World efforts to lower hunger to zero by 2030 are being negated by warfare and climate change, warn nutritionists. Their latest global index categorizes 51 nations, mainly in Asia and Africa, where hunger
More civilians in South Sudan are without food in more places than ever before in the country’s history, an international aid agency warned, saying an upsurge in fighting, lack of access and attacks on
Since the beginning of the Arab revolutions in 2010 and 2011, global attention to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has focused mainly on political transitions, instability, and the resulting refugee
UNICEF is warning that hundreds of thousands of severely malnourished children in Mali are at risk of dying, as the security situation in the country worsens. The United Nations reports that attacks
By February, once seen as a time of plenty, Nyabolli Chok had run out of food for her three children in their village here in South Sudan. She knew they had to leave. “We were eating leaves off of trees,”
Food waste in South Africa is lower than that in Europe but greater than in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. Households in South Africa dispose of less food into the municipal bin than European households
A new study report, dubbed “Addressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2: The Ghana Zero Hunger Strategic Review”, has identified gaps and proposed a roadmap to ensure Ghana achieves Zero Hunger by
Activists in Rwanda have raised concerns over the national budget allocated to food security and nutrition that has been declining over the five past years, saying that there is need for more public and
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched the Ghana Zero Hunger Strategic Review Report. The review is an independent, analytical and consultative exercise which the World Food
The British charity, Oxfam, has called for urgent action to prevent millions of people hit by famine in war-torn South Sudan. JPEG - 47.4 kb An aerial view of a UN camp for internally displaced people
The British charity said people were falling ill from eating grass and weeds. A four-year civil war, poor harvests and rising food prices have been blamed for the widespread hunger in the world's youngest
