Special Interest: Climate Change
The 2023 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report reveals that conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and extreme weather have pushed 122 million more people into hunger since 2019.
A new United Nations report found that acute hunger is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries between June and November of 2023.
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are trapped in a hunger emergency as the region lurches from crisis to crisis.
A United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) dike rehabilitation project is helping families to return home and build resilience against the climate crisis.
The number of people experiencing acute hunger rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC).
In regions around the world, the climate crisis is causing more frequent and intense extreme weather events. From droughts to hurricanes to floods, these climate extremes are driving more people into severe hunger and poverty.
As reported by David Muir on ABC, the people of South Sudan are suffering from historic, overlapping drought and floods caused by the climate change.
Prices of staple foods are soaring in Malawi, ten days after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its second passage over the southern African country.
WFP USA has made a $1 million grant in support of WFP's Rapid Rural Transformation programs across southern Madagascar.
Pope Francis begins his visit to two of the world’s worst hunger crises: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. His visit comes at a time when WFP faces shrinking funds to reach millions facing severe hunger in these countries.
We’ve developed seven 30-day challenges for self-improvement that will also help improve the lives of people around the world who are experiencing the most extreme levels of hunger this winter. Each of these challenges will help you build a healthy personal habit over the next 30-days and reach your New Year’s resolutions. At the same time, these habits will have a positive global effect, from fighting the climate crisis to sending food to people in need.
The world faces the largest global food crisis in modern history. That's why these six Zero Hunger solutions are more important than ever.