food insecurity Stories
Notably, civilians, including women and children, continued to bear the brunt of armed conflict, suffering death, injury, forced displacement, enforce...
The report shows the number of Kenyans facing acute food insecurity fell from more than 5.4 million in 2023 to just 1.9 million in the year under revi...
Humanitarian leaders urge urgent action and investment as hunger, malnutrition, and displacement reach record highs, threatening millions, especially...
Conflict was the leading cause of hunger, impacting nearly 140 million people across 20 countries in 2024, including areas facing "catastrophic" level...
The civil society group also blamed the region's nomadic herding practices for escalating sexual abuse among young girls who should otherwise be in sc...
This time of year, known as the hunger gap, is when people in South Darfur face the most difficulty accessing food. MSF warns that supplies for malnut...
FAO notes that the progress towards the broader goal of ensuring regular access to adequate food for all has stalled, highlighting the need to re-look...
Without urgent action, FAO warns that food insecurity and malnutrition will continue to rise, making the goal of Zero Hunger by 2030 increasingly diff...
In a briefing to Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the committee highlighted the worsening food situation and the expected impacts of the March-May lo...
The party said it was unacceptable for farmers to be abandoned at a critical time despite government efforts to boost production through subsidies.
Particular concern has been raised over pastoral areas in Turkana, Marsabit, and Garissa counties, where food insecurity is expected to last until at...
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are engaged in a civil war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and are adamantly opposed to a famine declaration for f...
Agroecology is a promising way forward in addressing Africa’s worsening food crisis.
At Yathrib Primary School, a UK-Tech Hub-funded project is equipping students with modern agricultural skills while enhancing the school feeding progr...
However, the country is faced with the challenge of malnutrition, as 18 per cent of children below the age of five years are stunted.
To combat the loneliness that sometimes comes with his solitary life, he started a small church, where a few people gather to worship with him.
5.7 million people are under food stress, 894,557 are in a crisis, and 42,668 are in an emergency situation.
However, Maingi admits he is not aware of any side effects of consuming raw cassava, as it has always been a significant part of his diet.
IGAD projects that only 1.9 million people in the ASAL region, or roughly 12 per cent of the population under analysis, will experience high levels of...
Only 20 per cent of children in this age group receive eggs, fish, poultry, or meat as part of their diet. Additionally, two-thirds of these children...
With the African Union set to convene in Addis Ababa soon, concerns are mounting that efforts to include Islamists in Sudan's political process could...
There is also a high risk of famine in multiple regions if immediate action is not taken. Famine is a severe and widespread lack of food that leads to...
Fall anticipates receiving only $300 million in the best-case scenario, a significant drop from the $500 million secured last year. He attributed the...
Currently, the residents purchase a tomato at Sh20 from the previous Sh 5 while one cabbage goes for Sh110 up from Sh40.
The floods, which affected over 2.5 million people, caused staggering losses totalling $176 million and claimed the lives of 188 individuals.
The farmers expressed gratitude for the programme, emphasising its importance in ensuring that crops are planted at the right time in the area.
It is reported that loss of food happens despite 783 million people being affected by hunger globally and a third of humanity facing food insecurity.
