Topic: Poverty and hunger
Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
News / 25th April 2024Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year, heightening growing fears of famine and “widespread death” from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, UN agencies warn.
Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
News / 18th April 2024“Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned,” said UN Women, in a new report.
New study: 44 million food-insecure Americans can eat positive economic statistics
Blog / 2nd April 2024“Let Them Eat GDP Reports,” says Hunger Free America. Reported by Kim Moscaritolo.
World squanders over 1 billion meals a day – UN report
Report / 29th March 2024Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity.
Imminent famine in northern Gaza is ‘entirely man-made disaster’: Guterres
News / 19th March 2024Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians warn that new food insecurity data indicates that famine could happen “anytime”.
The Poor People’s Campaign sets out to conquer poverty and militarism
Blog / 12th March 2024Just a portion of what taxpayers in each state send to the Pentagon and its weapons companies could end poverty in their states, writes Paul Shannon.
The situation in Ukraine and Gaza is devastating — but we ignore wars in Africa at our peril
Article / 5th March 2024It is imperative that we hold our governments accountable for their failures in the Sudanese conflict. Inaction will trigger a wider crisis of migration that we can no longer ignore, writes Nimco Ali.
Gazans are starvingーDon’t cut aid now
Blog / 1st March 2024To feed children, treat the wounded, and save innocent lives, the U.S. must restore UNRWA’s funding and use its leverage to compel an immediate ceasefire, writes Phyllis Bennis.
1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection
News / 22nd February 2024Globally, 1.4 billion children aged 0-15 lack any form of social protection, leaving them vulnerable to disease, poor nutrition and poverty, according to new data released today by the International Labour Organization, Save the Children and UNICEF.
North ignores ‘perfect storm’ in global South
Blog / 22nd February 2024A gathering ‘perfect storm’ now threatens much devastation in the global South, likely to most hurt the poorest and most vulnerable, writes Jomo Kwame Sundaram.