Topic: Poverty and hunger
Millions of lives at risk, warn UN food agencies, as hunger crisis worsens
News / 14th November 2025The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) warn of a major hunger emergency, with acute food insecurity set to worsen in 16 countries and territories between now and May 2026, putting millions of lives at risk.
Saving multilateralism is not enough for saving the planet and the poor
Article / 10th November 2025The Paris Agreement’s promise of a unified climate solution faces a harsh reality of injustices and inadequate action, writes Meenakshi Raman for the Third World Network.
Second World Summit for Social Development
Report / 5th November 2025The aims of the Second World Summit for Social Development are laudable—but will the international community take any concrete action to implement them? By Alfred de Zayas.
The Right to Sustainable Energy: A Pathway to Environmental, Social and Economic Justice
Article / 31st October 2025Energy is not a commodity—it is foundational for human dignity and human and planetary well-being. However, vast inequalities in access to energy remain today.
Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty and the climate crisis
Report / 17th October 2025Nearly 80 per cent of the world’s poor – 887 million people – live in regions that are exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards, highlighting the urgent need for global action to address the issue.
Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
Blog / 17th October 2025More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN.
The existence of hunger is a political choice
Article / 14th October 2025Hunger is neither a natural condition of humankind nor an unavoidable tragedy: it is the result of choices made by governments and economic systems that have chosen to turn a blind eye to inequalities, writes Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Global health at risk as funding cuts threaten fight against AIDS, TB, and malaria
News / 9th October 2025Global efforts to fight three of the world's most harmful and widespread infectious diseases—AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria—are now threatened by dramatic cuts to global health financing.
Confronting alarming food insecurity trends in Africa: An expert’s view
Blog / 10th September 2025Food insecurity trends in Africa are alarming, yet current financial flows are insufficient to bridge the significant funding gap and reach all communities in need. An interview with Gilbert Phiri from the IFRC.
Brazil beats hunger
Blog / 30th July 2025Today, Brazil is officially removed from the UN Hunger Map – after lifting over 40 million people out of food insecurity in just two years, the UN confirms.