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Extreme weather raises hunger risk in Latin America, UN says

Santiago, Chile Reuters Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a multi-agency United Nations study published on Monday. The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are heavily dependent on farming, ranching, forestry and fishing, agricultural […]

Churches call for action on growing hunger crisis in Malawi

Nairobi, Kenya Church leaders in Malawi have raised concerns about the escalating hunger crisis in the south-eastern African nation, urging collective efforts to address the situation which has resulted in millions of people facing acute food insecurity. The landlocked country, home to over 21.7 million people, is grappling with a deepening food crisis as a […]

Debt burden threatens poor countries’ development goals, UN official says

Hamburg, Germany Reuters The world’s poorest countries are having to prioritise debt service over investments, United Nations Development Programme administrator Achim Steiner said on Monday, scuppering progress towards their Sustainable Development Goals. Speaking at an event in Hamburg, Steiner said the financial crunch meant countries worldwide were struggling to meet the goals – a set […]

Insecurity, rising costs push 31 million Nigerians into acute food shortage, study says

Lagos, Nigeria Reuters More than 31.8 million Nigerians are acutely short of food due to security challenges and the removal of fuel subsidies, the government said on Tuesday, citing a study by several of the country’s international development partners. The scale of the shortages, which have led to malnutrition among women and children, was set […]

Haiti prison break leaves 12 dead as inmates go hungry

Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters A prison break in the Haitian city of Saint-Marc left 12 inmates dead on Friday, Mayor Myriam Fievre said, the third such incident in Haiti in recent months amid a protracted humanitarian crisis fueled by gang violence. State Prosecutor Venson Francois said the situation on Friday afternoon was under control at the […]

Sudan’s SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters A rebel group controlling Sudan’s Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state said on Wednesday that the local population was experiencing a hunger catastrophe. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said that 20 per cent of families were suffering severe food shortages, while 30% of children suffered from malnutrition. […]