sudan’s restive western Darfur region for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border deliveries in March, but the population still faces widespread hunger unless more help arrives. About a third of the country’s population, or 18 million people, face acute hunger, the U.N. food …

Sudan is on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan is on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The nearly year-long conflict between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces has put the African nation on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis with malnutrition soaring and already claiming children’s lives, the U.N. humanitarian office warned Wednesday. Edem Wosornu, the director of humanitarian operations, told the U.N. Security Council that already one-third of Sudan’s population – …

Sudan is on course to become the world's worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudan is on course to become the world's worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says

The Independent  

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UN warns five million could suffer ‘catastrophic’ hunger in Sudan amid war
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN warns five million could suffer ‘catastrophic’ hunger in Sudan amid war

Al Jazeera  

UN aid chief says 730,000 Sudanese children are thought to suffer from ‘severe’ malnutrition. Nearly five million people in Sudan are at risk of “catastrophic” hunger in the coming months, the United Nations has warned, calling for the country’s warring parties to allow aid deliveries. In a note to the UN Security Council on Friday, UN aid chief Martin Griffiths …

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns
10 months ago

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A ruinous conflict raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top U.N. food official warned Wednesday as global attention has been focused on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Program, said the fighting in Sudan, which pits the country’s military against …

Sudan war threatens ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP
10 months ago

Sudan war threatens ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP

Al Jazeera  

Warring generals leave at least 25 million people facing food insecurity, with humanitarian response at ‘breaking point’. The war in Sudan threatens to trigger “the world’s largest hunger crisis”, a United Nations agency has warned. The World Food Programme said on Wednesday that more than 25 million people scattered across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are “trapped in a spiral” …

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world's largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns
10 months ago

Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world's largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official warns

New Indian Express  

CAIRO: A ruinous conflict raging for about a year between rival generals in Sudan risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top U.N. food official warned Wednesday as global attention has been focused on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Cindy McCain, head of the World Food Program, said the fighting in Sudan, which pits the country’s military against a …

What will it take to end hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What will it take to end hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan?

Al Jazeera  

UN warns Africa’s youngest nation is facing a food crisis. South Sudan is on the verge of a devastating hunger catastrophe, the World Food Programme has warned. Now, the influx of half a million people – escaping the violence in neighbouring Sudan – is worsening an already precarious humanitarian situation. Aid agencies say more funding and unhindered access is vital …

Famine looms in Sudan
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Famine looms in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

As war continues unabated in Sudan, an acute food emergency could kill hundreds of thousands of people by next year. “When we started, about 70 people would come to us for food … from several neighbourhoods,” Abdel Hay told Al Jazeera from Khartoum. “Eventually, we started to see more than 200 people coming each time we cooked.” Ten months into …

UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan face life-threatening malnutrition
11 months ago

UNICEF says 700,000 children in Sudan face life-threatening malnutrition

Al Jazeera  

As the war continues, the UN agency warns tens of thousands of children will ‘likely die’ without more aid. At least 700,000 children in Sudan are likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, and tens of thousands could die, the United Nations children’s agency has warned. “The consequences of the past 300 days means that more …

World Food Program says its ramping up aid to reach 3 million Ethiopians. Millions more are in need
11 months ago

World Food Program says its ramping up aid to reach 3 million Ethiopians. Millions more are in need

Associated Press  

The U.N.’s World Food Program says it aims to reach up to 3 million Ethiopians affected by climate change and conflict in the coming weeks, half the number it supported in the East African country before the agency introduced a lengthy aid suspension last year. WFP said it “is now working at pace to deliver food assistance to up to …

UN calls for $4.1bn in aid for Sudan, says crisis needs world’s attention
11 months ago

UN calls for $4.1bn in aid for Sudan, says crisis needs world’s attention

Al Jazeera  

The 10-month conflict has created one of the world’s ‘largest displacement and protection crises’, UN agencies say. Ten months since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, half of Sudan’s population – some 25 million people – needs humanitarian assistance and protection, UN agencies said on Wednesday. 📄Press Release on the @UN …

UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan
11 months, 1 week ago

UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The U.N. food agency said Friday it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between rival generals is hampering the distribution of aid and food supplies to those most hungry. World Food Program said that some 18 million people across Sudan currently face acute hunger, with the most desperate trapped behind the …

Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently. Millions more need food aid
11 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently. Millions more need food aid

New Indian Express  

KAMPALA, Uganda: Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the national ombudsman said Tuesday, a rare admission of hunger-related deaths by a federal body. Only a small fraction of needy people in Tigray are receiving food aid, according to an aid memo seen by The Associated Press, more than one month …

Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently. Millions more need food aid
11 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently. Millions more need food aid

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the national ombudsman said Tuesday, a rare admission of hunger-related deaths by a federal body. The memo urges humanitarian groups to “immediately scale up” their operations, warning that “failure to take swift action now will result in severe food insecurity and …

Millions urgently need food in Ethiopia's Tigray region despite the resumption of aid deliveries
11 months, 1 week ago

Millions urgently need food in Ethiopia's Tigray region despite the resumption of aid deliveries

The Independent  

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UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa
1 year ago

UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United Nations warned on Tuesday that hunger could surge across West and Central Africa next year, primarily driven by violence in the conflict-riddled region. Nearly 50 million people could face food insecurity and more than 2.5 million will be on the brink of starvation, said officials from the U.N., the Food and Agriculture Organization, regional and …

UN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis
1 year ago

UN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is targeting fewer people and seeking less money in its 2024 global humanitarian appeal launched on Monday as it grapples with a severe funding crisis. U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths told the launch that the U.N. has cut its appeal to $46 billion, to help 180 million people with food and other essential aid …

UN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis
1 year ago

UN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis

The Independent  

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UN warns food aid for 1.4 million refugees in Chad could end over limited funding
1 year, 1 month ago

UN warns food aid for 1.4 million refugees in Chad could end over limited funding

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Food assistance to 1.4 million refugees in Chad who fled the conflict in parts of the Sahel could end because of limited funding, the United Nations food agency warned Tuesday. The WFP said that malnutrition is a major concern, with nine in 10 new arrivals reporting “poor or borderline food consumption.” Honnorat said the WFP urgently needs …

Sudan facing humanitarian crisis as relief funding dwindles
1 year, 2 months ago

Sudan facing humanitarian crisis as relief funding dwindles

Al Jazeera  

Sudan’s medical sector is on the verge of complete collapse, humanitarian organisations say, along with rising hunger. As Sudan’s civil war enters its sixth month, civilians are facing a colossal humanitarian crisis as relief funding dwindles and army-imposed restrictions strangle its delivery, aid groups and activists told Al Jazeera. “Only a third of the overall humanitarian appeal has been funded …

Suffering in the shadows: The humanitarian calamities that aren’t on the world’s agenda
1 year, 2 months ago

Suffering in the shadows: The humanitarian calamities that aren’t on the world’s agenda

Salon  

Various versions of the aphorism “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography” have been making the rounds ever since the rise of U.S. imperialism in the late 1800s. According to the International Office of Migration, that represents “the highest of any internally displaced population in the world, including Syria, Ukraine, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.” Human Rights Watch …

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