hunger

Deaths have begun in the Horn of Africa's most parched drought in four decades. Previously unreported data shared with The Associated Press show at least 448 deaths this year at malnutrition…

A looming hunger catastrophe is set to explode over the next two years, creating the risk of unprecedented global political pressure, the executive director of the UN World Food Programme has warned.

The Link Between Climate Change and Hunger Crises

Drought and conflict have left record numbers of people in the Horn of Africa and Sahel regions in dire need of aid, with women and children facing the brunt of the crises. The world must act now to…

People eating termites and clay as UN says acute malnutrition has almost doubled this year in south. Madagascar’s worst drought in 40 years has left more than a million people facing a year of…

What thrives in poor soil, can tolerate rising temperatures and is brimming with calories? The cassava – sometimes referred to as "the Rambo root." This plant could potentially help alleviate world…

FIGHTING CHILD HUNGER IN AFRICA Children are particularly affected by the hunger crisis in Africa. There are far too many starving kids in Africa, every single affected kid is one too much. 3.2…

NEW YORK - The United Nations released $100 million from an emergency fund Tuesday in a bid to avert famine in seven at-risk countries.   "Famine can be prevented, but we have to act in time to make…

We are facing a global fight to address one of the biggest challenges of our time. Five years after committing to eradicate hunger we are not on track to reach our goals by 2030. Chronic hunger is…

Hundreds of thousands of people scrambled for shelter, food and water across a swathe of southern Africa Friday after a cyclone killed hundreds and swept away homes and roads, as survivors face a…