Essay: We are defeating global poverty. US Congress could set us back
DAVID BECKMANN, president emeritus of Bread for the World and coordinator of the Circle of Protection, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service – that far-right Republicans are insisting on deep cuts in domestic and international poverty programs — though there is ample evidence both are working…
World leaders warn goals to fight hunger, poverty, climate change in peril
United NationsReuters World leaders meeting at the United Nations on Monday warned of the peril the world faces unless it acts with urgency to rescue a set of 2030 development goals to wipe out hunger and extreme poverty and to battle climate change. Their declaration, adopted by consensus at a summit before the annual UN […]
Global hunger worse today than in 2015, imperiling UN goals – report
Washington DC, USReuters There are 745 million more moderately to severely hungry people in the world today than in 2015, and the world is far off track in its efforts to meet an ambitious United Nations goal to end hunger by 2030, the UN said in a report on Friday. At the halfway point to […]
Number of hungry in Sudan rises above 20 million
Cairo, EgyptReuters The estimated number of people facing acute food insecurity in Sudan has risen faster than expected to 20.3 million, or 42 per cent of the population, as a conflict between rival military factions deepens a humanitarian crisis, a food security body said. The worst hit areas include the capital Khartoum, the western region […]
Postcards: Haiti hospital cares for kids amid gang violence, hunger and scarce aid
OCTAVIO JONES and HAROLD ISAAC, of Reuters, report from Port-au-Prince…
Venezuelans struggling to afford food – even if they have access to dollars
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Like many Venezuelans, Carmen Mendoza has learned to get by with a patchwork of different income streams in different currencies – her pension, renting out a property, and roughly $US150 per month her two daughters send from Spain. But it is no longer enough. Teachers protest demanding better salaries in Caracas, Venezuela, […]
More than 15 million Colombians suffer food insecurity – UN
Bogota, Colombia Reuters More than 15 million Colombians suffer moderate or severe food insecurity, equivalent to almost a third of the population, due to poverty, unemployment and the Andean country’s long-running conflict, the UN World Food Programme said on Thursday. The WFP carried out investigations in Colombia between June and November last year, finding that […]
Essay: Single women and widows in Afghanistan are struggling to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions
In an article first published on The Conversation, NITYA RAO, of the University of East Anglia, looks at the growing hardships facing women in Afghanistan…
Hunger levels in West and Central Africa set to hit all-time high – UN
Dakar, Senegal Reuters The number of people struggling to get enough food in West and Central Africa is expected to rise to an all-time high of 48 million by mid-2023, the United Nations said on Friday. About 35 million people – or about eight per cent of the assessed population – are suffering from “food […]
Two thirds of South Sudan population risk severe hunger in 2023 – UN
Juba, South SudanReuters Up to 7.8 million people in South Sudan, two thirds of the population, may face severe food shortages during next year’s April-to-July lean season due to floods, drought and conflict, United Nations agencies said on Thursday. An aerial view from a from a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) Mi-8MTV-1 helicopter shows […]