The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday called for some $16.9 billion to address the escalating global hunger crisis - or roughly what the world spends on coffee in just two weeks.
Conflict is also pushing millions into hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Sahel, while extreme climate events exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon are deepening food insecurity across ...
According to WFP, hunger continues to rise, with 343 million people across 74 countries experiencing acute food insecurity – a 10 per cent increase from last year. This includes 1.9 million ...
“In some areas, El Niño has also triggered devastating floods, intensifying the impact on affected communities, leading to a prolonged hunger crisis,” WFP Zimbabwe said. Five Southern Africa ...