Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sudanese women from community kitchens run by local volunteers prepare meals for people who are affected by conflict and extreme ...

West Africa, the Sahel and Cameroon are in crisis, according to the World Food Programme. It is increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected corridors where markets fragment, farms are abandoned, ...

The UN Food Systems Summit called for action on hunger in Africa, Gaza and beyond — Solan Kolli UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders ...

The number of hungry people around the world reduced for a third straight year in 2024. But across Africa, conflict, climate change, and economic shocks are increasing hunger and malnutrition. A ...

An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, progress was not consistent ...

Global crises are fueling hunger in Africa and the Middle East, with trade tensions, conflicts, and climate change driving food inflation, according to the UN's SOFI report. The ongoing burden of ...

With nearly 30 children dying every day from malnutrition, the South African Human Rights Commission has launched a national investigative hearing into the country’s food systems. Activists and civil ...

The boy made no sounds, recalls Dr. Ibrahim Alashi. Not a cry. Not even a whimper. Severe starvation had robbed him of even that, he says. "When I first saw him, I was shocked. His body was extremely ...