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Global Aid Cuts Fuel Refugee Hunger Crisis
- On June 16, a joint report from the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme highlighted 13 critical regions worldwide, including Sudan, Gaza, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where urgent action is needed to prevent famine.
- The report attributes worsening hunger mainly to ongoing conflicts, economic shocks, climate hazards, and restricted humanitarian access blocking crucial aid delivery in affected areas.
- Nearly 25 million people in Sudan face acute food insecurity amid conflict and displacement, while Gaza’s entire 2.1 million population endures crisis food insecurity due to military operations and blockade.
- WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain stated that they are aware of the regions experiencing increasing hunger and the vulnerable populations involved, but stressed that lifesaving efforts cannot proceed without adequate funding and access.
- The report calls for urgent, sustained investment and coordinated international action to protect livelihoods, prevent famine, and support food production, warning hunger crises will worsen without intervention.
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Weaponizing Food Worsens Starvation
Wars, economic shocks, planetary heating and aid cuts have worsened food crises in recent years, with almost 300 million people now threatened by starvation. Why hunger? World food production has increased almost fourfold since 1960. FAO statistics indicate enough output to feed the world’s eight billion plus another three billion! Clearly, inadequate food due to …
Africa: Without Urgent Funding, Global Hunger Hotspots Are Set to Grow, UN Warns
Since conflict erupted in Sudan, more than a million people have fled to neighbouring South Sudan, seeking refuge from escalating violence that has displaced 12.4 million people and plunged over half the Sudanese population into food insecurity.
Hunger crisis deepens in global hotspots as famine risk rises, UN
ROME: Extreme hunger is intensifying in 13 global hot spots, with Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali at immediate risk of famine without urgent humanitarian intervention, a joint UN report warned on Monday. The “Hunger Hotspots” report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme blamed conflict, economic shocks, and climate-related hazards for
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