Latin America, Caribbean ‘must step up’ to tackle rising hunger: FAO
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean “can and must step up” to tackle rising levels of hunger, poverty and inequality, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, said on Wednesday.
World Food Day: Another year of global record hunger looms amid food and climate crisis
New York: The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening levels of acute food insecurity, The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday.
Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition
New York: Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, severe malnutrition.
Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID
New York: In Kenya, a major UN-led cash and nutrition relief project is underway for informal workers facing a hunger crisis brought on by COVID-19, amidst warnings on Friday that the situation is likely even worse in many poorer countries.
New York, May 4 (IBNS): More than 10 million North Koreans are suffering “severe food shortages” after the worst harvest in a decade, according to a United Nations food security assessment released on Friday.