Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: Hunger

Food insecurity threatens societies and ‘no country is immune’

“When war is waged, people go hungry,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday during a debate on conflict and food security chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Ukraine war squeezes food supplies, drives up prices, threatens vulnerable nations

Based on the Global Food Crises Report released on 4 May, last year around 193 million people in 53 countries/territories were officially in the Crisis phase, or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above).

Afghanistan: Almost half the population going hungry

Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan – almost half the population – are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in a UN-backed report, published on Monday.

Ukraine; “Breadbasket” of Europe faces dwindling food supplies amid war

Amid reports of dwindling food supplies in embattled areas in Ukraine, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday began ramping up operations, warning that the conflict could have consequences beyond the country.

45 million worldwide knocking at famine’s door, WFP warns

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million - up by three million this year - as acute hunger spikes around the world.

Global Hunger Index 2021: India ranks 101 out of 116 countries

India has slipped to the 101st position among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2021 published on Thursday. India’s rank fell from 94 last year. The report...