hunger Stories
Much of the continent's cropland growth during the period under review was driven by increases in staple crops, such as maize, rice and wheat, particu...
Notably, Sudan and South Sudan have been marked among the five hotspots facing an immediate risk of famine in the coming four months.
But with reduced funding, schools in 26 counties may struggle to sustain the initiative, leaving thousands of learners vulnerable to dropping out.
The region is also battling the effects of conflict, as seen in Sudan, where 38.73 per cent of the population is severely hungry and 52.12 per cent mo...
The report attributes this spike to depressed October–December rains, which have severely affected crop and livestock production in arid and semi-arid...
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...
Nearly three million individuals are expected to face emergency levels of hunger, while an estimated 2,600 people in Mali could experience catastrophi...
The Somalia Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan is only 11.1 per cent funded as of May 12.
UNICEF has projected that the number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition could rise to 462,000 between May and October this year, wit...
Intensified conflict along the White Nile River, which is the primary route for humanitarian aid, has caused a month-long halt in critical humanitaria...
The paramedics and other rescue workers were shot dead on March 23 near the southern Gaza city of Rafah and buried in a shallow grave.
Unlike carbohydrates or fat, the body doesn’t store protein for later use.
What began as a political power struggle has now shattered lives, decimated infrastructure, and pushed 30.4 million people into urgent need of humanit...
Two years of devastating conflict have transformed Sudan into the world’s largest hunger crisis, with nearly half the population, approximately 24.6 m...
The approval of the kitty follows the lender’s visit to Kenya’s Food4Education programme in March, an initiative intended to end classroom hunger by s...
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...
UNICEF has warned that at least 14 million children could face disruptions in nutrition programmes.
Amudavi emphasised that Kenya is one of the top six African countries, out of the ten, that have expanded their land acreage dedicated to organic agri...
The study report says 3.4 million people are already experiencing crisis levels, or higher, of hunger in Somalia, and the number is projected to rise...
Nakuru has emerged as Kenya's second-largest county by gross domestic product (GDP), surpassing Kiambu, the KNBS report shows.
The outcomes of the meeting are expected to shape policies that drive economic growth and ensure food security across the continent.
The U.N. also will end 2024 having raised about 46% of the $49.6 billion it sought for humanitarian aid across the globe, its own data shows. It’s the...
Agroecology is a promising way forward in addressing Africa’s worsening food crisis.
The report identifies a range of problems in the WFP’s Sudan response, including an inability to scale up its operations.
The ongoing drought has led families with children and adolescents to be constantly on the move or to go to emergency camps where they are at risk of...
The number of Kenyans who cannot afford a healthy diet has grown by about 22 per cent, from 35.1 million in 2017 to 42.8 million in 2022.
This situation compounds the hardship these first graders face, adding to the 625,000 children who have already lost an entire year of schooling.
The West African country faces insecurity and widespread humanitarian needs, making the role of such airlifts crucial to reaching places that are too...
Sudan's Federal Humanitarian Aid Commission said talk about famine in the camp was inaccurate and conditions were "not consistent" with those that mus...
